Advances in Nephelometry through the Ecotech Aurora Nephelometer by Steve Chamberlain-Ward, Felicity Sharp

“…One field where this is evident is atmospheric aerosol research. The variety in aerosol size, shape, chemical composition, and their ability to change properties under varying atmospheric conditions creates many challenges in quantifying their impact on the global energy balance. …”
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Solar radiation estimation in West Africa: impact of dust conditions during the 2021 dry season by L. Clauzel, S. Anquetin, C. Lavaysse, G. Bergametti, C. Bouet, C. Bouet, G. Siour, R. Lapere, B. Marticorena, J. Thomas

“…This study underscores the importance of incorporating dust aerosols into solar forecasting for better accuracy.…”
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Distribution and environmental dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes in poultry farms and surrounding ecosystems by ShangMin Li, Kai Wang, DanPing Wang, HongZhi Wang, HuaXuan Zhao, JunHua Pu, KeHua Wang, ChunMei Li

“…We used 16S rRNA gene sequencing and HT-qPCR to analyze the characteristics of aerosol microbial communities and the abundance of ARGs. …”
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Protective effects of myrtenol against paraquat-induced toxicity in rats by Fatemeh Amin, Hosein Basirat, Najmeh Parvaz, Morteza Khademalhosseini, Elham Hakimizadeh, Iman Fatemi

“…The final group was exposed to PQ aerosol and treated with oral dexamethasone at a dose of 0.03 mg/kg/day. …”
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Considerations and Challenges for Acute Inhalation Toxicity Testing and Classification of Zinc Sulphide Under REACH by Gustav Gerd Bruer, Noömi Lombaert, Arne Burzlaff, Christine Spirlet, Daria Gödecke, Mehmet Ramazanoglu, Otto Creutzenberg

“…Two dry dispersion systems were used to aerosolize the zinc sulphide powder, and the generated aerosol was supplied to a nose-only inhalation exposure system. …”
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Studying Air Pollutants Origin and Associated Meteorological Parameters over Seoul from 2000 to 2009 by Sunmin Park, Hesham El-Askary, Ismail Sabbah, Hanbin Kwak, Anup K. Prasad, Woo-Kyun Lee, Menas Kafatos

“…Both small and large sizes of aerosols existed in 2007; however coarse size of aerosols was the primary component in 2002.…”
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Are there Risks from Nanocomposite Restoration Grinding for Dentists? by Daniela Pelclova, Pavel Bradna, Lucie Lischkova, Vladimir Zdimal, Ludmila Maskova, Pavlina Klusackova, Viktoriia Kolesnikova, Jakub Ondracek, Jaroslav Schwarz, Miroslav Pohanka, Tomas Navratil, Stepanka Vlckova, Zdenka Fenclova, Jana Duskova, Andrea Rossnerova, Adela Roubickova

“…The individual exposure to aerosol particles in each participant´s breathing zones was monitored using a personal nanoparticle sampler (PENS). …”
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Accidental Cutaneous Burns Secondary to Salbutamol Metered Dose Inhaler by Ashutosh Kale, Fiona Shackley

“…It is possible that the injury could have been a chemical burn from the pharmaceutical/preservative/propellant aerosol or due to the physical effect of severe cooling of the skin or mechanical abrasive effect of the aerosol blasts or a combination of some or all the above mechanisms. …”
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Clusters of Healthcare-Associated Legionnaires’ Disease in Two Hospitals of Central Greece by Maria A. Kyritsi, Varvara A. Mouchtouri, Anna Katsiafliaka, Foteini Kolokythopoulou, Elias Plakokefalos, Vasileios Nakoulas, George Rachiotis, Christos Hadjichristodoulou

“…Based on the results of the investigation, the hospitals’ infection control committees reviewed their policies for Legionnaires’ disease prevention and implemented control measures focusing on using sterile fluids for aerosol treatments.…”
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Research on Quantitative Remote Sensing Monitoring Algorithm of Air Pollution Based on Artificial Intelligence by Yun Liu, Yuqin Jing, Yinan Lu

