Characterization and Removal of Condensable Particulate Matter in Flue Gas Studied with Cold Electrode Electrostatic Precipitator by Wenting Liu, Bowen Zhao, Xin Wang, Jianyi Lu

“…Abstract The emissions of filterable particulate matter (FPM) from stationary source flue gases are well-controlled, but condensable particulate matter (CPM) is becoming a growing concern as it’s more challenging to eliminate and poses a more significant environmental threat. Conventional air pollution control devices (APCDs) in coal-fired power plants have limited control over CPM. …”
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Chemical Fingerprints for PM2.5 in the Ambient Air near a Raw Material Storage Site for Iron Ore, Coal, Limestone, and Sinter by Kavita Justus Mutuku, Yen-Yi Lee, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien, Sheng-Lun Lin, Wei-Hsin Chen, Wen-Che Hou

“…To effectively address the air pollution threat associated with the surroundings of a raw material storage site, the environmental protection agency should formulate measures to effectively reduce the contribution of resuspended dust and other pollution sources to ambient air PM2.5.…”
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Assessment of Traffic-Related Ambient Air Particulate Matter (PM) Levels in Douala, Cameroon by Yannick Cédric Ngangmo, Cyrille Adiang Mezoue, Cyrille Meukaleuni, Brice B. S. Wandjie, David Monkam

“…A challenge in many Sub-Saharan African (SSA) cities is the absence of air quality monitoring due to the high expense and technical expertise needed. Air pollution around the world is becoming a societal problem, and developed countries have all the necessary information about the levels of most air pollutants; however, underdeveloped countries have inadequate information on air quality. …”
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Facilitators and barriers affecting the implementation of e-health for chronic respiratory diseases in remote settings: a qualitative evidence synthesis by Emil Matias Salmi, Francesca Wanda Basile, Faiz Ahmad Khan, Larry Watt, Rinn Song, Else Margreet Bijker

“…Their incidence may be higher in remote locations where healthcare is limited and risk factors, such as smoking and indoor air pollution, are more prevalent. E-health could overcome some healthcare access obstacles in remote locations, but its utilisation has been limited. …”
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Spatiotemporal heterogeneity management: Optimizing the critical role of ecosystem services in achieving Sustainable Development Goals by Lingli Zuo, Guohua Liu, Junyan Zhao, Jiajia Li, Shuyuan Zheng, Xukun Su

“…Western Sichuan demonstrated stronger performance in environment-related SDGs in the Sichuan Province, while the Sichuan Basin showed better progress in socio-economic-related SDGs; (2) habitat quality, carbon sequestration, air pollution removal, and soil retention significantly influenced the development of 9 SDGs; (3) supporting, regulating, and provisioning service bundles have persistent and stable spatiotemporal heterogeneity effects on SDG1, SDG8, SDG11, SDG13, and SDG15. …”
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Antistripping potential of cement kiln dust on recycled asphalt pavement. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions by Usman, Kabiru Rogo, Ali, Atheer Muhammed, Wakawa, Yakubu Mamman, Usman, Abbas

“…It is collected using air pollution control devices (APCDs) also known as electrostatic precipitators in the form of fue dust to minimize environmental hazards. …”
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Measurement report: Exploring the variations in ambient BTEX in urban Europe and their environmental health implications by X. Liu, X. Zhang, M. Dufresne, T. Wang, L. Wu, R. Lara, R. Seco, M. Monge, A. M. Yáñez-Serrano, A. M. Yáñez-Serrano, A. M. Yáñez-Serrano, M. Gohy, P. Petit, A. Chevalier, M.-P. Vagnot, Y. Fortier, A. Baudic, V. Ghersi, G. Gille, L. Lanzi, V. Gros, L. Simon, H. Héllen, S. Reimann, Z. Le Bras, M. J. Müller, D. Beddows, S. Hou, Z. Shi, R. M. Harrison, W. Bloss, J. Dernie, S. Sauvage, P. K. Hopke, P. K. Hopke, X. Duan, T. An, A. C. Lewis, J. R. Hopkins, E. Liakakou, N. Mihalopoulos, N. Mihalopoulos, X. Zhang, A. Alastuey, X. Querol, T. Salameh

