Impact of regional haze towards air quality in Malaysia: A review

MT Latif, M Othman, N Idris, L Juneng… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - Elsevier
Haze is a common phenomenon afflicting Southeast Asia (SEA), including Malaysia, and
has occurred almost every year within the last few decades. Haze is associated with high …

Wildfire smoke and public health risk

F Reisen, SM Duran, M Flannigan… - … Journal of Wildland …, 2015 - CSIRO Publishing
Wildfire activity is predicted to increase with global climate change, resulting in longer fire
seasons and larger areas burned. The emissions from fires are highly variable owing to …

Levoglucosan levels at background sites in Europe for assessing the impact of biomass combustion on the European aerosol background

H Puxbaum, A Caseiro… - Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric levoglucosan has been determined as a proxy for “biomass smoke” in samples
from six background stations on a west–east transect extending from the Atlantic (Azores) to …

Source apportionment and health risk assessment among specific age groups during haze and non-haze episodes in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

NA Sulong, MT Latif, MF Khan, N Amil… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study aims to determine PM 2.5 concentrations and their composition during haze and
non-haze episodes in Kuala Lumpur. In order to investigate the origin of the measured air …

Molecular characterization of nitrogen-containing organic compounds in biomass burning aerosols using high-resolution mass spectrometry

A Laskin, JS Smith, J Laskin - Environmental science & …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Although nitrogen-containing organic compounds (NOC) are important components of
atmospheric aerosols, little is known about their chemical composition. Here we present …

Influence of urban air pollution on the population in the Klang Valley, Malaysia: a spatial approach

SH Mohd Shafie, M Mahmud, S Mohamad… - Ecological …, 2022 - Springer
Background Urban air pollution resulting from economic growth as well as urbanization
impacts the health of inhabitants. This study aims to examine the spatial distribution of …

[HTML][HTML] Saccharides in atmospheric particulate and sedimentary organic matter: Status overview and future perspectives

L Marynowski, BRT Simoneit - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Saccharides are omnipresent compounds in terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Since the
2000s, their role in environmental and geochemical studies has significantly increased, but …

Widespread Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic wildfire records from Poland: evidence from charcoal and pyrolytic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

L Marynowski, BRT Simoneit - Palaios, 2009 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Laboratory tests indicate that 15% O2, instead of 12%, is required for the propagation of a
widespread forest fire, a 3% increase from what was previously assumed. The presence of …

A case-crossover analysis of forest fire haze events and mortality in Malaysia

M Sahani, NA Zainon, WRW Mahiyuddin, MT Latif… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Southeast Asian (SEA) haze events due to forest fires are recurrent and affect
Malaysia, particularly the Klang Valley region. The aim of this study is to examine the risk of …

Distribution, sources and potential health risks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in PM2. 5 collected during different monsoon seasons and haze episode in …

NA Sulong, MT Latif, M Sahani, MF Khan, MF Fadzil… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
This study aimed to determine the distribution and potential health risks of polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in PM 2.5 collected in Kuala Lumpur during different …