Air pollution trends over Indian megacities and their local-to-global implications

BR Gurjar, K Ravindra, AS Nagpure - Atmospheric Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
More than half of the world's population lives in urban areas. It is estimated that by 2030
there will be 41 megacities and most of them will be located in developing countries. The …

A comprehensive review of tyre wear particles: Formation, measurements, properties, and influencing factors

M Zhang, H Yin, J Tan, X Wang, Z Yang, L Hao… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the implementation of stringent emission regulations and the growth of electric vehicles,
more attention should be shifted to road traffic-derived non-exhaust emissions. Tyre wear …

Distribution and health risk assessment of arsenic and selected heavy metals in Groundwater of Chandigarh, India

K Ravindra, S Mor - Environmental pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Groundwater quality of Chandigarh was assessed by collecting 80 groundwater samples
from different depths varying between 10 ft and 1200 ft. These samples were analyzed for …

High resolution vehicular PM10 emissions over megacity Delhi: Relative contributions of exhaust and non-exhaust sources

V Singh, A Biswal, AP Kesarkar, S Mor… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Exposure to particulate matter (PM) from traffic can cause adverse health risks. Recent
studies project an increase in non-exhaust emissions in the future despite a reduction in …

Vehicular non-exhaust particulate emissions in Chinese megacities: Source profiles, real-world emission factors, and inventories

J Zhang, J Peng, C Song, C Ma, Z Men, J Wu… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Vehicular non-exhaust emissions account for a significant share of atmospheric particulate
matter (PM) pollution, but few studies have successfully quantified the contribution of non …

Household air pollution from various types of rural kitchens and its exposure assessment

MK Sidhu, K Ravindra, S Mor, S John - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Exposure to household air pollutants has become a leading environmental health risk in
developing countries. Considering this, real-time temporal variation in fine particulate matter …

Identification and quantification of particulate tracers of exhaust and non-exhaust vehicle emissions

A Charron, L Polo-Rehn, JL Besombes… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
In order to identify and quantify key species associated with non-exhaust emissions and
exhaust vehicular emissions, a large comprehensive dataset of particulate species has been …

Evaluation of groundwater contamination in Chandigarh: Source identification and health risk assessment

K Ravindra, PS Thind, S Mor, T Singh, S Mor - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
The major objective of the current study is to estimate the groundwater quality and identify
the likely sources of contamination in Chandigarh, India. Total 80 groundwater samples …

Enrichment of road dust particles and adjacent environments with metals and metalloids in eastern Moscow

NS Kasimov, DV Vlasov, NE Kosheleva - Urban Climate, 2020 - Elsevier
Road dust is one of the most informative indicators of the ecological state of urban
environments, as vehicles have become the major source of pollution in many cities. Road …

Quantifying on-road vehicle emissions during traffic congestion using updated emission factors of light-duty gasoline vehicles and real-world traffic monitoring big data

X Chen, L Jiang, Y Xia, L Wang, J Ye, T Hou… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Light-duty gasoline vehicles (LDGVs) have made up> 90% of vehicle fleets in China since
2019, moreover, with a high annual growth rate (> 10%) since 2017. Hence, accurate …