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Two trans-boundary aerosol transport episodes in the western Yangtze River Delta, China: A perspective from ground-based lidar observation Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2021-01-18 Hao Yang; Zhiyuan Fang; Chenbo Xie; Jasonblake Cohen; Yuanjian Yang; Bangxin Wang; Kunming Xing; Ye Cao
Aerosol pollution is a significant threat to public health, and ground-based lidar can effectively monitor air pollution and regional air quality, including providing accurate observations of the vertical distribution of aerosols. Two long-distance trans-boundary aerosol episodes (named P2 and P5; P2 was the heavy pollution period (from 19:00 on January 19 to 15:00 on January 20) and P5 was the moderate
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Evaluation of the chemical composition of hailstones from triple border Paraná, Santa Catarina (Brazil) and Argentina Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2021-01-16 Alexandra Beal; Leila D. Martins; Jorge A. Martins; Anderson P. Rudke; Daniela S. de Almeida; Letícia M. Costa; César R.T. Tarley
The concentration of ions, metals, and metalloids in hailstone samples was evaluated for the first time in South America. The samples were previously cleaned with ultrapure water to eliminate potential contaminants. The ions concentrations in the samples showed a general pattern according to the following sequence: Ca2+ ˃ NO3-> K+ > CHOO− > Mg2+ > Cl− > SO42_> Na+ > NH4+ > F−. Regarding the metals
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Effect of experimental conditions on secondary organic aerosol formation in an oxidation flow reactor Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2021-01-15 Ranran Zhao; Qixing Zhang; Xuezhe Xu; Weixiong Zhao; Hui Yu; Wenjia Wang; Yongming Zhang; Weijun Zhang
As global air pollution aggravates, it urges us to investigate the evolution of atmospheric related emissions. Recently oxidation flow reactor (OFR) has been widely used to simulate the aging of atmospheric related emissions as its excellent performance. In this work, we systematically characterized the SOA formation from α-pinene using a custom-built OFR under different conditions. The particle loss
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Source apportionment in PM2.5 in central Japan using positive matrix factorization focusing on small-scale local biomass burning Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2021-01-15 Fumikazu Ikemori; Katsushige Uranishi; Daichi Asakawa; Ryohei Nakatsubo; Masahide Makino; Mizuka Kido; Noriko Mitamura; Katsuyoshi Asano; Suguru Nonaka; Rie Nishimura; Seiji Sugata
Here, we discuss the influences of small-scale biomass burning (BB) originating from local/regional emissions, such as agricultural waste burning, which are difficult to detect via remote sensing. To evaluate the BB contribution, we used a positive matrix factorization (PMF) model with chemical component data including levoglucosan, a useful BB indicator, at multiple urban, suburban, and background
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Effects of tropospheric ozone on groundnut (Arachis hypogea L.) cultivars: Role of plant age and antioxidative potential Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2021-01-12 Dheeraj Rathore; Indra Jeet Chaudhary
Ozone (O3) is a secondary atmospheric pollutant present in the tropospheric environment. Ozone enters in internal tissue of leaf through stomata and produces reactive oxygen species (ROS) which damages cellular membrane, alter gene expression and metabolic activities and ultimately caused death of the plant tissues. Certain defensive mechanism occurs in the internal part of leaves to eliminate generated
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A high ozone event over Beijing after the May 2017 Belt and Road Forum Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2021-01-11 Jun Xu; Youjiang He; Mingzhu Li; Zhongzhi Zhang; Xiaohui Du; Jikang Wang; Xin Yang; Zhenhai Wu; Hong Li; Yizhen Chen; Peng Wei
The Beijing area experienced daily ozone increases after the Belt and Road Forum in May 2017, with the maximum hourly O3 peak exceeding 400 μg/m3. The high O3 event was analyzed by using observed data and model simulations. Results indicated that the local photochemistry was the major driver boosting O3 formation for northern suburban sites and regional transport in the late afternoon made another
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Optimization of WD-XRF analytical technique to measure elemental abundance in PM2.5 dust collected on quartz-fibre filter Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2021-01-11 Shubham Gupta; Pramod Soni; Ankush Kumar Gupta
Kanpur is one of the most polluted industrial cities in the world, as tagged by the World Health Organization in 2018. Most studies on airborne particulate matter in the area have shown that the PM2.5 concentration in the city is much higher than that of other major cities around the country. In the present study, for analyzing the air quality (PM2.5) and elemental concentration (Zn, Ca, Fe, K, Mn
