Current status of source apportionment of ambient aerosols in India

S Yadav, SN Tripathi, M Rupakheti - Atmospheric Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM) pollution is a major challenge in India. The Ministry of Environment,
Forest and Climate Change, Government of India has launched the National Clean Air …

Unveiling the Role of Bioaerosols in Climate Processes: A Mini Review

K Kumari, S Yadav - International Journal of Environmental Research, 2024 - Springer
Bioaerosols influence the climate processes, human health and overall ecosystem. Their
type, concentration and diversity have important implications on various atmospheric …

Characteristics of atmospheric particle-bound polycyclic aromatic compounds over the Himalayan Middle Hills: Implications for sources and health risk assessment

L Maharjan, L Tripathee, S Kang, B Ambade… - Asian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
This study was conducted in the Central Himalayan middle hills to understand the nature of
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) embedded in aerosol particles, their sources and …

Characterization of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) associated with fine aerosols in ambient atmosphere of high-altitude urban environment in Sikkim …

K Sharma, P Kumar, J Sharma, SD Thapa… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) compounds are ubiquitous in ambient air
due to their persistence, carcinogenicity, and mutagenicity. Gangtok being one of the …

Influence of boiler output and type on gaseous and particulate emissions from the combustion of coal for residential heating

K Křůmal, P Mikuška, J Horák, F Hopan, L Kuboňová - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The study describes gaseous and particulate emissions from the combustion of two types of
coal (hard and brown) in three types of boilers (one modern-type and two old-type boilers) …

Identification of sources of coarse mode aerosol particles (PM10) using ATR-FTIR and SEM-EDX spectroscopy over the Himalayan Region of India

S Gupta, S Shankar, JC Kuniyal, P Srivastava… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
This study attempts to examine the morphological, elemental and physical characteristics of
PM10 over the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) using FTIR and scanning electron …

Long-Range Transport of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Metals in High Altitude Lacustrine Environments of the Eastern Himalayas: Speciation, and Source …

JP Deka, S Dash, S Sandil, T Chaminda… - ACS ES&T …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We quantified polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals (HMs) in the
sediments and aerosols of the Eastern Himalayan Lakes, collected over four years from …

Atmospheric particle-bound polycyclic aromatic compounds over two distinct sites in Pakistan: characteristics, sources and health risk assessment

L Maharjan, S Kang, L Tripathee, C Gul… - journal of environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Much attention is drawn to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as an air pollutant due
to their toxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic properties. Therefore, to understand the levels …

Exorbitant signatures of pesticides and pharmaceuticals in municipal solid wastes (MSWs): Novel insights through risk analysis, dissolution dynamics, and model …

R Pegu, S Paul, P Bhattacharyya, A Prakash… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Studies on the occurrence and fates of emerging organic micropollutants (EOMPs) like
pharmaceuticals and pesticides in MSWs are scarce in the literature. Therefore, MSWs were …

Variations in the concentration, source activity, and atmospheric processing of PM2.5-associated water-soluble ionic species over Jammu, India

S Bamotra, D Kaushal, S Yadav, A Tandon - Environmental Monitoring and …, 2022 - Springer
Concentrations, sources, and atmospheric processing of water-soluble ionic species
associated with PM2. 5 collected from 2015 to 2017 were studied in Jammu, an urban …