Does air pollution influence COVID-19 outbreaks?

D Contini, F Costabile - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
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Review of PM oxidative potential measured with acellular assays in urban and rural sites across Italy

MC Pietrogrande, M Russo, E Zagatti - Atmosphere, 2019 - mdpi.com
This work is an overview of the oxidative potential (OP) values up to date measured in Italy,
with the aim to provide a picture of the spatial and seasonal variability of OP in the various …

Impacts of severe residential wood burning on atmospheric processing, water-soluble organic aerosol and light absorption, in an inland city of Southeastern Europe

DG Kaskaoutis, G Grivas, K Oikonomou… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study examines the concentrations and characteristics of carbonaceous aerosols
(including saccharides) and inorganic species measured by PM 2.5 filter sampling and a …

Long-term variability, source apportionment and spectral properties of black carbon at an urban background site in Athens, Greece

E Liakakou, I Stavroulas, DG Kaskaoutis, G Grivas… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aims to delineate the characteristics of Black Carbon (BC) in the atmosphere over
Athens, Greece, using 4-year (May 2015–April 2019) Aethalometer (AE-33) measurements …

Review of road dust resuspension modelling approaches and comparisons analysis for a UK case study

F Galatioto, N Masey, T Murrells, S Hamilton… - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
This report provides a review of several measurement studies and campaigns focusing on
road dust resuspension (RDS), which is becoming an important source of ambient …

Apportionment of black and brown carbon spectral absorption sources in the urban environment of Athens, Greece, during winter

DG Kaskaoutis, G Grivas, I Stavroulas… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examines the spectral properties and source characteristics of absorbing
aerosols (BC: Black Carbon; BrC: Brown Carbon, based on aethalometer measurements) in …

[HTML][HTML] Source apportionment of atmospheric oxidative potential: synthesis of 15 year-round urban datasets in France

S Weber, G Uzu, O Favez, LJS Borlaza… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) carried or induced by particulate matter (PM) are suspected
of inducing oxidative stress in vivo, leading to adverse health impacts such as respiratory or …

Exposure to urban nanoparticles at low PM concentrations as a source of oxidative stress and inflammation

F Costabile, M Gualtieri, M Rinaldi, S Canepari… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Exposures to fine particulate matter (PM 1) have been associated with health impacts, but
the understanding of the PM 1 concentration-response (PM 1-CR) relationships, especially …

Impact of port emissions on EU-regulated and non-regulated air quality indicators: The case of Civitavecchia (Italy)

GP Gobbi, L Di Liberto, F Barnaba - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Current shipping activities employ about 3% of the world-delivered energy. Most of this
energy is conveyed by diesel engines. In Europe, release of NO x and particulate matter …

Carbonaceous aerosols in contrasting atmospheric environments in Greek cities: Evaluation of the EC-tracer methods for secondary organic carbon estimation

DG Kaskaoutis, G Grivas, C Theodosi, M Tsagkaraki… - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study examines the carbonaceous-aerosol characteristics at three contrasting urban
environments in Greece (Ioannina, Athens, and Heraklion), on the basis of 12 h sampling …