Development of Environmental Action Plans for Adaptation to Climate Change: A Perspective of Air Quality Management by Han-Shi Chen, Kei-Iong Tam, Yu-Lin Zhao, Lan Yuan, Weiyi Wang, Merrisa Lin, Pen-Chi Chiang

“…Abstract The impacts of climate change on air quality (tropospheric ozone pollution, particulate matter pollution, atmospheric deposition effect, and extreme weather events) greatly threaten most creatures on the earth who need to breathe fresh and non-toxic air. …”
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Investigation of the Effects of Titanate as Coupling Agent and Some Inorganic Nanoparticles as Fillers on Mechanical Properties and Morphology of Soft PVC by Morteza Hajian, Gholam Ali Koohmareh, Afsaneh Mostaghasi

“…The effects of titanate as a coupling agent and some particulate nanoscale particles such as TiO2, CaCO3, and ZnO on thermal and mechanical properties of emulsion polyvinylchloride (E-PVC) were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and mechanical tests. …”
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Distribution and Bioconcentration of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Surface Water and Fishes by Haiyan Li, Yong Ran

“…To examine spatial distribution and bioconcentration of PAHs, water and fish samples were collected from Pearl River Delta in summer and spring, respectively. Particulate organic carbon, dissolved organic carbon, biodegradable DOC (BDOC), and chlorophyll a were measured. …”
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Multi-scale non-uniform hierarchical filtering model based on fractal theory. by Jian Zhang, Fei Peng, Chao He

“…Gasoline particulate filters (GPF) are widely used due to their superior environmental benefits, but its trapping efficiency is affected by many factors. …”
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Internet of things based visualisation of effect of air pollution on the lungs using HEPA filters air cleaner by Katushabe, Calorine, Santhi, Kumaran, Masabo, Emmanuel

“…The study explores an approach that combines Internet of Things (IoT) technology with High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters air cleaner to monitor and visualize the effects of air pollution on lung health, highlighting the significant damage that poor air quality causes particularly on the lungs graphically. …”
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Evolving trends in lung cancer risk factors in the ten most populous countries: an analysis of data from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease StudyResearch in context by Chinmay T. Jani, Samuel A. Kareff, Dan Morgenstern-Kaplan, Ana S. Salazar, Georgina Hanbury, Justin D. Salciccioli, Dominic C. Marshall, Joseph Shalhoub, Harpreet Singh, Estelamari Rodriguez, Gilberto Lopes

“…Tobacco, occupational exposure to asbestos and air pollution (ambient particulate matter and household air pollution) associated TBL cancer mortality data were extracted to evaluate the trends based on risk factors. …”
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Socioeconomic indicators related to the global burden of breast cancer in women in 2020: an analysis of WHO data by Tingting XU, Ruoyu YANG, Jingjing LI, Yiying FANG

“…Correlation analysis showed that the global MIR of breast cancer in women was positively correlated with urban particulate matter (r = 0. 480) and net ODA per capita (r = 0. 516) (both P < 0. 001) and negatively correlated with physician density (r = – 0.782), pharmacist density (r = – 0.639), average core capacity score (r = – 0.635), percentage of government health expenditure (r = – 0.614), population using sanitation services (r = – 0.624), and HDI (r = – 0.900) (all P < 0.001). …”
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Association of ambient air pollutants with blood physiological and biochemical indicators and systemic immune inflammation index in people living around Beijing: an analysis of air... by Bingqian DU, Zhiqiang REN, Peian CHEN, Zhenjun LI

“…Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 μm (PM10) concentration was positively correlated with MO# and SIRI, and negatively correlated with mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) and MCHC (all P < 0.01). …”
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Inhalation d'aérosols liquides ou solides chez les Primates Non Humains by Jérôme Montharu, Chrystophe Aubert, Georges Roseau, Laurent Vecellio, Antoine Guillon, Michèle de Monte

“…L'administration d'aérosols médicamenteux liquides et solides - « particules suffisamment fines pour rester en suspension dans l'air », connaît depuis quelques années une forte expansion. …”
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Desert Dust Outbreaks over Mediterranean Basin: A Modeling, Observational, and Synoptic Analysis Approach by F. Calastrini, F. Guarnieri, S. Becagli, C. Busillo, M. Chiari, U. Dayan, F. Lucarelli, S. Nava, M. Pasqui, R. Traversi, R. Udisti, G. Zipoli