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Hygroscopic and chemical properties of aerosol emissions at a major mining facility in Iran: Implications for respiratory deposition Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2021-01-11 Alberto Cuevas-Robles; Naghmeh Soltani; Behnam Keshavarzi; Jong-sang Youn; Alexander B. MacDonald; Armin Sorooshian
This study characterizes the hygroscopic and chemical nature of aerosols originating from ten locations (4 outdoors and 6 indoors) around the Gol-E-Gohar (GEG) iron ore mine (Iran), including an assessment of how hygroscopic growth alters particulate deposition in the respiratory system. Aerosols collected on filters in three diameter (Dp) ranges (total suspended particulates [TSP], Dp ≤ 10 μm [PM10]
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Contrasting the size-resolved nature of particulate arsenic, cadmium, and lead among diverse regions Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2021-01-05 Marisa E. Gonzalez; Connor Stahl; Melliza Templonuevo Cruz; Paola Angela Bañaga; Grace Betito; Rachel A. Braun; Mojtaba Azadi Aghdam; Maria Obiminda Cambaliza; Genevieve Rose Lorenzo; Alexander B. MacDonald; James Bernard Simpas; Janae Csavina; A. Eduardo Saez; Eric Betterton; Armin Sorooshian
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Characteristics of water-soluble inorganic aerosol pollution and its meteorological response in Wuhan, Central China Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2021-01-05 Lin Zang; Yi Zhang; Bo Zhu; Feiyue Mao; Yu Zhang; Zemin Wang
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Presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the air of public places and transportation Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2021-01-02 Mostafa Hadei; Seyed Reza Mohebbi; Philip K. Hopke; Abbas Shahsavani; Shahriar Bazazpour; Mohammad Reza Alipour; Ahmad Jonidi Jafari; Anooshiravan Mohseni Bandpey; Alireza Zali; Maryam Yarahmadi; Mohsen Farhadi; Masumeh Rahmatinia; Vajieh Hasanzadeh; Seyed Saeed Hashemi Nazari; Hamid Asadzadeh-Aghdaei; Mohammad Tanhaei; Mohammad Reza Zali; Majid Kermani; Hamid Chobineh
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Thermodynamic and dynamic behavior in a recent dust precipitation event in north China Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2021-01-02 Juan Huo; Yichen Chen; Daren Lyu
The dynamic and thermodynamic characteristics of a dust precipitation event that took place on May 11, 2020 in North China are analyzed. With the invasion of cold air from Lake Baikal (107°E, 53°N), the arid area in the southeast of Mongolia (107°–108°E, 47°–48°N) was in a region with a large potential pseudo-equivalent temperature gradient, where interactions between cold and warm air led to instability
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Field based measurement of multiple pollutants emission from residential coal burning in rural Shanxi, northern China Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Jinze Wang; Shanshan Zhang; Yan Chen; Ye Huang; Zhenglu Wang; Kang Mao; Weijian Liu; Wei Du
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Microbial community in indoor dusts from university dormitories: Characteristics, potential pathogens and influence factors Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Zhineng Wu; Honghong Lyu; Wei Liang; Xiaohua Jing; Yinbiao Wang; Xiaodong Ma
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Evaluation of atmospheric aerosols in the metropolitan area of São Paulo simulated by the regional EURAD-IM model on high-resolution Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Ediclê De Souza Fernandes Duarte; Philipp Franke; Anne Caroline Lange; Elmar Friese; Fábio Juliano da Silva Lopes; Jonatan João da Silva; Jean Souza dos Reis; Eduardo Landulfo; Cláudio Moises Santos e Silva; Hendrik Elbern; Judith Johanna Hoelzemann
We present a high-resolution air quality study over São Paulo, Brazil with the EURopean Air Pollution Dispersion - Inverse Model (EURAD-IM) used for the first time over South America simulating detailed features of aerosols. Modeled data are evaluated with observational surface data and a Lidar. Two case studies in 2016 with distinct meteorological conditions and pollution plume features show transport
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Evaluation of the CALPUFF model performance for the estimation of the urban ecosystem CO2 flux Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Yaroslav Bezyk; Dmytro Oshurok; Maxim Dorodnikov; Izabela Sówka
Land-use and land-cover changes due to urban expansion is recognized as one of the crucial factors affecting carbon dioxide emissions. In this study, the land conversion effects on soil CO2 fluxes associated with temperate re-established grasslands within the Forest Botanical Garden found on an anthropogenic landform were investigated. The present work analyses the capabilities and requirements of
