Advances of nanomaterials for air pollution remediation and their impacts on the environment

H Saleem, SJ Zaidi, AF Ismail, PS Goh - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the most favorable environmental applications of nanotechnology has been in air
pollution remediation in which different nanomaterials are used as nanoadsorbents …

Alzheimer disease starts in childhood in polluted Metropolitan Mexico City. A major health crisis in progress

L Calderón-Garcidueñas, R Torres-Jardón… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Exposures to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) and ozone (O 3) above USEPA standards are
associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk. Metropolitan Mexico City (MMC) youth have …

Emissions from modern engines induce distinct effects in human olfactory mucosa cells, depending on fuel and aftertreatment

L Mussalo, S Avesani, MA Shahbaz, T Závodná… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ultrafine particles (UFP) with a diameter of≤ 0.1 μm, are contributors to ambient air pollution
and derived mainly from traffic emissions, yet their health effects remain poorly …

Revisiting total particle number measurements for vehicle exhaust regulations

B Giechaskiel, A Melas, G Martini, P Dilara… - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
Road transport significantly contributes to air pollution in cities. Emission regulations have
led to significantly reduced emissions in modern vehicles. Particle emissions are controlled …

[HTML][HTML] Can tree-ring chemistry be used to monitor atmospheric nanoparticle contamination over time?

P Ballikaya, J Marshall, P Cherubini - Atmospheric Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Industrial activities and human population growth have resulted in an unprecedented
increase in the release of particulate matter (PM) into the environment. Nanoparticle (NP) …

Fate, transport, and toxicity of nanoparticles: An emerging pollutant on biotic factors

S Mishra, B Sundaram - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2023 - Elsevier
Most aspects of various nanoparticles are now developing and expanding without having
any standard laws or specified guidelines. This could lead to unfavorable environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term trends of ultrafine and fine particle number concentrations in New York State: apportioning between emissions and dispersion

Y Chen, M Masiol, S Squizzato, DC Chalupa… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the past several decades, a variety of efforts have been made in the United States to
improve air quality, and ambient particulate matter (PM) concentrations have been used as a …

Particle emissions from mobile sources: Discussion of ultrafine particle emissions and definition

D Kittelson, I Khalek, J McDonald, J Stevens… - Journal of aerosol …, 2022 - Elsevier
At present there is no clear epidemiological evidence linking adverse human health effects
to ultrafine particles (UFP), arguably because there is no universally agreed upon UFP …

[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporal variation and trends in equivalent black carbon in the Helsinki metropolitan area in Finland

K Luoma, JV Niemi, M Aurela, PL Fung… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
In this study, we present results from 12 years of black carbon (BC) measurements at 14
sites around the Helsinki metropolitan area (HMA) and at one background site outside the …

[HTML][HTML] Exhaust particle number and composition for diesel and gasoline passenger cars under transient driving conditions: Real-world emissions down to 1.5 nm

T Rönkkö, L Pirjola, P Karjalainen, P Simonen… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent recommendations given by WHO include systematic measurements of ambient
particle number concentration and black carbon (BC) concentrations. In India and several …