Respiratory Admissions Linked to Air Pollution in a Medium Sized City of the UK: A Case-crossover Study by Catherine A. Fitton, Bianca Cox, Munro Stewart, James Chalmers, Jill J. F. Belch

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Do the Street Sweeping and Washing Work for Reducing the Near-ground Levels of Fine Particulate Matter and Related Pollutants? by Sheng-Lun Lin, Yunzhou Deng, Ming-Yeng Lin, Shih-Wei Huang

“…The monitoring then mapped out the hot spot distribution of pollutants. The PM2.5 mass, UFP number, BC, and PAH concentrations before the street sweeping is 155 µg m−3, 1.2 × 104 # cm−3, BC 3633 ng m−3, and 36 ng m−3. …”
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Synergistic Emission Reduction of Particulate Pollutants in Coal-fired Power Plants Using Ultra-low Emission Technology by Leixing Tao, Yanyan Wang, Chunmei Yue, Zhigang Shen, Zhichao Liu, Qizhen Liu, Junchao Lu, Jian Wang, Honglei Ding, Weiguo Pan

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Gaseous Pollutants and Particulate Matter in Ambient Air: First Field Experiment in an Urban Mediterranean Area (Nador, Morocco) by Bouchra Oujidi, Abdelfettah Benchrif, Mounia Tahri, Fatiha Zahry, Moussa Bounakhla, Hocein Bazairi, Nadia Mhammdi, Maria Snoussi

“…Abstract Mediterranean urban areas are reportedly affected by poor air quality due to numerous emission sources, as well as topography and meteorological conditions that facilitate the accumulation of pollution. This present study makes an initial attempt to assess the effect of gaseous pollutants (NO2, CO, and O3) and particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) on the air quality of Nador city, which lies on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco. …”
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Air pollution exposures in early life and brain development in children (ABC): protocol for a pregnancy cohort study by John Kinuthia, R Scott McClelland, Barbra A Richardson, Elizabeth Maleche-Obimbo, Brent R Collett, Sarah Benki-Nugent, Faridah H Were, Anne M Riederer, Michael Gatari, CJ Karr, Edmund YW Seto, Beatrice C Mutai, Susan Wamithi, Priscilla Wanini Edemba, Timothy V Larson, Julian D Marshall

“…Introduction Air pollution is linked with poor neurodevelopment in high-income countries. …”
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Spatiotemporal clusters of acute respiratory infections associated with socioeconomic, meteorological, and air pollution factors in South Punjab, Pakistan by Munazza Fatima, Ibtisam Butt, Shahab MohammadEbrahimi, Behzad Kiani, Oliver Gruebner

“…The results obtained from the season-based GLM highlighted the significance of climatic factors (temperature, fog, dust storms) and air pollutants (NO2) in influencing ARI incidence, while socio-economic variables (rural population, literacy) had limited impact. …”
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Pollution Characterization, Meteorological Effects, and Sources of Carbon Aerosols in PM2.5 in Urban Xiangtan during Winter by Lizhi He, Zhenghui Xiao, Cheng Xie, Yangfei Ou, Sisi Wang

“…Abstract Urbanization and industrialization have contributed to increased air pollution in China, yet few studies have focused on carbon aerosols in Xiangtan. …”
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Association between Air Pollution and Risk of Hospital Admission for Pediatric Pneumonia in a Tropical City, Kaohsiung, Taiwan by Peng-Huei Liu, Kuo-Chen Huang, Yu-Lun Tseng, I-Min Chiu, Hsiu-Yung Pan, Fu-Jen Cheng

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Association between joint exposure to ambient air pollutants and carotid plaque: The mediating role of cardiometabolic risk factors by Yunfei Li, Ze Han, Xiaoyu Zhao, Yueruijing Liu, Zhiyuan Wu, Jinqi Wang, Xia Li, Xiuhua Guo, Lixin Tao

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Utilizing Machine Learning-based Classification Models for Tracking Air Pollution Sources: A Case Study in Korea by Yelim Choi, Bogyeong Kang, Daekeun Kim

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Identifying and ranking indicators affecting the environment with the aim of providing a guide on the establishment and operation of exhibition sites using BWM multi-criteria decis... by Davoud Adineh, Reza Amirnezhad, Keyvan Saeb, Aptin x Aptin Rahnavard, Farid Gholamreza Fahimi

Subjects: “…Pollutant indices…”
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Using a Micro Sampler on a Drone to Extract Organic Vapors—A Case Study of Monitoring Industrial Pollution by Wen-Hsi Cheng, Chung-Shin Yuan

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Unignorable Emissions and Potential Health Effects of Unregulated Pollutants from Nonroad Engines Using Greener Fuels — A Review by Lulu Duan, Yu-Lun Hsieh, Sheng-Lun Lin, Wan Nurdiyana Wan Mansor, Muhammad Isyhraff Azhan Bin Mansor, Hyojun Lee, Chien-Er Huang, How-Ran Chao, Mengjie Song, Minseop Song

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What Makes the Indian Megacity Chennai’s Air Unhealthy? - A Bottom-up Approach to Understand the Sources of Air Pollutants by Poonam Mangaraj, Saroj Kumar Sahu, Gufran Beig, Ashirbad Mishra, Som Sharma

“…Abstract In recent years, air quality in Indian megacities has emerged as the most pressing global concern, with Asian megacities being the most polluted. Unlike India’s pollution capital, Delhi, Chennai is a megacity significantly impacted by industrial and transportation activities and has been designated as a non-attainment city by the Government of India under the National Clean Air Programme. …”
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Accelerated aging as a mediator of the association between co-exposure to multiple air pollutants and risk of chronic kidney disease by Shuo Zhang, Yuxin Liu, Jike Qi, Yu Yan, Tongyu Gao, Xin Zhang, Dong Sun, Ting Wang, Ping Zeng

Subjects: “…Multiple air pollutants…”
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Potential Risks of PM2.5 in Urban and Suburban Environments: A Dual Perspective on Chemical Constituents and Pollution Sources by Huarui Ren, Xiongping Wu, Wenchang Zhao, Jinping Cheng

Subjects: “…Particle pollution…”
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EVALUATION OF WATER POLLUTION STATUS IN BAHLUI RIVER (IASI TOWN AREA) DUE TO DOMESTIC AND URBAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT ACTIVITIES by CARMEN ZAHARIA

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Assessment of potentially toxic elements pollution in soils and plant leaves along the high-traffic highway zones in Tehran, Iran by Mahdieh Hosseinzadeh, Hamid Toranjzar, bbas Ahmadi, Nourollah Abdi, Javad Varvani

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Effect of Pollution Level on Size Distributions and Mixing State of Ambient Black Carbon Particles in an Urban Area during Wintertime by Kangning Li, XiaoFei Wang, Xiaohui Lu, Hong Chen, Xin Yang

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Environmental pollution evaluation and spatiotemporal distribution of different forms of phosphorus in a phosphate mining area in Western Hubei, China by Lei Kou, Junwei Zhang, Liyue Huang, Guanyu Chen, Shupeng Jiang, Ding Han, Dayuan Jiang

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