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Determinants of rear-of-wheel and tire-road wear particle emissions by light-duty vehicles using on-road and test track experiments Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-12-23 A. Beji; K. Deboudt; S. Khardi; B. Muresan; L. Lumière
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Composition of aerosol particles generated at different phases of biomass burning processes; laboratory and field investigations Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Niloofar Ordou; Igor E. Agranovski
This study is focused on the investigations of bushfire-originated smoke particle released during different prescribed burning events conducted between May 2018 and August 2019 in Toohey forest region, Queensland, Australia. Particle size/mass distribution along with corresponding elemental content had been comprehensively measured and the results were compared against outcomes obtained during the
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Variation of carbonaceous aerosols and water soluble inorganic ions during winter haze in two consecutive years Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Aparna Satsangi; Ankita Mangal; Awni Agarwal; Anita Lakhani; K. Maharaj Kumari
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Characteristics, source apportionment and chemical conversions of VOCs based on a comprehensive summer observation experiment in Beijing Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-12-18 Chen Zhang; Xingang Liu; Yingying Zhang; Qinwen Tan; Miao Feng; Yu Qu; Junling An; Yijun Deng; Ruixiao Zhai; Zheng Wang; Nianliang Cheng; Shuping Zha
Based on the observation data of VOCs in the Beijing atmosphere in the summer of 2016, this study analyzed the variation characteristics of the VOCs concentration and composition with time. The potential impacts of each component on ozone and secondary organic aerosol (SOA) production were compared. The results showed that the concentration of alkane was the highest in the total VOCs in Beijing, followed
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Human health risk associated with emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the ship-loading of hydrocarbons in refineries Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-12-15 Giuseppa Ancione; Roberto Lisi; Maria Francesca Milazzo
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Source apportionment of PM2.5 carbonaceous aerosols during a long-lasting winter haze episode in Xiangyang, central China Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-12-14 Huimeng Jiang; Xiaofei Geng; Zhineng Cheng; Lingxi Zhan; Jiao Tang; Jiangtao Li; Han Xiao; He Song; Tao Wang; Jun Li; Gan Zhang; Zuwu Wang; Hairong Cheng
The goal of this study was to identify the relative contribution of fossil and non-fossil contributions to PM2.5 carbonaceous aerosols (CAs) in PM2.5 pollution events. To achieve this, the pollution characteristics and source apportionments of CAs using radiocarbon (14C) and organic tracers (anhydrosugar) were determined during a long-lasting winter haze episode (Jan. 13–24, 2018) in Xiangyang, central
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Absorption enhancement of black carbon and the contribution of brown carbon to light absorption in the summer of Nanjing, China Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-12-14 Fenping Cui; Shixin Pei; Mindong Chen; Yan Ma; Qinwei Pan
The absorption enhancement of black carbon (BC) was studied at the Jiangxinzhou site of the Nanjing Bureau of Meteorology (Nanjing, China), using the combination of a thermal denuder (TD) and a three-wavelength, photo acoustic soot spectrometer (PASS-3). With increase TD temperature, the amount of volatile components gradually decreased. While at > 250 °C, most organic substances and inorganic matter
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Organic and inorganic nitrogen deposition in an urban evergreen broad-leaved forest in central Japan Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-12-13 Ruoming Cao; Siyu Chen; Shinpei Yoshitake; Toshiyuki Ohtsuka
Chronic atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition could influence the functioning of ecosystems as well as their biodiversity. However, N deposition in urban forest ecosystems, especially natural evergreen broad-leaved forests, is not well known. In this study, the concentrations and fluxes of dissolved inorganic N (DIN) and dissolved organic N (DON) in bulk deposition, throughfall, and stemflow were assessed
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Analysis of various transport modes to evaluate personal exposure to PM2.5 pollution in Delhi Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-12-10 Kamal Jyoti Maji; Anil Namdeo; Dan Hoban; Margaret Bell; Paul Goodman; S.M. Shiva Nagendra; Jo Barnes; Laura De Vito; Enda Hayes; James Longhurst; Rakesh Kumar; Niraj Sharma; Sudheer Kumar Kuppili; Dheeraj Alshetty
Access to detailed comparisons of the air quality variations encountered when commuting through a city offers the urban traveller more informed choice on how to minimise personal exposure to inhalable pollutants. In this study we report on an experiment designed to compare atmospheric contaminants, in this case, PM2.5 inhaled during rickshaw, bus, metro, non-air-conditioned car, air-conditioned (AC)
