Ambient particulate matter (PM) continues to be among the top environmental health
concerns globally; in 2017, nearly 3 million deaths were attributed to exposure to PM 2.5 …

To determine the impact of fireworks (FW) and firecrackers (FC) on particulate matter (PM) in
ambient air, we reviewed evidence related to ambient PM during FW/FC periods; …

Microplastic pollution is widely studied; however, research into the effects of large-scale
firework displays and the impact on surrounding waterways appears to be lacking. This …

Fireworks are one of the most unusual sources of pollution in atmosphere; although
transient, these pollution episodes are responsible for high concentrations of particles …

The chemical composition and chemically resolved size distributions of fine aerosol particles
were measured at high time resolution (5min) with a time-of-flight aerosol mass …

Abstract Twenty-four PM 2.5 samples were collected at a suburban site of Xinxiang during
Chinese Spring Festival (SF) in 2015. 10 water-soluble ions, 19 trace elements and 8 …

The use of fireworks creates an unusual and distinctive anthropogenic atmospheric pollution
event. We report on aerosol samples collected during Las Fallas in Valencia, a 6-day …

The present study deals with the effect of fireworks on ambient air quality during Diwali
Festival in Lucknow City. In this study, PM 10, SO 2, NO x and 10 trace metals associated …

Source emissions with high covariance degrade the performance of multivariate models,
and often highly-time resolved data is needed to accurately extract the contribution of …

Short-term exposure to air pollution has been associated with cardiovascular and respiratory
mortality and morbidity. Little is known about associations between air pollution caused by …