“…<p>BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and <span class="inline-formula"><i>m</i></span>-xylene,<span class="inline-formula"><i>p</i></span>-xylene, and <span class="inline-formula"><i>o</i></span>-xylene) are significant urban air pollutants. This study examines BTEX variability across 7 European countries using data from 22 monitoring sites in different urban settings (urban background, traffic, industry, and suburban background). …”
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Development of a transportable High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph with Ultraviolet detection and a method for the rapid analysis of 13 carbonyl compounds hydrazones by Audrey Grandjean, Anaïs Becker, Mathilde Mascles, Franck Amiet, Jean-Philippe Amiet, Damien Bazin, Stéphane Le Calvé

“…In environments with elevated air pollution, highly reactive aldehydes pose significant health concerns. …”
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Foliar image-based characterization of airborne particulate matter in an urban area and its implications for remediation by Ankesh Tiwari, Triratnesh Gajbhiye, Mohineeta Pandey, Kajal Agrawal, Shuvadarshini Naik, Shubhrasmita Meher, Dinesh Patel, Rashmi Dubey, Tanzil Gaffar Malik, Mohammed Zari, Ali Zari, Khalid M Alghamdi, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Sudhir Kumar Pandey

“…Overall, this research serves as a crucial step in developing strategies to combat air pollution and fosters the creation of healthier and more sustainable urban environments.…”
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Does urban–rural integration contribute to environmental health? Exploring the interplay between urban–rural integration and air quality dynamics in Yangtze River middle reaches ci... by Jixin Yang, Jixin Yang, Bowen Fu, Bowen Fu, Xufeng Cui, Xufeng Cui

“…BackgroundExploring the coordinated relationship between urban–rural integration and air quality has significant implications for promoting urban–rural development, preventing air pollution and ensuring residents’ health. This study takes Yangtze River middle reaches city cluster as a case study, calculates the levels of urban–rural integration and air quality development, analyzes their coupled coordination relationship and driving factors, and explores the path of coordinated development.MethodsThis study constructs a coupling coordination degree model to analyze the relationship between the urban–rural integration development level and air quality development level. …”
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A Review of the Effects of Major Atmospheric Pollutants on Pollen Grains, Pollen Content, and Allergenicity by Hélène Sénéchal, Nicolas Visez, Denis Charpin, Youcef Shahali, Gabriel Peltre, Jean-Philippe Biolley, Franck Lhuissier, Rémy Couderc, Ohri Yamada, Audrey Malrat-Domenge, Nhân Pham-Thi, Pascal Poncet, Jean-Pierre Sutra

“…This review summarizes the available data related to the effects of air pollution on pollen grains from different plant species. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of young COPD, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021 by Yi Zhu, Tao Shen, Ruixin Guo, Ke Liu, Xiyu Cao, Xiuli Yang, Chuantao Zhang

“…The leading DALYs attributable to risk factors for young COPD are household air pollution from solid fuels (20.4%), ambient particulate matter pollution (17.9%), and smoking (13.5%). …”
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Analyzing vehicle emissions using a hybrid machine learning approach using weighted average based k-means clustering for sustainable transportation decision-making by Mohd Mobasshir, Praveen Pachauri, Pratibha Kumari, Faisal Khan, Azhar Equbal, Osama Khan, Mohd Parvez, Taufique Ahamad, Shadab Ahmad

“…In today’s world, the heavy reliance on crude oil for transportation has significant environmental implications, contributing to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, exacerbating global climate change and posing health risks. …”
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Diurnal and Daily Variations of PM2.5 and its Multiple-Wavelet Coherence with Meteorological Variables in Indonesia by Nani Cholianawati, Tiin Sinatra, Ginaldi Ari Nugroho, Didin Agustian Permadi, Asri Indrawati, Halimurrahman, Meta Kallista, Moch Syarif Romadhon, Ilma Fauziah Ma’ruf, Dipo Yudhatama, Tesalonika Angela Putri Madethen, Asif Awaludin

“…Characterizing the diurnal variations and the influence of meteorology is critical for understanding the drivers of air pollution and planning effective mitigation strategies. …”
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Associations of PM2.5 and its components with term preterm rupture of membranes: a retrospective study by Jiangxia Qin, Weiling Liu, Haidong Zou, Chong Zeng, Cifeng Gao, Weiqi Liu