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Characteristics and similarity relations of turbulence dispersion parameters under heavy haze conditions Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-12-08 Lei Liu; Yu Shi; Fei Hu
The parameterizations of atmospheric turbulence dispersion in many commonly used numerical models are based on the similarity relations in highly flat and sparsely populated areas. Such parameterizations limit the applicability of the models for simulating heavy haze processes that frequently occur in densely populated urban areas with complex terrains. In this study, we examined the similarity relations
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Assessment of pollutant dispersion in urban street canyons based on field synergy theory Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-12-08 Tingzhen Ming; Tianhao Shi; Huina Han; Shurong Liu; Yongjia Wu; Wenyu Li; Chong Peng
Vehicle emissions are an important factor in the deterioration of air quality in urban street canyons. To improve the air quality in urban street canyons, it is necessary to have a deep understanding of the mechanism of pollutant dispersion within the urban boundary layer. The transport process of pollutants in street canyons is essentially a convective mass transfer process. In this paper, a computational
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Impact of increase in urban sprawls representing five decades on summer-time air quality based on WRF-Chem model simulations over central-National Capital Region, India Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-12-07 Ankur P. Sati; Manju Mohan
The impact of urbanization on air quality is expected to vary based on how meteorology and the complex atmospheric chemistry would respond to prominent changes in land use land cover (LULC) taking place over several decades. The present study examines the aerodynamic impacts of an increase in the urban sprawls across the central National Capital Region, encompassing about 12,540 km2 area of India over
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China's COVID-19 lockdown challenges the ultralow emission policy Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-12-07 Yong Yang; Laijun Zhao; Yujing Xie; Chenchen Wang; Jian Xue
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Detection of emissions from the combustion of wood-based materials being furniture industry waste Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-12-05 Andrzej Szczurek; Monika Maciejewska; Żaneta Zajiczek; Krzysztof Mościcki
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Regional sources and the economic cost assessment of PM2.5 in Ji'nan, eastern China Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-12-02 Xianmang Xu; Wen Zhang; Chao Zhu; Jiarong Li; Wenpeng Yuan; Jialiang Lv
The problem of environmental pollution was troubling people in many cities in China, especially PM2.5 pollution. Aiming to a better understanding the influence of long-range transport sources and health effect of PM2.5 in Ji'nan, a field observation was carried out in from 23 December 2016 to 25 April 2017. The results showed that primary organic carbon (POC), secondary organic carbon (SOC) and element
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Impacts of LULC, FDDA, Topo-wind and UCM schemes on WRF-CMAQ over the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, China Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-11-30 Kun Wang; Yali Tong; Jiajia Gao; Chao Gao; Kai Wu; Tao Yue; Sida Qin; Chenlong Wang
In this study, the impacts of land use and land cover (LULC) change, four–dimensional data assimilation (FDDA), Topo-wind and urban canopy module (UCM) schemes on meteorology and air quality were investigated with the latest LULC data in Weather Research and Forecasting Model-Community Multiscale Air Quality (WRF-CMAQ) by scenarios analysis. Results showed that LULC change had significant effects on
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Climatology and calibration of MERRA-2 PM2.5 components over China Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-11-29 Qiuyue Zhao; Wei Zhao; Jun Bi; Zongwei Ma
Due to the lack of ground monitoring data, current research on ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is limited to mass concentration, and few studies have investigated climatology of PM2.5 components in China. The Version 2 Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA-2) data provides a series of surface PM2.5 component datasets, including black carbon (BC), organic carbon
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Air pollution and critical air pollutant assessment during and after COVID-19 lockdowns: Evidence from pandemic hotspots in China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, and India Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-11-28 Meng Hu; Zhongbing Chen; Haiyan Cui; Tao Wang; Chao Zhang; Keming Yun
