Techniques of Ozone Monitoring in a Mountain Forest Region: Passive and Continuous Sampling, Vertical and Canopy Profiles by Giacomo Gerosa, Cristina Mazzali, Antonio Ballarin-Denti

“…Ozone is the most harmful air pollutant for plant ecosystems in the Mediterranean and Alpine areas due to its biological and economic damage to crops and forests. …”
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VOC Emissions from a Rendering Plant and Evaluation for Removal of Pentanal by Oxidization Using Hydrogen Peroxide by Wen-Hsi Cheng, Chun-Hung Lin, Chung-Shin Yuan, Ken-Lin Chang

“…Experimental results indicated that ozone could not effectively reduce aldehydes and toluene, and the residual ozone remaining in the exhaust gas is a secondary air pollutant and irritate the human respiratory tracts. …”
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Temporal Analysis of Changes in Anthropogenic Emissions and Urban Heat Islands during COVID-19 Restrictions in Gauteng Province, South Africa by Lerato Shikwambana, Mahlatse Kganyago, Paidamwoyo Mhangara

“…Thus, it was hypothesised that these reductions in traffic congestion and industrial activities in cities would reduce both air pollutants and thermal radiation. Using multisource data from Sentinel-5P, MERRA-2, and MODIS, this study assessed the short-term trends in emissions and land surface temperature in South Africa’s economic hub, i.e., Gauteng Province. …”
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Re-calibrating measurements of low-cost air quality monitors using PCR-GPR air quality forecasting models. by Bing Liu, Shuting Yang, Junqi Wang

“…As a key tool for real-time monitoring of air pollutant concentrations, the chemical sensor, the core component of the low-cost Air Quality Monitor (AQM), is susceptible to a variety of factors during the measurement process, leading to errors in the measurement data. …”
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Retrieval of NO2 Columns by Exploiting MAX-DOAS Observations and Comparison with OMI and TROPOMI Data during the Time Period of 2015–2019 by Ahmad Iqbal, Naveed Ahmad, Hassan Mohy ud Din, Michel Van Roozendael, Muhammad Shehzaib Anjum, Muhammad Zeeshan Ali Khan, Muhammad Fahim Khokhar

“…Abstract Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)—a criteria major air pollutant, is of paramount importance due to its role in atmospheric chemistry and tropospheric ozone formation. …”
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1-Bromopropane induces mitochondrial damage and lipid metabolism imbalance in respiratory epithelial cells through the PGC-1α/PPARα pathway by Qiuyun Wu, Chunmeng Jin, Xue Liu, Qianyi Zhang, Biyang Jiao, Hongmin Yu

“…1-Bromopropane (1-BP) has become a new air pollutant in occupational and living environments due to its advantages in industrial applications and as a representative compound of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). …”
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Advanced statistical analysis of air quality and its health impacts in India: Quantifying significance by detangling weather-driven effects by Akshansha Chauhan, Guggilla Pavan Sai, Chin-Yu Hsu

“…The COVID-19 lockdown offered a unique opportunity to examine air pollutant reductions under restricted human activities. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Traffic Emissions on Fine Particulate Matter and Carbon Monoxide Levels in Hanoi through COVID-19 Social Distancing Periods by Nhung H. Le, Bich-Thuy Ly, Phong K. Thai, Gia-Huy Pham, Ich-Hung Ngo, Van-Nguyet Do, Thuy T. Le, Luan V. Nhu, Ha Dang Son, Yen-Lien T. Nguyen, Duong H. Pham, Tuan V. Vu

“…It is known that meteorological conditions can have significant effects on the ambient levels of air pollutants. To overcome this challenge, weather normalized concentrations of those pollutants were estimated using the random forest model, a machine learning technique. …”
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Vertical and spatial differences in ozone formation sensitivities under different ozone pollution levels in eastern Chinese cities by Zhuang Wang, Hao Zhang, Chune Shi, Xianguang Ji, Yizhi Zhu, Congzi Xia, Xiaoyun Sun, Meng Zhang, Xinfeng Lin, Shaowei Yan, Yuan Zhou, Chengzhi Xing, Yujia Chen, Cheng Liu

“…Abstract Ozone is the primary air pollutant in eastern China during the warm season. …”
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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. In Malaysia, transboundary ‘haze’ episodes with elevated PM2.5 concentrations linked to fires are common, causing health and economic harms. …”
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Burning of municipal waste in household furnaces and the health of their owners by Alicja Kicińska, Grzegorz Caba, Fernando Barria-Parra

