The health effects of ultrafine particles

DE Schraufnagel - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Ultrafine particles (PM0. 1), which are present in the air in large numbers, pose a
health risk. They generally enter the body through the lungs but translocate to essentially all …

Utilizing electrostatic effect in fibrous filters for efficient airborne particles removal: Principles, fabrication, and material properties

Y Gao, E Tian, Y Zhang, J Mo - Applied Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM) poses a severe health threat to the public, and fibrous filtration is a
powerful method for efficient PM removal. Arming the fibers with electrostatic effect is a gold …

[HTML][HTML] Sources, characteristics, toxicity, and control of ultrafine particles: An overview

AL Moreno-Ríos, LP Tejeda-Benítez… - Geoscience …, 2022 - Elsevier
Air pollution by particulate matter (PM) is one of the main threats to human health,
particularly in large cities where pollution levels are continually exceeded. According to their …

External environmental pollution as a risk factor for asthma

J Chatkin, L Correa, U Santos - Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology, 2022 - Springer
Air pollution is a worrisome risk factor for global morbidity and mortality and plays a special
role in many respiratory conditions. It contributes to around 8 million deaths/year, with …

Experimental studies on electrostatic-force strengthened particulate matter filtration for built environments: Progress and perspectives

E Tian, Y Gao, J Mo - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Every year, ambient particulate matter (PM) causes more than one million deaths worldwide.
Considering that people spend more than 80% of their time indoors, there is an urgent need …

Emissions and exposure assessments of SOX, NOX, PM10/2.5 and trace metals from oil industries: A review study (2000–2018)

P Amoatey, H Omidvarborna, MS Baawain… - Process Safety and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization and industrial growth have caused massive increase in the number and
the production capacities of oil industries. Such industries release a wide-range of ambient …

[HTML][HTML] Toxicity and health effects of ultrafine particles: Towards an understanding of the relative impacts of different transport modes

NVS Vallabani, O Gruzieva, K Elihn… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Exposure to particulate matter (PM) has been associated with a wide range of adverse
health effects, but it is still unclear how particles from various transport modes differ in terms …

Ethyl cellulose/gelatin/β–cyclodextrin/curcumin nanofibrous membrane with antibacterial and formaldehyde adsorbable capabilities for lightweight and high …

Z Shao, R Shen, Z Gui, J Xie, J Jiang, X Wang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Functionalization of bio–based nanofibers is the development tendency of high–
performance air filter. However, the conventional structural optimization strategy based on …

Considerations for evaluating green infrastructure impacts in microscale and macroscale air pollution dispersion models

A Tiwari, P Kumar, R Baldauf, KM Zhang, F Pilla… - Science of The Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Green infrastructure (GI) in urban areas may be adopted as a passive control system to
reduce air pollutant concentrations. However, current dispersion models offer limited …

Effect of ventilation strategies and air purifiers on the children's exposure to airborne particles and gaseous pollutants in school gyms

A Pacitto, F Amato, T Moreno, M Pandolfi… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Indoor school gyms are environments characterized by high concentrations of different
airborne particulate and gaseous pollutants. In particular, like other naturally-ventilated …