“…The simultaneous equations are constructed on the basis of multiband satellite remote sensing data through pixel information, and the aerosol turbidity of the atmosphere is calculated by the equation decomposition of the pixel information. …”
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New Delivery Systems and Propellants by Myrna Dolovich

“…This paper discusses the in vitro aerosol characteristics, in vivo deposition and clinical data for several HFA pMDIs for which there are data available in the literature. …”
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Large-Scale Analysis of Relationships between Mineral Dust, Ice Cloud Properties, and Precipitation from Satellite Observations Using a Bayesian Approach: Theoretical Basis and Fir... by Lars Klüser, Thomas Popp

“…Mineral dust and ice cloud observations from the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) are used to assess the relationships between desert dust aerosols and ice clouds over the tropical Atlantic Ocean during the hurricane season 2008. …”
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Air Quality Deterioration of Urban Areas Caused by Wildfires in a Natural Reservoir Forest of Mexico by Noel Carbajal, Luis F. Pineda-Martinez, Flor Bautista Vicente

“…Many regions of the world suffer loss of vegetation and reduced air quality due to wildfires. Studies on aerosol emissions by wildfires often discuss the negative effects of atmospheric contaminants from a regional or mesoscale perspective. …”
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Optimization of Carrier-Based Dry Powder Inhaler Performance: A Review by Tanu Mehta, Saeed Najafian, Komalkumar Patel, Justin Lacombe, Bodhisattwa Chaudhuri

“…This review will discuss different factors influencing the aerosol performance of carrier-based DPIs, including formulation components, device considerations, and manufacturing parameters. …”
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Observation of Clouds Using the CSIR Transportable LIDAR: A Case Study over Durban, South Africa by Lerato Shikwambana, Venkataraman Sivakumar

“…The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) transportable Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) was used to collect data over Durban (29.9°S, 30.9°E) during 20–23 November 2012. Aerosol measurements have been carried out in the past over Durban; however, no cloud measurements using LIDAR have ever been performed. …”
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Impact Assessment of Orography on the Extreme Precipitation Event of July 2010 over Pakistan: A Numerical Study by Khan Muhammad Tahir, Yan Yin, Yong Wang, Zaheer A. Babar, Dong Yan

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Phosphorus transitions driven by cyclone biparjoy linked middle east North Africa (MENA) and Indian Thar Desert dust storm pathways in Asia’s largest grassland by Rupak Dey, Seema B. Sharma, Mahesh G. Thakkar, Ranjit Kumar Sarangi, Abhiroop Chowdhury, Aliya Naz

“…Spatial and temporal variations in dust emissions were assessed using satellite remote sensing data, while ground truthing was performed for phosphorus content analysis using standard protocols. The aerosol data from MERRA-2 for the past 40 years were used to examine the relationships between aerosol concentrations and wind direction and speed. …”
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Source Apportionment of PM10 by Positive Matrix Factorization in Urban Area of Mumbai, India by Indrani Gupta, Abhaysinh Salunkhe, Rakesh Kumar

“…The major contributors of PM10 at Colaba were marine aerosol, wood burning and ammonium sulphate (24%), motor vehicles and smelting work (22%), Natural soil (19%), nitrate and oil burning (18%).…”
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Multi-platform observations and constraints reveal overlooked urban sources of black carbon in Xuzhou and Dhaka by Pravash Tiwari, Jason Blake Cohen, Lingxiao Lu, Shuo Wang, Xiaolu Li, Luoyao Guan, Zhewen Liu, Zhengqiang Li, Kai Qin

“…Abstract Here we use multi-waveband single scattering albedo observations from ground-based instruments and satellite to constrain black carbon aerosol's physical properties and loading over Xuzhou, China, and Dhaka, Bangladesh. …”
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Atmospheric Deposition of Nitrogen and Sulphur Compounds in the Czech Republic by Milos Zapletal

“…Dry deposition was derived from concentrations of gaseous components and aerosol in the air, and from their deposition velocities. …”
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