Airborne aerosols and human health: Leapfrogging from mass concentration to oxidative potential

C Molina, R Toro A, CA Manzano, S Canepari… - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
The mass concentration of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) has been systematically
used in epidemiological studies as an indicator of exposure to air pollutants, connecting PM …

A review on physicochemical and microbiological contamination of roof-harvested rainwater in urban areas

AS Sánchez, E Cohim, RA Kalid - Sustainability of Water Quality and …, 2015 - Elsevier
This work proposes to consider the quality of roof-collected rainwater as the sum of three
main stages. In the first one, rainfall washes out the urban atmosphere and scavenges …

Levels and ecological and health risk assessment of PM2.5-bound heavy metals in the northern part of the Persian Gulf

F Faraji Ghasemi, S Dobaradaran, R Saeedi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Bushehr, a port along the northern part of the Persian Gulf, has repeatedly encountered dust
storms in recent years but there is not been a comprehensive study on the PM 2.5 contents …

Geochemical characteristics, partitioning, quantitative source apportionment, and ecological and health risk of heavy metals in sediments and water: A case study in …

NY Ashayeri, B Keshavarzi - Marine pollution bulletin, 2019 - Elsevier
Heavy metal concentrations were investigated in water and sediments of Shadegan Wetland
southwest of Iran to assess the fate, partitioning, and risk assessment and also to quantify …

Fractal morphology, imaging and mass spectrometry of single aerosol particles in flight

ND Loh, CY Hampton, AV Martin, D Starodub… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
The morphology of micrometre-size particulate matter is of critical importance in fields
ranging from toxicology to climate science, yet these properties are surprisingly difficult to …

Multivariate methods for indoor PM10 and PM2. 5 modelling in naturally ventilated schools buildings

M Elbayoumi, NA Ramli, NFFM Yusof… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study the concentrations of PM 10, PM 2.5, CO and CO 2 concentrations and
meteorological variables (wind speed, air temperature, and relative humidity) were …

[HTML][HTML] Development and comparison of regression models and feedforward backpropagation neural network models to predict seasonal indoor PM2. 5–10 and PM2 …

M Elbayoumi, NA Ramli, NFFM Yusof - Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2015 - Elsevier
A combination of multivariate statistical methods, including multiple linear regression (MLR)
and feedforward backpropagation (FFBP) were used to evaluate the influence of seasons on …

Spatial and seasonal variation of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2. 5) in Middle Eastern classrooms

M Elbayoumi, NA Ramli, NFFM Yusof… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - Elsevier
Monitoring of PM 10 and PM 2.5 particularly in school microenvironments is extremely
important due to their impact on the global burden of disease. PM 10 and PM 2.5 levels were …

Investigating a low-cost dryer designed for low-cost PM sensors measuring ambient air quality

A Samad, FE Melchor Mimiaga, B Laquai, U Vogt - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Air pollution in urban areas is a huge concern that demands an efficient air quality control to
ensure health quality standards. The hotspots can be located by increasing spatial …

Diversity of cultivable fungal endophytes in Paullinia cupana (Mart.) Ducke and bioactivity of their secondary metabolites

FA Silva, RG Liotti, APA Boleti, ÉM Reis, MBS Passos… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Paullinia cupana is associated with a diverse community of pathogenic and endophytic
microorganisms. We isolated and identified endophytic fungal communities from the roots …