Contribution of road transport to Pakistan's air pollution in the urban environment

AU Bajwa, HA Sheikh - Air, 2023 - mdpi.com
The urban areas of Pakistan exhibit some of the world's highest levels of air pollution,
primarily due to sub-2.5 μm particulate emissions. This issue significantly impairs both the …

Urbanization and regional air pollution across South Asian developing countries–A nationwide land use regression for ambient PM2. 5 assessment in Pakistan

Y Shi, M Bilal, HC Ho, A Omar - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
Rapid economic growth, urban sprawl, and unplanned industrialization has increased
socioeconomic statuses but also decreased air quality in South Asian developing countries …

Exploring the linkage between PM2. 5 levels and COVID-19 spread and its implications for socio-economic circles

SM Ali, F Malik, MS Anjum, GF Siddiqui, MN Anwar… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
A pneumonia-like disease of unknown origin caused a catastrophe in Wuhan city, China.
This disease spread to 215 countries affecting a wide range of people. World health …

Understanding farmers' intentions to adopt sustainable crop residue management practices: A structural equation modeling approach

MH Raza, M Abid, T Yan, SAA Naqvi, S Akhtar… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
The adoption of sustainable residue management practices is considered as a cleaner
production option for the agricultural sector. However, limited information is available from …

Variations in the aerosol index and its relationship with meteorological parameters over Pakistan using remote sensing

M Khan, S Tariq, ZU Haq - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023 - Springer
Particulate pollution has become a major issue in developing countries including Pakistan.
Aerosols are causing severe impacts on climate and human health. To understand the …

Spatiotemporal trends of aerosols over urban regions in Pakistan and their possible links to meteorological parameters

G Ali, Y Bao, W Ullah, S Ullah, Q Guan, X Liu, L Li… - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
Aerosol optical depth (AOD) has become one of the most crucial parameters for climate
change assessment on regional and global scales. The present study investigates trends in …

Understanding the role of atmospheric circulations and dispersion of air pollution associated with extreme smog events over South Asian megacity

M Bilal, M Hassan, DBT Tahir, MS Iqbal… - Environmental monitoring …, 2022 - Springer
The winter fog/haze events in northeastern Pakistan and surrounding regions of India are
often mixed with pollutants to form smog, and consequently damage human health and …

An investigation of nighttime variability in air quality of Naples (Italy) using wavelet coherence

S Tariq, M Khan - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2024 - Springer
There exists a huge gape in the accurate assessment of nighttime air quality of metropolitan
cities. So, in this article, we used Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET), and Atmospheric …

Characterization of five-year observation data of fine particulate matter in the metropolitan area of Lahore

F Khanum, MN Chaudhry, P Kumar - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2017 - Springer
This study aims to assess the long-term trend of fine particles (PM 2.5;≤ 2.5 μm) at two
urban sites of Lahore during 2007–2011. These sites represent two distinct areas …

[HTML][HTML] Spatio-temporal assessment of aerosol and cloud properties using MODIS satellite data and a HYSPLIT model: Implications for climate and agricultural …

M Haseeb, Z Tahir, SA Mahmood, S Batool… - Atmospheric …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the spatiotemporal dynamics of aerosol optical characteristics is crucial for
assessing their impact on the climate system. This study focuses on Aerosol Optical Depth …