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Combined measurements of microscopic leaf wetness and dry-deposited inorganic compounds in a spruce forest Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-11-28 G. Katata; A. Held
Hygroscopic particulate salts on leaf surfaces may facilitate the formation of microscopic leaf wetness, wax degradation, and enhanced of trace gas exchange in forest environments. In order to investigate the interaction of microscopic leaf wetness and dry-deposited inorganic compounds, a field campaign that combined measurements using electrical conductance sensors and leaf washing techniques was
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Dispersion at the edges of near road noise barriers Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-11-27 Akula Venkatram; David K. Heist; Steven G. Perry; Lydia Brouwer
This paper presents an analysis of data from a wind tunnel study conducted to examine the dispersion of emissions at the edges of near-road noise barriers. The study is motivated by the concern that a barrier positioned downwind of a roadway may guide highly polluted plumes along the barrier leading to heightened concentrations as the plume spills around and downwind of the barrier end. The wind tunnel
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Assessment of air quality sensor system performance after relocation Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-11-24 Stefano Zauli-Sajani; Stefano Marchesi; Claudia Pironi; Carla Barbieri; Vanes Poluzzi; Annamaria Colacci
Sensor based monitoring systems have been indicated as a promising tool to increase information on spatio-temporal distribution of air pollution but several issues have been raised about the accuracy of such monitors when used in the field. The study aimed at assessing the performance of sensor based systems after multiple relocation in different seasons and sites. The systems included electrochemical
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Long term characteristics of atmospheric particulate matter and compositions in Jakarta, Indonesia Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-09-18 Muhayatun Santoso; Diah Dwiana Lestiani; Endah Damastuti; Syukria Kurniawati; Indah Kusmartini; Djoko Prakoso Dwi Atmodjo; Dyah Kumala Sari; Tamrin Muhtarom; Didin Agustian Permadi; Philip K. Hopke
Air pollution poses significant threat to human health and the environment, as well as millions of people's quality of life. Air pollution in Jakarta, one of the megacities in Asia, has attracted concern from the government and the public. Long term air quality monitoring of fine and coarse atmospheric particulate matter (PM) was conducted in Central Jakarta from 2010 to 2019. The PM samples were collected
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Long-term temporal analysis of the columnar and surface aerosol relationship with planetary boundary layer height at a southern coastal site of Turkey Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-09-19 Gizem Tuna Tuygun; Tolga Elbir
Mersin is industrialized city with 1.8 million people, a dense port, and different industries. The region is under the influence of mineral dust transport originated from the arid and semi-arid regions, mainly in spring and autumn. Planetary boundary layer height (PBLH) is one of major parameters influencing surface air quality. In this study, the relationship between particulate matters having diameter
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Analysis of surface ozone episodes using WRF-HYSPLIT model at Biga Peninsula in the Marmara region of Turkey Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-10-05 Deniz Sari; Selahattin Incecik; Nesimi Ozkurt
Ozone episodes were observed frequently in Biga Peninsula of Marmara region in Turkey which is suburban site and has forests and agricultural areas. This study aims to understand the role of atmospheric conditions that lead to the ozone episodes over the Biga Peninsula. Ozone concentrations were measured at the monitoring stations for three years (2013–2015) to identify and characterize the ozone episodes
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Characteristics and influencing factors of heavy metal pollution in surface dust from driving schools of Wuhu, China Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-11-23 Yuesheng Lin; Minghong Wu; Fengman Fang; Jing Wu; Kang Ma
To investigate the characteristics and influencing factors of the heavy metal pollution in surface dust of driving schools, 128 dust samples have been collected from 22 driving schools in Wuhu city, Anhui province. The distribution characteristics, sources and ecological risks of Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in the surface dust of driving schools are under detailed analysis. The results showed the elements
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The dominant mechanism of the explosive rise of PM2.5 after significant pollution emissions reduction in Beijing from 2017 to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-11-19 Tian Zhang; Huizheng Che; Zhiqiang Gong; Yaqiang Wang; Jizhi Wang; Yuanqin Yang
