In recent years, air pollution in rural residential environments in China has received
significant attention, with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution being …

Background Due to the adverse health effects of air pollution, researchers have advocated
for personal exposure measurements whereby individuals carry portable monitors in order …

Background Previous studies found that ambient air pollution was associated with a higher
prevalence of depressive symptoms. However, the longitudinal associations between …

Due to the low winter temperatures in rural areas of Northeast China, biomass fuels are
widely used for heating and cooking, resulting in increased concentrations of PAHs in rural …

Humans generally spend most of their time indoors, and fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) in
indoor air can have seriously adverse effects on human health due to the long exposure …

As the Third Pole of the world, the Tibetan Plateau (TP) is sensitive to anthropogenic
influences. Biomass combustion is one of the most important anthropogenic sources of …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and nitro-PAHs (NPAHs) in PM 2.5 were first
observed at a background site (Yuzhong site: YZ site) in the northwestern highlands of …

Abstract Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) is an important environmental factor affecting
human health. However, most studies on PM 2.5 and health have used data from fixed …

In communities with household solid fuel use, transitioning to clean stoves/fuels often results
in only moderate reductions in fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) exposures; the chemical …

Permafrost-affected soils can serve as a major reservoir of metal elements (MEs) from
anthropogenic sources by atmospheric transport. Understandings of the contents, sources …