Carbonaceous nanoparticle air pollution: Toxicity and detection in biological samples

I Aslam, MBJ Roeffaers - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Among the different air pollutants, particulate matter (PM) is of great concern due to its
abundant presence in the atmosphere, which results in adverse effects on the environment …

Impact of traffic volume and composition on the air quality and pedestrian exposure in urban street canyon

A Rakowska, KC Wong, T Townsend, KL Chan… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - Elsevier
Vehicle emissions are identified as a major source of air pollution in metropolitan areas.
Emission control programs in many cities have been implemented as part of larger scale …

Source apportionment of black carbon (BC) from fossil fuel and biomass burning in metropolitan Milan, Italy

A Mousavi, MH Sowlat, C Lovett, M Rauber… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, the temporal variations of sources of black carbon (BC) concentrations were
evaluated in the metropolitan area of Milan, Italy, during three distinct seasons over 2017 …

[HTML][HTML] Particle number concentrations and size distribution in a polluted megacity: the Delhi Aerosol Supersite study

S Gani, S Bhandari, K Patel, S Seraj… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Abstract The Indian national capital, Delhi, routinely experiences some of the world's highest
urban particulate matter concentrations. While fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) mass …

Particle exposure and inhaled dose while commuting in Lisbon

C Correia, V Martins, I Cunha-Lopes, T Faria… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
While commuting, individuals are exposed to high concentrations of urban air pollutants that
can lead to adverse health effects. This study aims to assess commuters' exposure to …

Characteristics of aerosol size distributions and chemical compositions during wintertime pollution episodes in Beijing

Z Liu, B Hu, J Zhang, Y Yu, Y Wang - Atmospheric Research, 2016 - Elsevier
To characterize the features of particle pollution, continuous measurements of particle
number size distributions and chemical compositions were performed at an urban site in …

[HTML][HTML] Trends in black carbon and size-resolved particle number concentrations and vehicle emission factors under real-world conditions

P Krecl, C Johansson, AC Targino, J Ström… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - Elsevier
Kerbside concentrations of NOx, black carbon (BC), total number of particles (diameter> 4
nm) and number size distribution (28–410 nm) were measured at a busy street canyon in …

The filter-loading effect by ambient aerosols in filter absorption photometers depends on the coating of the sampled particles

L Drinovec, A Gregorič, P Zotter, R Wolf… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - amt.copernicus.org
Black carbon is a primary aerosol tracer for high-temperature combustion emissions and can
be used to characterize the time evolution of its sources. It is correlated with a decrease in …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term trends of black carbon and particle number concentrations and their vehicle emission factors in Stockholm

P Krecl, C Johansson, M Norman, S Silvergren… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Black carbon (BC) and particle number (PN) concentrations are usually high in cities due to
traffic emissions. European mitigation policies, including Euro emission standards, have …

Spatio-temporal trends and source apportionment of fossil fuel and biomass burning black carbon (BC) in the Los Angeles Basin

A Mousavi, MH Sowlat, S Hasheminassab… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, we evaluated the spatial and temporal trends of black carbon (BC) in the Los
Angeles Basin between 2012–2013 and 2016–2017. BC concentrations were measured in …