Respiratory aerosols and droplets in the transmission of infectious diseases

ML Pöhlker, C Pöhlker, OO Krüger, JD Förster… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
Knowing the physicochemical properties of exhaled droplets and aerosol particles is a
prerequisite for a detailed mechanistic understanding and effective prevention of the …

Morphological description of microplastic particles for environmental fate studies

R Rosal - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
The morphological description of microplastic particles is mostly based on subjective
descriptors. However, data intercomparison requires unambiguous classifications. This work …

[HTML][HTML] Contribution of the world's main dust source regions to the global cycle of desert dust

JF Kok, AA Adebiyi, S Albani… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
Even though desert dust is the most abundant aerosol by mass in Earth's atmosphere, the
relative contributions of the world's major source regions to the global dust cycle remain …

Characteristics and sinking behavior of typical microplastics including the potential effect of biofouling: implications for remediation

M Van Melkebeke, C Janssen… - Environmental science & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Microplastics are ubiquitous pollutants within the marine environment, predominantly (>
90%) accumulating in sediments worldwide. Despite the increasing global concern …

Shape matters: long-range transport of microplastic fibers in the atmosphere

D Tatsii, S Bucci, T Bhowmick, J Guettler… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The deposition of airborne microplastic particles, including those exceeding 1000 μm in the
longest dimension, has been observed in the most remote places on earth. However, their …

A review of experimental studies on the proppant settling in hydraulic fractures

S Yao, C Chang, K Hai, H Huang, H Li - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The hike of hydraulic fracturing in North America and beyond leads to significantly enhanced
hydrocarbon production especially in low-permeability geological formations. Proppant …

Efficient atmospheric transport of microplastics over Asia and adjacent oceans

X Long, TM Fu, X Yang, Y Tang, Y Zheng… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
We developed a regional atmospheric transport model for microplastics (MPs, 10 μm to 5
mm in size) over Asia and the adjacent Pacific and Indian oceans, accounting for MPs' size …

Improved representation of the global dust cycle using observational constraints on dust properties and abundance

JF Kok, AA Adebiyi, S Albani… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Even though desert dust is the most abundant aerosol by mass in Earth's atmosphere,
atmospheric models struggle to accurately represent its spatial and temporal distribution …

Colloidal CdSe nanoplatelets, a model for surface chemistry/optoelectronic property relations in semiconductor nanocrystals

S Singh, R Tomar, S Ten Brinck, J De Roo… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
While the surface termination of quasi-spherical metal chalcogenide nanocrystals or
quantum dots has been widely investigated, it remains unclear whether the ensuing surface …

Review of the empirical correlations for the drag coefficient of rigid spheres

WRA Goossens - Powder Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Empirical correlations relating the drag coefficient of spheres to the Reynolds number are
qualitatively reviewed with the focus on the presumed mathematical expressions used in the …