On‐site identification and quantification of chemicals is critical for promoting food safety,
human health, homeland security risk assessment, and disease diagnosis. Surface …

Atmospheric particles experience various physical and chemical processes and change
their properties during their lifetime. Most studies on atmospheric particles, both in laboratory …

The characterisation of microplastics is still a challenge, and the challenge is even greater
for nanoplastics, of which we only have a limited knowledge so far. Herewith we employ …

Respirable coal mine dust (RCMD) exposure is associated with black lung and silicosis
diseases in underground miners. Although only RCMD mass and silica concentrations are …

This is the 34th annual review of the application of atomic spectrometry to the chemical
analysis of environmental samples. This Update refers to papers published approximately …

Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) shows great promise in studying individual
atmospheric aerosol. However, the lack of efficient, stable, uniform, large-array, and low-cost …

Pesticide and veterinary drug residues in food and environment pose a threat to human
health, and a rapid, super-sensitive, accurate and cost-effective analysis technique is …

Respirable crystalline silica (RCS) overexposure can lead to the development of silicosis
which is a chronic, irreversible, potentially fatal respiratory disease. The most significant …

This review considers the use of filters to sample air in mining workplace environments for
dust concentration measurement and subsequent analysis of hazardous contaminants …

Abstract Around 560 000 workers in Great Britain are potentially exposed to respirable
crystalline silica (RCS), which can cause disabling diseases, such as silicosis and lung …