“…Dust intrusions from African desert regions have an impact on the Mediterranean Basin (MB), as they cause an anomalous increase of aerosol concentrations in the tropospheric column and often an increase of particulate matter at the ground level. To estimate the Saharan dust contribution to PM10, a significant dust intrusion event that occurred in June 2006 is investigated, joining numerical simulations and specific measurements. …”
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A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) and Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Pavement: A Case Study in China by Hui Ma, Zhigang Zhang, Xia Zhao, Shuang Wu

“…The midpoint impact categories including Global Warming Potential (GWP), Chinese Abiotic Depletion Potential (CADP), and Particulate Matter Formation (PMF) were assessed for five cases. …”
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An Overview: Organophosphate Flame Retardants in the Atmosphere by Hsin-Chieh Kung, Yen-Kung Hsieh, Bo-Wun Huang, Nicholas Kiprotich Cheruiyot, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien

“…However, we can still conclude that OPFRs partition mainly in the particulate phase, and chlorinated-OPFRs are the main compounds in the atmosphere. …”
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The Impact of Public Activity Restriction during COVID-19 to Air Quality in Urban Area of Bandung Measured Using Mobile Monitoring by Martin Adrian, Puji Lestari, Ferry Iskandar, Muhammad Miftahul Munir

“…To understand the effect of public activity restriction (PAR) and its correlation with air pollution, mobile monitoring (MM) of particulate matter (PM2.5) was performed in the urban area of Bandung, Indonesia, in July 2021. …”
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Statistical Tools for Air Pollution Assessment: Multivariate and Spatial Analysis Studies in the Madrid Region by David Núñez-Alonso, Luis Vicente Pérez-Arribas, Sadia Manzoor, Jorge O. Cáceres

“…The data include the annual average concentrations of nitrogen oxides, ozone, and particulate matter (PM10), collected in Madrid and its suburbs, which is one of the largest metropolitan places in Europe, and its air quality has not been studied sufficiently. …”
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Chemical characterization of Siraitia grosvenorii granules and their efficacy and mechanism of action on PM2.5-induced acute lung injury by Qi Shao, Yan Zhao, YuYu Shi, Fafeng Cheng, ZeHan Zhang, Ying Liu, ChangXiang Li, ZiLin Ren, Hua Bai, Haojie Cheng, Rolando Maddela, Junqiang Tian, Xueqian Wang

“…The lung-protective effects of SGG against particulate matter (PM2.5) were investigated via in vivo experiments. …”
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Meteorological Characteristics during Periods of Greatly Reduced PM2.5 Concentrations in March 2020 in Seoul by Il-Soo Park, Moon-Soo Park, Sang-Heon Kim, Yu Woon Jang, Joonsuk Lee, Jeffrey S. Owen, Chang-Rae Cho, Joon-Bum Jee, Jung-Hoon Chae, Minsoo Kang

“…Decreased demand for heating of buildings due to warmer temperatures in March 2020, the economic slowdown following the outbreak of COVID-19, and the implementation of guidelines aimed at controlling particulate matter (PM) were other important causes of reduced PM2.5 emissions. …”
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Air quality study in open-pit quarries in general Roca, argentina by Paula Andrea Paez, Marisa Gloria Cogliati, Raúl Alberto Giacosa

“…The methodology was applied to the emissions the particulate material with a size smaller than 10 μm (PM10) generated from the operation of open pit quarries, near General Roca town (Argentina); and then evaluates their dispersion and possible impact on human health and / or the environment. …”
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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

“…Very high concentration of pollutants and PM10 particulate matter reach urban zones and millions of inhabitants. …”
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Challenge with a Personal Cascade Impactor Sampler in a Silicon Metal Smelter by Balázs Berlinger, Torunn K. Ervik, Konrad Kandler, Bente Ulvestad, Nathalie Benker, Dag G. Ellingsen, Merete D. Bugge

“…Personal aerosol samples were collected by Sioutas cascade impactors and respirable cyclones in parallel in a silicon (Si) metal smelter to investigate the different particulate matter (PM) fractions. In a second campaign, nine new air samples were collected with the Sioutas personal cascade impactors using stationary sampling. …”
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An Experimental Study of the Properties of Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composites Mixed with Rubber Granules by Jeremy Jeba Samuel Joseph Jebaraj, Ramadoss Rajendran

“…In this research work, the mechanical properties of hybrid composites reinforced with woven carbon fiber mats particulated with natural rubber powders as fillers in the epoxy resin matrix were investigated. …”
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