Being one of the most important staple crops of the world, rice has played a vital role in
slaking the calorie requirements of the masses in all the inhabitable continents of our planet …

This review compiled the data from recent actual and simulation studies on toxic emissions
from open burning and categorized into sources, broadly as biomass and anthropogenic …

Biomass burning, the largest global source of elemental carbon (EC) and primary organic
carbon (OC), is strongly associated with many subjects of great scientific concern, such as …

We characterized the gas‐and speciated aerosol‐phase emissions from the open
combustion of 33 different plant species during a series of 255 controlled laboratory burns …

Emission from field burning of crop residue, a common practice in many parts of the world
today, has potential effects on air quality, atmosphere and climate. This study provides a …

Daily PM 2.5 samples were collected during winter 2012 and summer 2013 at an urban site
in Lanzhou and were analyzed for chemical compounds including water soluble inorganic …

High concentrations of fine particles (PM 2.5) are frequently observed during all seasons in
Beijing, China, leading to severe air pollution and human health problems in this megacity …

Air pollution is a prevailing environmental problem in cities worldwide. The future vehicle
electrification (VE), which in Europe will be importantly fostered by the ban of thermal …

The practice of burning agricultural waste is ubiquitous around the world, yet the external
human capital costs from those fires have been underexplored. Using data from the National …

Efficient utilization of crop straw is a determining factor for cleaner production and
sustainable development in Ghana's agricultural sector. However, extensive field burning of …