“…We demonstrated that each type of fuel (AF, CF, AFw) combusted in a household furnace is a significant source of air pollutants, especially fine PM2.5 particles, whose concentrations exceeded the limit values (3.1–17.2 times for PM2.5 and 0.5–7.4 times for PM10). …”
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Indoor and Outdoor Exposure to PM2.5 during COVID-19 Lockdown in Suburban Malaysia by Eliani Ezani, Peter Brimblecombe, Zulfa Hanan Asha’ari, Amirul Aiman Fazil, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Zamzam Tuah Ahmad Ramly, Md Firoz Khan

“…However, COVID-19 restrictions required people to spend more time at home so the exposure to air pollutants shifted to being derived from that of domestic interiors, rather than outdoors or the workplace environment. …”
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A molecular toxicological study to explore potential health risks associated with ultrafine particle exposure in cold and humid indoor environments by Ziyu Shu, Shuo Qing, Xu Yang, Ping Ma, Yang Wu, Baizhan Li, Fangxin Fang, Runming Yao

“…It is evident that Vitamin E (100 mg/kg/day) can attenuate these adverse effects, underscoring its potential as a protective agent against environmental stressor-induced air pollutants and cold humid conditions. Our findings suggest that the synergistic effects of environmental factors and pollutant exposure significantly impact respiratory health, providing valuable insights for the design of healthier indoor environments and the development of strategies to mitigate these risks.…”
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Effect of Flowering Shading on Grain Yield and Quality of Durum Wheat in a Mediterranean Environment by Giancarlo Pagnani, Alfredo Lorenzo, Nausicaa Occhipinti, Lisa Antonucci, Sara D’Egidio, Fabio Stagnari, Michele Pisante

“…The phenomenon known as “dimming” or shading, caused by the increase in aerosols, air pollutants, and population density, is reducing global radiation, including both direct solar radiation and radiation scattered by the atmosphere. …”
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Formation Pathways and Emission Characteristics of PCDD/Fs during Co-combustion Tests of Sewage Sludge in Coal-fired Power Plants by Xiangbo Zou, Ji Ye, Chuangting Chen, Hui Huang, Wenxin Yu, Yuxuan Ying, Tieying Mao, Yunfeng Ma, Bingjian Zhu, Xiaoqing Lin

“…The introduction of SS enhanced the formation of major air pollutants such as NOx, SO2, and dust, but their emission concentrations still met the ultra-low emission requirements. …”
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Pulmonary function in swimmers exposed to disinfection by-products: a narrative review by Michał Boraczyński, Tomasz Balcerek, Nikola Rożkiewicz, Monika Pabiszczak, Michał Harasymczuk, Aneta Sławska, Przemysław Lutomski

“…Research should also explore safer alternatives to CBDs, such as ozonation, and improved ventilation to reduce air pollutants.…”
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Characterization of Low Visibility and Forecasting Model in Chongqing Central Area by Yu Han, Yi Liu, Yaping Zhang, Jun He, Yan Zhang, Qu Guo, Huan Wang

“…Over the past decade, as air pollutants have decreased each year, the proportion of fog and FHLV has also trended downward. …”
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Simultaneous Measurements of PM2.5- and PM10-bound Benzo(a)pyrene in a Coastal Urban Atmosphere in Poland: Seasonality of Dry Deposition Fluxes and influence of Atmospheric Transpo... by Patrycja Siudek, Wiesława Ruczyńska

“…., coal-fired power plants, refinery, solid waste burning, metal recycling plants) and residential sources (domestic heating units), and to the meteorological situation that led to the reduced dissipation of air pollutants and their transport outside the study domain. …”
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Atmospheric Wet Deposition of PCDD/Fs in the Ambient Air by Xueying Tian, Kangping Cui, Hwey-Lin Sheu, Yen-Kung Hsieh, Fanxuan Yu

“…Abstract Wet deposition is an important mechanism for removing air pollutants from the atmosphere. The total PCDD/Fs-WHO2005-TEQ wet deposition from 2018–2020 was investigated for Beijing and Tianjin City in this study. …”
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Spatiotemporal air quality prediction using stochastic advection–diffusion model for multimodal data fusion by Byeongseong Choi, Michelle A Hummel

“…Model outputs can inform individual and community-level decision-making to mitigate air pollutant exposures.…”
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