Combined Combustion of Various Industrial Waste Flows in Boiler Furnaces. Part 2 by Yu. Р. Yarmolchick, R. Schröger, H. Haberfelner, M. Pichler, D. Kostić, G. V. Moroz

“…The mechanisms of formation of nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter, sulfur oxides (SOx), halogen acids, polymers, soot, volatile organic compounds and ash are considered in detail. …”
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Water Environment in Macro-Tidal Muddy Sanmen Bay by Li Li, Lihong Wu, Jinxiong Yuan, Xinyu Zhao, Yuezhang Xia

“…Sediments impact the water environment through changing stratification and mixing due to suspended particulate matter and through changing water environment parameters (e.g., heavy metal) due to bed sediment erosion. …”
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Zooplankton Structure and Potential Food Web Interactions in the Plankton of a Subtropical Chain-of-Lakes by Karl E. Havens

“…Peak concentrations of particulate P coincided with maximal Chl a, and in one instance a high concentration of soluble reactive P followed. …”
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Changes of Air Pollutants in Urban Cities during the COVID-19 Lockdown-Sri Lanka by Buddhi Pushpawela, Sherly Shelton, Gayathri Liyanage, Sanduni Jayasekara, Dimuthu Rajapaksha, Akila Jayasundara, Lesty Das Jayasuriya

“…This study analyzes the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5) concentrations in two urban cities (Colombo and Kandy) in Sri Lanka, by comparison of data from the lockdown period (March to May 2020) with its analogous period of 2019 and 2021. …”
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Long-term Air Pollution Exposure Impact on COVID-19 Morbidity in China by Yihan Wu, Qingming Zhan, Qunshan Zhao

“…To fill this gap, this study investigates the influences of particulate matters (PM2.5 and PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and carbon monoxide (CO) on COVID-19 incidence rate based on the prefecture-level morbidity count and air quality data in China. …”
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Impact of monthly air pollution and weather conditions on cardiorespiratory mortality in Portuguese Metropolitan Areas by Ediclê de Souza Fernandes Duarte, Paulo Sérgio Lucio, Lígia Henriques-Rodrigues, Maria João Costa

“…Abstract This study analyses cardiorespiratory mortality rates (CARDIO) and their association with air pollutants - particulate matter with aerodynamic diameters lower of equal to 10 or 2.5 (µm) (PM10, PM2.5), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3) - and meteorological variables (temperature, humidity, wind speed, direction) in the Lisbon (LMA) and Porto (PMA) metropolitan areas from 2011 to 2020. …”
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Changing trends in lung cancer disease burden between China and Australia from 1990 to 2019 and its predictions by Dan Zhao, Haijun Mu, Ping Yu, Chao Deng

“…Smoking is the most common risk factor for LC, followed by particulate matter and occupational carcinogenesis. …”
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Chemical Fingerprints and Source Profiles of PM10 and PM2.5 from Agricultural Soil in a Typical Polluted Region of Northwest China by Yaochuang Yu, Junji Cao

“…Abstract Analysis of the chemical source profiles of agricultural soil dust (SD) can help accurately assess and apportion the contribution of agricultural sources to atmospheric particulate matter (PM). This study quantitatively analysed twenty-four elements, eight water-soluble ions, organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) in PM10 and PM2.5 samples from agricultural resuspended SD to understand the chemical profiles of agricultural SD in Baoji city, Northwest China. …”
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Heterogeneous influences of urban compactness on air pollution: evidence from 285 prefecture-level cities in China by Dan Yan, Shaoxuan Huang, Guoliang Chen, Huan Tong, Peiyuan Qin

“…Abstract Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution can harm the climate, the environment, and human health. …”
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Multiple PM Low-Cost Sensors, Multiple Seasons’ Data, and Multiple Calibration Models by S Srishti, Pratyush Agrawal, Padmavati Kulkarni, Hrishikesh Chandra Gautam, Meenakshi Kushwaha, V. Sreekanth

