What is polluting Delhi's Air? A review from 1990 to 2022

SK Guttikunda, SK Dammalapati, G Pradhan, B Krishna… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Delhi's annual average PM2. 5 concentration in 2021–22 was 100 μg/m3—20 times more
than the WHO guideline of 5 μg/m3. This is an improvement compared to the limited …

Current status of source apportionment of ambient aerosols in India

S Yadav, SN Tripathi, M Rupakheti - Atmospheric Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM) pollution is a major challenge in India. The Ministry of Environment,
Forest and Climate Change, Government of India has launched the National Clean Air …

Air quality assessment in three East African cities using calibrated low-cost sensors with a focus on road-based hotspots

A Singh, MJ Gatari, AW Kidane, ZA Alemu… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Poor air quality is a development challenge. Urbanization and industrial development along
with increased populations have brought clear socio-economic benefits to Low-and Middle …

Non-traditional stable isotopic analysis for source tracing of atmospheric particulate matter

P Zuo, Y Huang, J Bi, W Wang, W Li, D Lu… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Atmospheric particulate matter (PM) pollution is one of the most serious global
environmental problems, regarded to be associated with a wide range of diseases, eg …

Air quality data series estimation based on machine learning approaches for urban environments

A Rahimpour, J Amanollahi, CG Tzanis - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2021 - Springer
Air pollution is one of the main environmental problems in residential areas. In many cases,
the effects of air pollution on human health can be prevented by forecasting the air quality in …

The impact of fireworks control on air quality in four Northern Chinese cities during the Spring Festival

N Pang, J Gao, P Zhao, Y Wang, Z Xu, F Chai - Atmospheric Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Online measurements for chemical components in PM 2.5 (particulate matter with an
aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 μm) were carried out in Qinhuangdao (QHD), Tangshan …

Study of elemental concentration, surface morphology and chemical characterization of atmospheric aerosols and trace gases in an urban environment (India)

Z Mushtaq, P Bangotra, S Banerjee, A Ashish - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
The severe harmful impact of atmospheric aerosols over the environment leads to create the
diverse human interests and concerns. The increase in population growth, anthropogenic …

Source apportionment of PM2. 5 using PMF combined online bulk and single-particle measurements: Contribution of fireworks and biomass burning

Y Zhang, W Li, L Li, M Li, Z Zhou, J Yu… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fireworks (FW) could significantly worsen air quality in short term during celebrations. Due
to similar tracers with biomass burning (BB), the fast and precise qualification of FW and BB …

Fireworks disturbance across bird communities

B Hoekstra, W Bouten, A Dokter… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Fireworks are important elements of celebrations globally, but little is known about their
effects on wildlife. The synchronized and extraordinary use of fireworks on New Year's Eve …

Analysis on the Characteristics of Air Pollution in China during the COVID-19 Outbreak

L Dong, B Chen, Y Huang, Z Song, T Yang - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic poses a serious global threat to human health. In China, the
government immediately implemented lockdown measures to curb the spread of this virus …