The Chinese government implemented strict emission reduction measures of air pollution between 2013 and 2017. However, from the winter of 2017 until February 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the twenty explosive rise (ER) events of PM2.5 mass in twelve heavy aerosol pollution episodes (HPEs) still appeared in Beijing and its vicinity (BIV). To explore the controlling mechanism for the ER under the
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Volatile organic compounds removal by means of a felt-based living wall to improve indoor air quality Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-11-16 Gina Patricia Suárez-Cáceres; Rafael Fernández-Cañero; Antonio José Fernández-Espinosa; Sabina Rossini-Oliva; Antonio Franco-Salas; Luis Pérez-Urrestarazu
Currently, the population spends most of the time in indoor environments, which makes Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) very important for health and comfort. As vegetation can act as a biofilter capturing air pollutants, this study aims to assess the effectiveness of a living wall module in the removal of the Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOCs) for IAQ improvement. An airtight glass chamber was used to
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Chemical characterization and source apportionment of size-segregated aerosol in the port-city of Venice (Italy) Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-11-13 Elena Gregoris; Elisa Morabito; Elena Barbaro; Matteo Feltracco; Giuseppa Toscano; Eva Merico; Fabio Massimo Grasso; Daniela Cesari; Marianna Conte; Daniele Contini; Andrea Gambaro
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Associations between ambient air pollution and years of life lost in Beijing Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-11-13 Guijie Luan; Peng Yin; Maigeng Zhou
The severe economic and disease burden caused by air pollution have become a public health concern. A great number of studies have proved that air pollution had an impact on mortality, but the association between air pollution and years of life lost (YLL) remains indistinct. The mortality data between January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2012 was collected from the China National Mortality Surveillance
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A review on ambient and indoor air pollution status in Africa Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-11-13 Kevin Emeka Agbo; Christophe Walgraeve; John Ikechukwu Eze; Paulinus Ekene Ugwoke; Pius Oziri Ukoha; Herman Van Langenhove
In spite of the global outcry for urgent action against air pollution, most African countries lack functional air quality monitoring stations and data there from; making air quality management difficult. Therefore, stand-alone studies are reviewed to provide information on air pollutant levels, sources, spatial and seasonal variation across the continent. Air quality studies are limited in Africa.
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Silver linings in the dark clouds of COVID-19: Improvement of air quality over India and Delhi metropolitan area from measurements and WRF-CHIMERE model simulations Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-11-11 U.C. Dumka; D.G. Kaskaoutis; Shubha Verma; Shantikumar S. Ningombam; Sarvan Kumar; Sanhita Ghosh
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Spatiotemporal variations of tropospheric NO2 in Lanzhou for the period 2009–2018 based on satellite remote sensing Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-11-10 Chao Ma; Tianzhen Ju; Qinhua Wang; FengShuai Li; Yongjia Zhang; Guoqiang Zhang
Air quality has been associated with human health and with issues related to the climate, water, agriculture, and the economy across the world. NO2 is one of the main pollutants in the atmosphere; therefore, it is essential to analyze the quantitative changes and spatial distribution of NO2. The spatiotemporal changes in the vertical column densities and related influencing factors of tropospheric
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Atmospheric elemental carbon deposition from urban and suburban sites of Shanghai: Characteristics, sources and comparison with aerosols and soils Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-11-09 Qing Wang; Weihao Feng; Min Liu; Hong Xu
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Estimating hourly PM2.5 concentrations using Himawari-8 AOD and a DBSCAN-modified deep learning model over the YRDUA, China Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-11-04 Xiaoman Lu; Jiajia Wang; Yingting Yan; Liguo Zhou; Weichun Ma
In view of the spatial and temporal gaps left by the ground monitoring network for fine particulate matter (PM2.5), remote sensing has been regarded as an effective monitoring alternative to provide data of the PM2.5 distribution at a high resolution. Satellite-derived aerosol optical depth (AOD) is a parameter that has a good correlation with the PM2.5 concentration. In this study, a modified deep