“…PM2.5 and its component concentrations were obtained from Tracking Air Pollution in China. The time-varying mean concentration method was used to estimate exposure to PM2.5 and its components during different trimesters. …”
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Advancing sustainable healthcare through multidisciplinary stroke team rehabilitation by Hanna C. Persson, Hanna C. Persson, Malin Reinholdsson, Malin Reinholdsson, Elvira Lange, Elvira Lange, Elvira Lange, Stefi Barna, Annie Palstam, Annie Palstam, Annie Palstam, Annie Palstam

“…Climate change and air pollution are significant risk factors for stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. …”
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Association Between Fine Particle Waves and Sexual Function: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey in China by Weiqian Zhang, Rui Qu, Guan Cheng, Jingxuan Wang, Tailang Yin, Jue Liu, Dongdong Tang, Yan Zhang

“…Background: The effect of the long-term persistently elevated air pollutants, often referred to as air pollution waves, on sexual function has not been sufficiently addressed. …”
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Economic burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and post-tuberculosis sequelae in low- and middle-income countries: a database compiled from a systematic review and meta-a... by Fabrizio Tediosi, Klaus Reither, Olivia Keiser, Alexandra Walker, Yuling Lin, Marguerite Batta, Sierra Ottilie-Kovelman, Anna Duchenko, Curdin Brugger, Robert S Wallis, Marina Antillon

“…Finally, considerable economic burden was attributable to smoking and air pollution.Conclusion The review and the CD-CPTB database give a thorough snapshot of the current evidence of the costs and economic burden of COPD and post-TB diseases. …”
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A European aerosol phenomenology – 9: Light absorption properties of carbonaceous aerosol particles across surface Europe by Jordi Rovira, Marjan Savadkoohi, Gang I. Chen, Griša Močnik, Wenche Aas, Lucas Alados-Arboledas, Begoña Artiñano, Minna Aurela, John Backman, Sujai Banerji, David Beddows, Benjamin Brem, Benjamin Chazeau, Martine Collaud Coen, Cristina Colombi, Sebastien Conil, Francesca Costabile, Esther Coz, Joel F. de Brito, Kostas Eleftheriadis, Olivier Favez, Harald Flentje, Evelyn Freney, Asta Gregorič, Martin Gysel-Beer, Roy Harrison, Christoph Hueglin, Antti Hyvärinen, Matic Ivančič, Athina-Cerise Kalogridis, Hannes Keernik, Granakis Konstantinos, Paolo Laj, Eleni Liakakou, Chunshui Lin, Stefano Listrani, Krista Luoma, Marek Maasikmets, Hanna E. Manninen, Nicolas Marchand, Sebastiao Martins dos Santos, Saliou Mbengue, Nikos Mihalopoulos, Doina Nicolae, Jarkko V. Niemi, Michael Norman, Jurgita Ovadnevaite, Jean-Eudes Petit, Stephen Platt, André S.H. Prévôt, Manuel Pujadas, Jean-Philippe Putaud, Véronique Riffault, Martin Rigler, Matteo Rinaldi, Jaroslav Schwarz, Sanna Silvergren, Erik Teinemaa, Kimmo Teinilä, Hilkka Timonen, Gloria Titos, Anna Tobler, Jeni Vasilescu, Stergios Vratolis, Karl Espen Yttri, Eduardo Yubero, Naděžda Zíková, Andrés Alastuey, Tuukka Petäjä, Xavier Querol, Jesús Yus-Díez, Marco Pandolfi

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Global, regional, and national burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its attributable risk factors from 1990 to 2021: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Stu... by Zhufeng Wang, Junfeng Lin, Lina Liang, Feifei Huang, Xiaoyin Yao, Kang Peng, Yi Gao, Jinping Zheng

“…At the global level, smoking had the highest influence on COPD DALYs, accounting for 34.8%, followed by ambient particulate matter pollution (22.2%), household air pollution from solid fuels (19.5%), and occupational particulate matter, gases, and fumes (15.8%). …”
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