Determination of PCB Levels Indoor and Outdoor Dust Samples of Primary Schools in Düzce by Aslı TEKLİ, Seda Aslan Kılavuz, Zehra Bozkurt

“…Because children are more sensitive to air pollutants, indoor and outdoor environments of primary schools were selected for sampling. …”
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Analysis of Long-Range Transport of Carbon Dioxide and Its High Concentration Events over East Asian Region Using GOSAT Data and GEOS-Chem Modeling by Seung-Yeon Kim, Sang-Deok Lee, Jae-Bum Lee, Deok-Rae Kim, Jin-Seok Han, Kwang-Ho Choi, Chang-Keun Song

“…During the HC events, the concentrations in CO2 and other air pollutants such as SO2 and CO are higher than that of all episodes. …”
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Prediction of Air Quality Based on Hybrid Grey Double Exponential Smoothing Model by Zhicun Xu, Meng Dun, Lifeng Wu

“…To predict the concentration of air pollutants accurately, conformable fractional accumulation grey double exponential smoothing and adjacent accumulation grey double exponential smoothing are proposed, respectively. …”
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Deposition of Atmospheric Nitrogen Compounds in Humid Tropical Cuba by Osvaldo Cuesta-Santos, Arnaldo Collazo, Antonio Wallo, Roberto Labrador, Maria Gonzalez, Paulo Ortiz

“…Acid deposition, a direct effect of gaseous air pollutants, is causing widespread damage to terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. …”
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Exposure to particulate matter and cardiovascular disease risk by Grażyna Nowicka

“…Epidemiological studies clearly indicate that both long- and short-term exposure to several environmental air pollutants cause significant increase in the risk of cardiovascular events, the observed strong relation between particulate matter air level and cardiovascular diseases may be explained by indirect or direct influence of these particles on different biological processes involved in disease development. …”
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Impact of Biomass Burning on Air Quality in Temuco City, Chile by Felipe Reyes, Sofía Ahumada, Francisca Rojas, Pedro Oyola, Yeanice Vásquez, Claudio Aguilera, Andres Henriquez, Ernesto Gramsch, Choong-Min Kang, Sanna Saarikoski, Kimmo Teinilä, Minna Aurela, Hilkka Timonen

“…These events matched with higher temperatures at high altitude than at the surface characterizing the typical profile of a vertical inversion that prevents the dilution of air pollutants.…”
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Assessments of the Emission Contributions from an Ultra-Supercritical Coal-Fired Power Plant to Ambient PM2.5 in Taiwan by Yi-Cheng Lin, Fang-Yi Cheng, Yi-Ju Lee, Thi-Thuy-Nghiem Nguyen, Chuen-Jinn Tsai, Huan-Cheng Wen, Cheng-Hung Wu, Wei-Chieh Chang, Chung-Chi Huang

“…Enhancing thermal efficiency can significantly reduce air pollutant emissions; however, its impact on ambient air pollutant concentrations under various meteorological conditions is rarely studied. …”
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Changes in urinary concentrations of contemporary and emerging chemicals in commerce during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcom... by Megan E Romano, Jessie P Buckley, Xiuhong Li, Julie B Herbstman, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Sunmi Lee, Susan L Schantz, Leo Trasande, Margaret R Karagas, Frederica Perera, ECHO Cohort Consortium

“…This includes changes in the use of chemicals found in consumer products, food packaging, and exposure to air pollutants. Within the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program, a national consortium initiated to understand the effects of environmental exposures on child health and development, our objective was to assess whether urinary concentrations of a wide range of potential endocrine-disrupting chemicals varied before and during the pandemic. …”
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Microbial inactivation and emission of volatile organic compounds in low-heat thermal treatment of infectious healthcare waste by Zohreh Mousavi, Reza Saeedi, Mohsen Saadani, Monireh Majlesi, Tina Tajalli Tehrani, Mehrnoosh Abtahi

“…Decontamination efficiency was assessed using mechanical and biological indicators, while air pollutants, including VOCs and ammonia, were measured according to National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) methods. …”
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Research progress on thunderstorm asthma and its susceptibility factors by NAO Min, SHAN Hongwei

“…This study reviews the pathogenesis of thunderstorm asthma, environmental triggers (pollen particles and air pollutants), meteorological triggers (relative humidity and temperature), individual susceptibility factors, as well as preventive and control measures, to provide references for related research on thunderstorm asthma and the development of public health policies.…”
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Long-term Measurements of Carbonaceous Aerosol at Cape Hedo, Okinawa, Japan: Effects of Changes in Emissions in East Asia by Kojiro Shimada, Akinori Takami, Takatsugu Ishida, Yuta Taniguchi, Shuichi Hasegawa, Chak K. Chan, Yong Pyo Kim, Neng-Huei Lin, Shiro Hatakeyama