“…Abstract In this study, we combined state-of-the-art data modelling techniques (machine learning [ML] methods) and data from state-of-the-art low-cost particulate matter (PM) sensors (LCSs) to improve the accuracy of LCS-measured PM2.5 (PM with aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 microns) mass concentrations. …”
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Fine Particle pH and its Impact on PM2.5 Control in a Megacity of Central China by Mingming Zheng, Ke Xu, Lianxin Yuan, Nan Chen, Menghua Cao

“…It is directly effective at low pH, but more ammonia control is required before achieving effectiveness at high pH. For the current particulate pH of 3–4 in Wuhan, both SO2 and NOx control are beneficial for PM2.5 reduction. …”
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Impact of Wildfire Smoke Events on Indoor Air Quality and Evaluation of a Low-cost Filtration Method by Nathaniel W. May, Clara Dixon, Daniel A. Jaffe

“…Abstract Increased wildland fire activity is producing extreme fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations impacting millions of people every year, especially in the western United States (US). …”
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Review of Decadal Changes in ASEAN Emissions Based on Regional and Global Emission Inventory Datasets by Shimul Roy, Yun Fat Lam, Shauhrat S. Chopra, Md. Mahbubul Hoque

“…The study observed a considerable increase in SO2, NOx, CO, CO2, and particulate matter (PM) emissions in ASEAN during this period. …”
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Assessment of Malaysia-wide PM2.5 Forecasts from a Global Model by Zhixian Tan, Mohd Talib Latif, Matthew J. Ashfold

“…Abstract Airborne particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 µm (PM2.5) is a major air pollutant worldwide. …”
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Circle chaotic map tuna swarm optimization (CCMTSO) based feature selection and deep learning approach for air quality prediction by Aradhyamatada Swamy, Rohitha U.M.

“…In air forecasting, particulate matter (PM2.5) is a significant health concern. …”
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The Contribution of Industrial Point Emissions on Air Pollution: A Case Study for Kayseri Province by Zeynep İpek, İbrahim Uyanık

“…The emission amounts calculated for the total PM (particulate matter), SO2 and NOx parameters during the five-year period, 2015-2019, are 1,540 tons, 500 tons and 10,328 tons, respectively. …”
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Source Impact Analysis Using Char-EC/Soot-EC Ratios in the Central Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) of India by Manisha Mishra, U.C. Kulshrestha

“…Abstract This study measured the carbonaceous aerosols in the atmospheric fine particulate matter (fPM; dia. < 2.5 µm, n = 102 samples) above an urban location (Prayagraj) on the central Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) for 1 year (December 2016–November 2017). …”
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Improving WRF-Chem PM2.5 predictions by combining data assimilation and deep-learning-based bias correction by Xingxing Ma, Hongnian Liu, Zhen Peng

“…In numerical model simulations, data assimilation (DA) on the initial conditions and bias correction (BC) of model outputs have been proven to be promising approaches to improving PM2.5 (particulate matter with an aerodynamic equivalent diameter of ≤ 2.5 μm) predictions. …”
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Examining the Chemical and Optical Properties of Biomass-burning Aerosols and their Impact on Oxidative Potential by Suman Yadav, Taveen Singh Kapoor, Pradnya Vernekar, Harish C. Phuleria

“…Exposure to emissions from biomass cooking is linked with adverse respiratory health outcomes - likely mediated through the oxidative potential of particulate matter (PM). This study aims to measure the oxidative potential (OP) of biomass aerosols in rural kitchens and examine its association with aerosol chemical and optical properties. …”
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Causal Effects of PM2.5, NOx, and NO2 on Cognitive Function: A Two-sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Yilin Tang, Zhenyu Li, Yicheng Fu, Mingyi Zhao

“…The exposure factors in our analysis were air pollutants, including “particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5); 2010”, “nitrogen oxides air pollution; 2010” and “nitrogen dioxide air pollution; 2010”, while our outcome variables focused on cognitive function, including the “fluid intelligence score”, “mean time to correctly identify matches”, and “number of incorrect matches in the round”. …”
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