Particulate matter exposure at a densely populated urban traffic intersection and crosswalk

HO Gao - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Exposure to elevated particulate matter (PM) pollution is of great concern to both the general
public and air quality management agencies. At urban traffic intersections, for example …

Multi-element features and trace metal sources of road sediment from a mega heavy industrial city in North China

Y Yang, X Lu, P Fan, B Yu, L Wang, K Lei, L Zuo - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
As the primary carrier of harmful elements, road sediment poses severe hazards to human
health and ecological environment, especially in megacities. Based on the industrial cities in …

Heavy metals content in ashes of wood pellets and the health risk assessment related to their presence in the environment

M Pazalja, M Salihović, J Sulejmanović, A Smajović… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Efforts to reduce air pollution in developing countries may require increased use of biomass
fuels. Even biomass fuels are a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels there is limited …

Contamination levels, health risks and source apportionment of potentially toxic elements in road dusts of a densely populated African City

ET Odediran, JA Adeniran, RO Yusuf… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) are increasingly becoming a health and ecological
concern, especially in cities with heavy traffic from rapid urbanization and industrialization …

Spatiotemporal analysis of pedestrian exposure to submicron and coarse particulate matter on crosswalk at urban intersection

Z Wang, H Zhao, Z Peng - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
At the crosswalk of urban traffic intersections, vehicles frequently stop with their engines
idling adjacent to it during the red-light period and accelerate with intensified emissions …

Air quality assessment and modelling of pollutants emission from a major cement plant complex in Nigeria

JA Adeniran, RO Yusuf, BS Fakinle… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cement manufacturing contributes to the elevation of air pollutants in the atmosphere and
thus impact on the nearby communities. This study assessed air quality in a major Cement …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in road dusts of a densely populated African city: Spatial and seasonal distribution, source, and risk assessment

RO Yusuf, ET Odediran, JA Adeniran… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Road dust is a principal source and depository of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
in many urban areas of the world. Hence, this study probed the spatial and seasonal pattern …

Transport route-based cluster analysis of chemical fingerprints and source origins of marine fine particles (PM2. 5) in South China Sea

PH Yen, CS Yuan, CH Wu, MJ Yeh, YL Tseng… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The fingerprints and source origins of marine PM 2.5 at two background islands in the South
China Sea were clustered via trajectory analysis and positive matrix factorization. High PM …

Identification of potential source regions and long-range transport routes/channels of marine PM2. 5 at remote sites in East Asia

PH Yen, CS Yuan, KY Soong, MS Jeng… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Long-range transport (LRT) of air masses in East Asia and their impacts on marine PM 2.5
were explored. Situated in the leeward region of East Asia, Taiwan Island marked by its …

Inter-comparison of chemical characteristics and source apportionment of PM2. 5 at two harbors in the Philippines and Taiwan

YL Tseng, CH Wu, CS Yuan, G Bagtasa, PH Yen… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study inter-compared the concentration and chemical characteristics of PM 2.5 at two
harbors in East Asia, and identified the potential sources of PM 2.5 and their contribution …