[HTML][HTML] Volatile organic compounds in air: sources, distribution, exposure and associated illnesses in children

R Montero-Montoya, R López-Vargas… - Annals of global …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Toxic volatile organic compounds (VOC), like benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene
and xylenes (BTEX), are atmospheric pollutants representing a threat to human health. They …

Air pollution in mega cities in China

CK Chan, X Yao - Atmospheric environment, 2008 - Elsevier
Due to its rapidly expanding economic and industrial developments, China is currently
considered to be the engine of the world's economic growth. China's economic growth has …

Defining the nature of adventitious carbon and improving its merit as a charge correction reference for XPS

LH Grey, HY Nie, MC Biesinger - Applied Surface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The chemical nature of adventitious carbon (AdC), a thin layer of carbonaceous material that
deposits on the surface of most air-exposed samples and is widely used for charge …

In situ fabrication of highly active γ-MnO2/SmMnO3 catalyst for deep catalytic oxidation of gaseous benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, and o-xylene

L Liu, J Li, H Zhang, L Li, P Zhou, X Meng… - Journal of hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract γ-MnO 2, SmMnO 3, and γ-MnO 2/SmMnO 3 catalysts were prepared by facile
methods, wherein the SmMnO 3 (SMO) perovskite was synthesized through one-step …

Health risk assessment of BTEX emissions in the landfill environment

E Durmusoglu, F Taspinar, A Karademir - Journal of hazardous materials, 2010 - Elsevier
This study focuses on a health risk assessment related to benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene,
and m, p, o-xylene (xylenes)(BTEX) exposure via inhalation for workers at a landfill (LF) site …

Particle-associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban air of Hong Kong

H Guo, SC Lee, KF Ho, XM Wang, SC Zou - Atmospheric Environment, 2003 - Elsevier
PM2. 5 and PM10 samples were collected at two sampling sites in Hong Kong in wintertime
from November 2000 to March 2001 and in summertime from June to August 2001. The …

Tropospheric volatile organic compounds in China

H Guo, ZH Ling, HR Cheng, IJ Simpson, XP Lyu… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Photochemical smog, characterized by high concentrations of ozone (O 3) and fine particles
(PM 2.5) in the atmosphere, has become one of the top environmental concerns in China …

Review of urban climate research in (sub) tropical regions

M Roth - International Journal of Climatology: A Journal of the …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last 50 years the developing world, much of which is located in (sub) tropical
regions, has seen a dramatic growth of its urban population associated with serious …

Volatile organic compounds in 43 Chinese cities

B Barletta, S Meinardi, FS Rowland, CY Chan… - Atmospheric …, 2005 - Elsevier
Whole air samples were collected in 43 Chinese cities in January and February 2001, and
methane and nonmethane hydrocarbon (NMHC) concentrations for those samples are here …

Ambient volatile organic compounds in tropical environments: potential sources, composition and impacts–a review

NM Hanif, NSSL Hawari, M Othman, HH Abd Hamid… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are widely recognized to affect the environment and
human health. This review provides a comprehensive presentation of the types and levels of …