India is used as a case study in reviewing the application of receptor models for source
apportionment. India has high concentrations of airborne particulate matter, and the …

Heavy metal determination in ambient air is an important task for environmental researchers
because of their toxicity to human beings. Some heavy metals (hexavalent chromium (Cr) …

Emissions of black carbon (BC) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from various
anthropogenic activities are often reported, yet cultural practices such as the multi-day …

To better understand the sources and potential source regions of PM 2.5, a field study was
conducted from January 2011 to November 2011 at a background site, the Yellow River …

PM 2.5 varies in source and composition over time and space as a complicated mixture.
Consequently, the health effects caused by PM 2.5 varies significantly over time and …

PM10 prediction has attracted special legislative and scientific attention due to its harmful
effects on human health. Statistical techniques have the potential for high-accuracy PM10 …

The present study aims at the assessment of environmental quality of the most polluted
stretch of river Yamuna along the megacity of Delhi. The study was conducted in order to …

To understand the impact of firework-burning (FW) particles on air quality and human health
during the winter haze period, 39 elements, 10 water-soluble ions and 8 fractions of …

Daily PM 2.5 samples were collected at a suburban site of Nanjing around 2014 Chinese
Spring Festival (SF) and analyzed for 18 kinds of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) …

Ambient particulate matter (PM) continues to be among the top environmental health
concerns globally; in 2017, nearly 3 million deaths were attributed to exposure to PM 2.5 …