[PDF][PDF] A systematic review of the physical and chemical characteristics of pollutants from biomass burning and combustion of fossil fuels and health effects in Brazil

BFA Oliveira, E Ignotti… - Cadernos de saude …, 2011 - SciELO Public Health
The aim of this study was to carry out a review of scientific literature published in Brazil
between 2000 and 2009 on the characteristics of air pollutants from different emission …

[HTML][HTML] Urban air pollution: a representative survey of PM2.5 mass concentrations in six Brazilian cities

RM de Miranda, M de Fatima Andrade… - Air Quality, Atmosphere …, 2012 - Springer
In urban areas of Brazil, vehicle emissions are the principal source of fine particulate matter
(PM 2.5). The World Health Organization air quality guidelines state that the annual mean …

Characterisation and source apportionment of PM10 in an urban background site in Lecce

D Contini, A Genga, D Cesari, M Siciliano… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - Elsevier
The analysis reported in this work has been performed to characterise PM10 concentration
measured in an urban background site in Lecce (Apulia region, Italy). PM10 concentration …

[PDF][PDF] Source apportionment of coarse and fine particulate matter at Navi Mumbai, India

IV Saradhi, P Prathibha, PK Hopke, GG Pandit… - Aerosol and Air Quality …, 2008 - aaqr.org
ABSTRACTAtmospheric particulate matter in two size fractions 2.5-10 μm and≤ 2.5 μm
were collected on nuclepore polycarbonate filter papers and were analyzed for elements …

[HTML][HTML] BTEX in ambient air of a Metropolitan City

D Majumdar, AK Mukherjeea, S Sen - Journal of Environmental …, 2011 - scirp.org
The environmental fate, global warming effect and human health risk from mono aromatic
VOCs are of major concerns among many consequences of their anthropogenic emission. In …

An isotopic study of atmospheric lead in a megacity after phasing out of leaded gasoline

SMCL Gioia, M Babinski, DJ Weiss, B Spiro… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - Elsevier
Atmospheric lead (Pb) concentrations in São Paulo city, Brazil, remain significant, despite
the fact that leaded gasoline was phased out. The use of its isotope signature allows tracing …

[PDF][PDF] Correlation between particulate matter concentrations and meteorological parameters at a site in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

OK Owoade, FS Olise, LT Ogundele, OG Fawole… - Ife Journal of …, 2012 - ajol.info
The earth's atmosphere has served man as a means of sustaining air to breathe and as a
medium for disposing waste from various activities. Pollutants such as dust, fumes, gas, mist …

[HTML][HTML] Dissociation constants of relevant secondary organic aerosol components in the atmosphere

A Kołodziejczyk, A Wróblewska, M Pietrzak, P Pyrcz… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The presented studies focus on measuring the determination of the acidity constant (pK a) of
relevant secondary organic aerosol components. For our research, we selected important …

Indoor and outdoor concentrations of fine particles, particle-bound PAHs and volatile organic compounds in Kaunas, Lithuania

L Kliucininkas, D Martuzevicius, E Krugly… - Journal of …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
This complex study presents indoor and outdoor levels of air-borne fine particles, particle-
bound PAHs and VOCs at two urban locations in the city of Kaunas, Lithuania, and …

Metallic composition and source apportionment of fine and coarse particles using positive matrix factorization in the southern Black Sea atmosphere

LH Tecer, G Tuncel, F Karaca, O Alagha, P Süren… - Atmospheric …, 2012 - Elsevier
In this study, coarse-(PM2. 5-10) and fine (PM2. 5) fraction aerosol samples were collected
using a dichotomous sampler, and their metallic composition (Mg, Al, Ti, Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, K …