Mineral dust particles suspended in the atmosphere span more than three orders of
magnitude in diameter, from< 0.1 µm to more than 100 µm. This wide size range makes dust …

Epidemiologic investigations have previously been published in more than 200 papers, and
several studies have examined the impacts of particle air pollution on health. The main …

Atmospheric chemistry research has been growing rapidly in China in the last 25 years
since the concept of the “air pollution complex” was first proposed by Professor Xiaoyan …

Human respiratory mucus is a biological hydrogel that forms a protective barrier for the
underlying epithelium. Modulation of the mucus layer has been employed as a strategy to …

Anthropogenic dust (AD), as a crucial component of particulate matter, is defined as dust
emitted through modifying or disturbing soil particles directly or indirectly associated with …

As a primary component of coarse particulate matter (PM), ambient mineral dust has been
linked to adverse health effects. Los Angeles, the largest metropolitan urban area of the …

The wide application of nanotechnology has led to the inevitable release and transport of
metal-based nanoparticles (MNPs) into the environment. However, very few studies have …

Nearly 56% of the global population lives in cities, with this number expected to increase to
6.6 billion or> 70% of the world's population by 2050. Given that cardiometabolic diseases …

Dust loading in West and South Asia has been a major environmental issue due to its
negative effects on air quality, food security, energy supply and public health, as well as on …

Abstract The East Asian summer monsoon (EASM), vulnerable to anthropogenic activities,
exerts profound impacts on precipitation in East Asia. In recent decades, China has been …