[HTML][HTML] Honey bees as biomonitors of environmental contaminants, pathogens, and climate change

MM Cunningham, L Tran, CG McKee, RO Polo… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Monitoring the environment for pollution, pesticides, and pathogens is crucial for protecting
human, agriculture, and overall ecosystem health. Diverse strategies ranging from physical …

Organic pollutants adsorbed on microplastics: Potential indicators for source appointment of microplastics

X Chen, X Yu, L Zhang, W Zhao, Q Sui - Journal of hazardous materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Pollution by microplastics (MPs) has caused potential threats to the environment.
Understanding the sources of MPs in the environment can help control their emissions and …

PAH diagnostic ratios for the identification of pollution emission sources

M Tobiszewski, J Namieśnik - Environmental pollution, 2012 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) diagnostic ratios have recently come into common
use as a tool for identifying and assessing pollution emission sources. Some diagnostic …

COVID-19 lockdowns reduce the Black carbon and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons of the Asian atmosphere: source apportionment and health hazard evaluation

B Ambade, TK Sankar, A Kumar, AS Gautam… - Environment …, 2021 - Springer
The entire world is affected by Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which is spreading
worldwide in a short time. India is one of the countries which is affected most, therefore, the …

Characteristics, sources and health risk assessment of airborne particulate PAHs in Chinese cities: A review

D Yan, S Wu, S Zhou, G Tong, F Li, Y Wang, B Li - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic compounds composed of at least two
benzene rings. This paper reviews the characteristics, sources and health risk of airborne …

Emission reduction of black carbon and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown

B Ambade, S Kurwadkar, TK Sankar… - Air Quality, Atmosphere & …, 2021 - Springer
The global pandemic COVID-19 necessitated various responses throughout the world,
including social distancing, use of mask, and complete lockdown. While these measures …

Stir-bar sorptive extraction: A view on method optimisation, novel applications, limitations and potential solutions

A Prieto, O Basauri, R Rodil, A Usobiaga… - … of Chromatography A, 2010 - Elsevier
Introduced in 1999 as a novel solventless sample preparation method, stir-bar sorptive
extraction (SBSE) has become a popular analytical technique for the pre-concentration of …

Characterization and health risk assessment of particulate bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in indoor and outdoor atmosphere of Central East India

B Ambade, A Kumar, LK Sahu - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
The selected 16 high-priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were characterized
in PM2. 5 in the indoor and outdoor air samples collected at the urban slum and rural sites in …

Temporal variability of atmospheric particulate-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) over central east India: sources and carcinogenic risk assessment

B Ambade, A Kumar, A Kumar, LK Sahu - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2022 - Springer
Atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are of significant interest owing to
their high potential health effects, including mutagenicity and carcinogenicity. We report 16 …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of PAHs, nitrated PAHs and oxygenated PAHs in PM10 urban aerosols. A comprehensive data analysis

S Lara, F Villanueva, P Martín, S Salgado, A Moreno… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) in particulate matter contribute considerably to the
health risk of air pollution. As such, we have optimized a method to determine the levels of …