“…We estimated the contributions from the various sources of carbonaceous aerosol, viz., biomass burning, fossil-fuel combustion, and air-pollutant transport from China, based on the OC/EC ratio, which decreased from 5.7 to 2.4 in terms of the annual average. …”
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Dynamic Analysis of Traffic State and Congestion Propagation on Bidirectional Grid Network by Shu-bin Li, Bai-bai Fu, Jian-feng Zheng

“…Many traffic problems in China such as traffic jams and air pollutions are mainly caused by the increasing traffic volume. …”
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The Impact of Exposure to Indoor Pollutants on Allergy and Lung Inflammation among School Children in Selangor, Malaysia: An Evaluation Using Factor Analysis by Khairul Nizam Mohd Isa, Zailina Hashim, Juliana Jalaludin, Dan Norbäck, Mohammed Abdulrazzaq Jabbar, Jamal Hisham Hashim

“…Abstract A cross-sectional study of 470, 14-year-old students from 8 secondary schools located in sub-urban and urban areas in Hulu Langat district, Selangor, Malaysia was undertaken to determine the impact of atmospheric indoor air pollutants on atopy, asthma, respiratory symptoms and lung inflammation among school children. …”
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Topical Application of Liriope platyphylla Extract Attenuates Dry Eye Syndrome Induced by Particulate Matter by Su Jeong Song, Soo-Wang Hyun, Tae Gu Lee, Bongkyun Park, Kyuhyung Jo, Ik Soo Lee, Chan-Sik Kim

“…Particulate matter (PM) is a type of air pollutant that poses a risk to human health. In the ocular system, PM causes or aggravates dry eye syndrome (DES) by damaging the corneal and conjunctival epithelia. …”
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Assessment of Impact of Meteorology and Precursor in Long-term Trends of PM and Ozone in a Tropical City by Christian Mark G. Salvador, Angeles D. Alindajao, Karen B. Burdeos, Mark Anthony M. Lavapiez, Jhon Robin Yee, Angel T. Bautista, Preciosa Corazon B. Pabroa, Rey Y. Capangpangan

“…., boundary layer height), air pollutants (i.e., PM2.5, NO2, O3) and their precursors (Benzene, Toluene, and Xylene) from 2014 to 2020. …”
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Sulfurous Gases As Biological Messengers and Toxins: Comparative Genetics of Their Metabolism in Model Organisms by Neal D. Mathew, David I. Schlipalius, Paul R. Ebert

“…As gases with potent biological activities, they are toxic as air pollutants, and the sulfurous compounds are used as fumigants. …”
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Removal of Formaldehyde Using Highly Active Pt/TiO2 Catalysts without Irradiation by Haibao Huang, Huiling Huang, Peng Hu, Xinguo Ye, Dennis Y. C. Leung

“…Formaldehyde (HCHO) is one of the major indoor air pollutants. TiO2 supported Pt catalysts were prepared by sol-gel method and used to eliminate HCHO at room temperature without irradiation. …”
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The impact of long-term exposure to NO2, O3, and their oxidative potential on adolescents’ mental health, and the protective role of school-based greenness by Jiajia Dang, Yaqi Wang, Ning Ma, Shan Cai, Jianhui Guo, Yunfei Liu, Haoyu Zhou, Xinyao Lian, Di Shi, Ziyue Chen, Yihang Zhang, Jiaxin Li, Tianyu Huang, Guangrong Zhu, Jing Li, Jun Ma, Yi Song

“…NO2 and O3 were sourced from the ChinaHighAirPollutants dataset, and the combined oxidative potential (OX) was subsequently calculated using the concentrations of NO2 and O3. …”
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Multimodel Anomaly Identification and Control in Wet Limestone-Gypsum Flue Gas Desulphurization System by Xiaoli Li, Quanbo Liu, Kang Wang, Fuqiang Wang, Guimei Cui, Yang Li

“…Sulphur dioxide, as one of the most common air pollutant gases, brings considerable numbers of hazards on human health and environment. …”
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Examining ozone effects on the tropical C4 crop Sorghum bicolor by Mst Nahid Farha, Flossie Brown, Lucas A. Cernusak, Stephen Sitch, Alexander W. Cheesman

“…Ozone (O3), a major air pollutant, can negatively impact plant growth and yield. …”
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