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Separating the impact of gradual lockdown measures on air pollutants from seasonal variability Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-11-02 Siegfried Hörmann; Fatima Jammoul; Thomas Kuenzer; Ernst Stadlober
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Sulfate of potash and yellow phosphorus to simultaneously remove SO2–NO and obtain a complete fertilizer Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-10-29 Montaser A.M. Alzaky; Dengxin Li
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A first look at atmospheric concentrations and temporal trends of phthalates in distinct urban sectors of the Greater Toronto Area Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-10-29 Tijana Vasiljevic; Ky Su; Tom Harner
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Identification of airborne particles and fungus spores concentrations within horses stables Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-10-29 Ehab Mostafa; Edith Szabo; Richard S. Gates; Wolfgang Buescher
Horses are used mainly for sports and leisure activities and are predominantly kept in closed individual straw-bedded stalls for a long time during the day, especially in cold weather. Horses are may therefore be exposed to high concentrations of particulate matter and microorganisms from the bedding and fodder material. The dangers posed by exposure the horses to high pollutant concentrations for
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Quantification of different processes in the rapid formation of a regional haze episode in north China using an integrated analysis tool coupling source apportionment with process analysis Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-10-28 Tao Wang; Xuan Wang; Jie Li; Zifa Wang; Lingling Wang; Huiyun Du; Wenyi Yang; Xueshun Chen; Wei Wang; Yele Sun
North China Plain (NCP) is one of the most of heavily polluted regions in the world, air pollution associated with haze threatens human health. A high PM2.5 concentration event in the NCP from 30 November to 10 December 2017 was simulated and analyzed by using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model and the Nested Air Quality Prediction Modeling System (NAQPMS) with an integrated analysis
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Dependence of pollutant emission factors and fuel consumption on driving conditions and gasoline vehicle types Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-10-24 Liang Qu; Weiwei Wang; Mengliang Li; Xiaohong Xu; Zongbo Shi; Hongjun Mao; Taosheng Jin
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Chemical characterization and source apportionment of fine and coarse atmospheric particulate matter in Doha, Qatar Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-10-21 Wasim Javed; Bing Guo
Atmospheric particulate matter of two size fractions (i.e., PM2.5 and PM10) were sampled simultaneously at an urban site in Doha, Qatar, and characterized to measure chemical constituents (including trace elements, organic and elemental carbon (OC/EC), and water-soluble ions). The composition data were applied to mass closure analysis and Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) model along with detailed
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Assessment of seasonal variations in concentration, particle-size distribution, and taxonomic composition of airborne fungi in a courtyard space Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-10-19 Dingmeng Wu; Ying Zhang; Wenwen Qin; Yu Tian; Angui Li; Li'an Hou; Yicun Hou; Bingyang Han; Tianqi Wang; Jing Xiong; Ran Gao
As people desire contact with the natural environment and comfortable living, modern buildings are increasingly incorporating the design of courtyard spaces. Hence, it is of interest to investigate the fungal air quality of courtyard spaces. This study aimed to investigate seasonal patterns of airborne fungal concentration, particlesize distribution, and taxonomic composition by using air microbial
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Improving wind vector predictions for modelling of atmospheric dispersion during Seveso-type accidents Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-10-19 Matija Perne; Marija Zlata Božnar; Boštjan Grašič; Primož Mlakar; Juš Kocijan
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Estimating the spatial and temporal variability of the ground-level NO2 concentration in China during 2005–2019 based on satellite remote sensing Atmos. Pollut. Res. (IF 3.527) Pub Date : 2020-10-17 Jianhui Xu; Hannakaisa Lindqvist; Qingfang Liu; Kai Wang; Li Wang
Based on the ground-level observed NO2 concentration, satellite-observed NO2 column concentration from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) and meteorological parameters, we comprehensively consider the seasonal and regional differences in the relationship between NO2 column concentration and measured NO2 concentration and establish a two-stage combined ground NO2 concentration estimation (TSCE-NO2)
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