Bioaerosols in the Earth system: Climate, health, and ecosystem interactions

J Fröhlich-Nowoisky, CJ Kampf, B Weber… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - Elsevier
Aerosols of biological origin play a vital role in the Earth system, particularly in the
interactions between atmosphere, biosphere, climate, and public health. Airborne bacteria …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms underlying the health effects of desert sand dust

JC Fussell, FJ Kelly - Environment international, 2021 - Elsevier
Desertification and climate change indicate a future expansion of the global area of dry land
and an increase in the risk of drought. Humans may therefore be at an ever-increasing risk …

Air pollution and climate change effects on allergies in the anthropocene: abundance, interaction, and modification of allergens and adjuvants

K Reinmuth-Selzle, CJ Kampf, K Lucas… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Air pollution and climate change are potential drivers for the increasing burden of allergic
diseases. The molecular mechanisms by which air pollutants and climate parameters may …

Pathological effects of nano-sized particles on the respiratory system

R Nho - Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent advances in nanotechnology have made significant progress in biomedical
sciences. However, there are growing concerns that exposure to naturally-occurring and …

Assessment of AOD variability over Saudi Arabia using MODIS Deep Blue products

MJ Butt, ME Assiri, MA Ali - Environmental pollution, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to investigate the variability of aerosol over The Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia. For this analysis, Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Deep …

Global nature of airborne particle toxicity and health effects: a focus on megacities, wildfires, dust storms and residential biomass burning

FJ Kelly, JC Fussell - Toxicology research, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Since air pollutants are difficult and expensive to control, a strong scientific underpinning to
policies is needed to guide mitigation aimed at reducing the current burden on public health …

[HTML][HTML] A computational fluid dynamics investigation of a novel flooded-bed dust scrubber with vibrating mesh

Z Lu, A Rath, SH Amini, A Noble, S Shahab - International Journal of Mining …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work proposes a vibrating mesh screen as an alternative to the static mesh screen
currently used in conventional flooded-bed dust scrubbers for removing airborne coal mine …

Global perspectives of emerging occupational and environmental lung diseases

S Moitra, R Puri, D Paul… - Current opinion in …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Clinicians must remain vigilant for potential occupational and environmental exposures,
especially when evaluating patients with unusual and unique presentation, so that …

Onset of frequent dust storms in northern China at~ AD 1100

Y He, C Zhao, M Song, W Liu, F Chen, D Zhang… - Scientific Reports, 2015 - nature.com
Dust storms in northern China strongly affect the living and health of people there and the
dusts could travel a full circle of the globe in a short time. Historically, more frequent dust …

Aerosol Optical Depth variability over the Arabian Peninsula as inferred from satellite measurements

KR Kumar, R Attada, HP Dasari, RK Vellore… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - Elsevier
Aerosol abundance from widespread deserts over the Arabian Peninsula (AP) plays an
important role in the regional climate and air quality. This study investigates the spatio …