Good and bad get together: Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 in particulate matter pollution from different fuels

J de la Fuente, O Armas, S Barroso-Arévalo… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Air pollution and associated particulate matter (PM) affect environmental and human health
worldwide. The intense vehicle usage and the high population density in urban areas are …

Physicochemical studies of aerosols at Montreal Trudeau Airport: The importance of airborne nanoparticles containing metal contaminants

MF Rahim, D Pal, PA Ariya - Environmental pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Airborne particles, specifically nanoparticles, are identified health hazards and a key
research domain in air pollution and climate change. We performed a systematic airport …

Toxicity of the readily leachable fraction of urban PM2. 5 to human lung epithelial cells: role of soluble metals

S Palleschi, B Rossi, G Armiento, MR Montereali… - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Fine airborne particulate matter (PM 2.5) has been repeatedly associated with adverse
health effects in humans. The PM 2.5 soluble fraction, and soluble metals in particular, are …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental exposure disparities in ultrafine particles and PM2. 5 by urbanicity and socio-demographics in New York state, 2013–2020

AA Nair, S Lin, G Luo, I Ryan, Q Qi, X Deng… - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The spatiotemporal and demographic disparities in exposure to ultrafine
particles (UFP; number concentrations of particulate matter (PM) with diameter≤ 0.1 μm), a …

Toxicity of water-and organic-soluble wood tar fractions from biomass burning in lung epithelial cells

M Pardo, C Li, Z Fang, S Levin-Zaidman… - Chemical research in …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Widespread smoke from wildfires and biomass burning contributes to air pollution and the
deterioration of air quality and human health. A common and major emission of biomass …

Impact of exposure to urban air pollution on grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) lung health

I Torres-Blas, H Horsler, UM Paredes, M Perkins… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increased rate of global urbanisation has recently exacerbated the significant public
health problem of traffic related air pollution. Despite the known significant impact on human …

[HTML][HTML] Kefir peptides alleviate particulate matter <4 μm (PM4.0)-induced pulmonary inflammation by inhibiting the NF-κB pathway using luciferase transgenic mice

HL Chen, KF Hung, CC Yen, CH Laio, JL Wang… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Kefir peptides, generated by kefir grain fermentation of milk proteins, showed positive
antioxidant effects, lowered blood pressure and modulated the immune response. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Necroptosis contributes to urban particulate matter-induced airway epithelial injury

F Xu, M Luo, L He, Y Cao, W Li, S Ying… - Cellular Physiology and …, 2018 - karger.com
Background/Aims: Necroptosis, a form of programmed necrosis, is involved in the pathologic
process of several kinds of pulmonary diseases. However, the role of necroptosis in …

Lessons from in-home air filtration intervention trials to reduce urban ultrafine particle number concentrations

D Brugge, MC Simon, N Hudda, M Zellmer… - Building and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Exposure to airborne ultrafine particle (UFP;< 100 nm in aerodynamic diameter)
is an emerging public health problem. Nevertheless, the benefit of using high efficiency …

[HTML][HTML] Fifteen Years of Airborne Particulates in Vitro Toxicology in Milano: Lessons and Perspectives Learned

EM Longhin, P Mantecca, M Gualtieri - International Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Air pollution is one of the world's leading environmental causes of death. The
epidemiological relationship between outdoor air pollution and the onset of health diseases …