Chemical characteristics of fine particulate matter in Poland in relation with data from selected rural and urban background stations in Europe

B Błaszczak, K Widziewicz-Rzońca, N Zioła… - Applied Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Air pollution by particulate matter (PM) is recognized as a one of the most important
environmental issue. A particular attention is being paid to fine PM fraction (PM2. 5, PM1. 0) …

Environmental impact assessment based on particulate matter, and chlorophyll content of urban trees

VÉ Abriha-Molnár, S Szabó, T Magura… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The amount of dust deposited on tree leaves is a cost-effective indicator of air quality. Our
aim was to explore the leaf surface deposition, and chlorophyll content of leaves along a …

Long-term characterization of submicron atmospheric particles in an urban background site in Southern Italy

A Dinoi, M Conte, FM Grasso, D Contini - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
Continuous measurements of particle number size distributions in the size range from 10 nm
to 800 nm were performed from 2015 to 2019 at the ECO Environmental-Climate …

Performance of textile mask materials in varied humidity: Filtration efficiency, breathability, and quality factor

JM Segovia, CH Huang, M Mamishev, N Yuan, J He… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
During the COVID-19 pandemic, reusable masks became ubiquitous; these masks were
made from various fabrics without guidance from the research community or regulating …

[HTML][HTML] Air quality, health and community action

LE Erickson, W Griswold, RG Maghirang… - Journal of …, 2017 - scirp.org
Air quality is impacting health in many cities in most countries because of particulate
pollution, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone. Very small particulates from engine …

Automatic weighing system vs. manual weighing precision comparison in PM-loaded filter measurements under different humidity conditions

D Chyzhykov, K Widziewicz-Rzońca… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Currently, there is a lack of research directly comparing the precision of automatic weighing
systems and manual weighing in the context of particulate matter (PM) filter equilibration and …

Seasonal variations of particle number concentration and its relationship with PM2.5 mass concentration in industrial-residential airshed

N Dahari, K Muda, MT Latif, D Dominick… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
The smaller particles that dominate the particle number concentration (PNC) in the ambient
air only contribute to a small percentage of particulate matter (PM) mass concentration …

Impact of various air mass types on cloud condensation nuclei concentrations along coastal southeast Florida

EL Edwards, AF Corral, H Dadashazar… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
Coastal southeast Florida experiences a wide range of aerosol conditions, including African
dust, biomass burning (BB) aerosols, as well as sea salt and other locally-emitted aerosols …

Exploring the oxidative potential and respiratory deposition of size-segregated particulate matter at an urban site

C Andrade, C Molina, LF Sánchez, CA Manzano… - Journal of South …, 2021 - Elsevier
According to the current understanding, the adverse health effects of particulate matter (PM)
are produced by oxidative stress processes. Hence, the oxidative potential (OP) can be used …

PM origin or exposure duration? Health hazards from PM-bound mercury and PM-bound PAHs among students and lecturers

G Majewski, K Widziewicz… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
This study assessed inhalation exposure to particulate matter (PM1)-bound mercury (Hgp)
and PM1-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) among university students. For …