Dust events as a risk factor for daily hospitalization for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in Minqin, China

Z Meng, B Lu - Atmospheric environment, 2007 - Elsevier
Dust events are common air pollution events in parts of the world with arid, semi-arid, or
desert areas. There is little research on the association between respiratory and …

Temporal distribution and potential sources of atmospheric mercury measured at a high-elevation background station in Taiwan

GR Sheu, NH Lin, JL Wang, CT Lee, CFO Yang… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - Elsevier
Measurements of gaseous elemental mercury (GEM), reactive gaseous mercury (RGM), and
particulate mercury (PHg) have been conducted at Lulin Atmospheric Background Station …

Characterization of nutrients in the atmospheric wet and dry deposition observed at the two monitoring sites over Yellow Sea and East China Sea

G Zhang, J Zhang, S Liu - Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, 2007 - Springer
To investigate the atmospheric deposition of nutrients into the coastal and shelf regions of
the northwest Pacific Ocean, observation sites were established upon Qianliyan Island …

Estimating the daily average concentration variations of PCDD/Fs in Taiwan using a novel Geo-AI based ensemble mixed spatial model

CY Hsu, TW Lin, JB Babaan, AK Asri, PY Wong… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
It is generally established that PCDD/Fs is harmful to human health and therefore extensive
field research is necessary. This study is the first to use a novel geospatial-artificial …

Particulate matter and bacteria characteristics of the Middle East Dust (MED) storms over Ahvaz, Iran

G Goudarzi, M Shirmardi, F Khodarahmi… - Aerobiologia, 2014 - Springer
Abstract The Middle East Dust storms have greatly affected the south and west parts of Iran
during the last decade. The main purpose of this study was to examine and compare …

Characterization of ionic composition of TSP and PM10 during the Middle Eastern Dust (MED) storms in Ahvaz, Iran

A Shahsavani, K Naddafi… - Environmental …, 2012 - Springer
Because of the recent frequent observations of major dust storms in southwestern cities in
Iran such as Ahvaz, and the importance of the ionic composition of particulate matters …

[PDF][PDF] Characterization and elemental composition of atmospheric aerosol loads during springtime dust storm in western Saudi Arabia

MA Alghamdi, M Almazroui, M Shamy… - Aerosol and Air Quality …, 2015 - aaqr.org
ABSTRACTDust storm is a common phenomenonand, a severe environmental hazard in
western Saudi Arabia. In this study, simultaneous measurement of PM10, PM2. 5 and PM1 …

Evaluation of the relationship between PM10 concentrations and heavy metals during normal and dusty days in Ahvaz, Iran

MH Farsani, M Shirmardi, N Alavi, H Maleki… - Aeolian Research, 2018 - Elsevier
This study aimed to survey the concentration of PM 10 and heavy metals (cadmium,
chromium, cobalt, nickel, lead, and zinc) on normal and dusty days in Ahvaz, Iran …

The evolution of chemical components of aerosols at five monitoring sites of China during dust storms

Y Wang, G Zhuang, A Tang, W Zhang, Y Sun… - Atmospheric …, 2007 - Elsevier
Daily PM2. 5 and TSP and their chemical composition with two dust events (DS1: 9–10
March and DS2: 27–30 March) were simultaneously observed for the period of 9 March–23 …

Study of PM10, PM2.5, and PM1 levels in during dust storms and local air pollution events in urban and rural sites in Tehran

J Jaafari, K Naddafi, M Yunesian… - … and ecological risk …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study is to survey the PM10, PM2. 5, and PM1 concentrations in rural and
urban areas in Tehran province during cold, warm and dust storm days from December 22 …