Improving WRF-Chem PM2.5 predictions by combining data assimilation and deep-learning-based bias correction by Xingxing Ma, Hongnian Liu, Zhen Peng

“…In numerical model simulations, data assimilation (DA) on the initial conditions and bias correction (BC) of model outputs have been proven to be promising approaches to improving PM2.5 (particulate matter with an aerodynamic equivalent diameter of ≤ 2.5 μm) predictions. …”
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Examining the Chemical and Optical Properties of Biomass-burning Aerosols and their Impact on Oxidative Potential by Suman Yadav, Taveen Singh Kapoor, Pradnya Vernekar, Harish C. Phuleria

“…Exposure to emissions from biomass cooking is linked with adverse respiratory health outcomes - likely mediated through the oxidative potential of particulate matter (PM). This study aims to measure the oxidative potential (OP) of biomass aerosols in rural kitchens and examine its association with aerosol chemical and optical properties. …”
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Causal Effects of PM2.5, NOx, and NO2 on Cognitive Function: A Two-sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Yilin Tang, Zhenyu Li, Yicheng Fu, Mingyi Zhao

“…The exposure factors in our analysis were air pollutants, including “particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5); 2010”, “nitrogen oxides air pollution; 2010” and “nitrogen dioxide air pollution; 2010”, while our outcome variables focused on cognitive function, including the “fluid intelligence score”, “mean time to correctly identify matches”, and “number of incorrect matches in the round”. …”
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Assessing the short-term hematological and pulmonary effects of air pollution: a cross-sectional study in a Turkish urban setting by Mehmet Kılınçer, Ersan Gürsoy

“…While numerous studies have investigated the effects of these particulate and gaseous pollutants on both healthy individuals and patients, further research is needed to clarify the short-term hematological and pulmonary responses in individuals without underlying health conditions. …”
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PM2.5/PM10 Ratios in Eight Economic Regions and Their Relationship with Meteorology in China by Danting Zhao, Hong Chen, Erze Yu, Ting Luo

“…China is suffering severe ambient air pollution in recent decades and particulate matter (PM) has become the major pollutant, especially for PM2.5 and PM10, which have highly raised scholars and policy-makers’ attention in last few years. …”
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The Unignorable Near-ground PM2.5, UFP, PAHs, and BC Levels around a Traffic Prohibited Night Market by Sheng-Lun Lin, Hongjie Zhang, Ming-Yeng Lin, Shih-Wei Huang

“…Abstract In some special densely populated areas, the background atmospheric fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration is very high, which makes near-ground (NG) exposure a major problem endangering human health. …”
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Association of extreme high temperature weather with non-accidental deaths among residents of Yichang city: a time-stratified case-crossover analysis by Xiaoyan MING, Yang HAN, Zhongcheng YANG, Zaoxia WANG, Shuguang XIE, Chuangang FAN

“…After controlling for relative humidity (RH), fine particulate matter ≤ 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5), inhalable particulate matter ≤ 10 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM10), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), carbon monoxide (CO), and the gender and age of the deceased, the time-stratified case-crossover analysis showed that all nine extreme high temperature events were positively correlated with increased risk of non-accidental deaths among Yichang residents, with a lag effect Except for the P92.5-2 d and P92.5-3 d events, which lasted until lag day 3, the effects of the other seven extreme high temperature events lasted until lag day 1. …”
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Association between short-term exposure to air pollutants and daily stroke incidence among residents in Qingdao city: a time series analysis of disease surveillance, environmental,... by Nan GE, Lu PAN, Xin ZHANG, Dandan LI, Yin WANG, Jingya YIN, Hui ZHOU, Haoyan YU, Xiuqin ZHANG, Chunsheng XU, Yuan FANG, Yan MA, Bingling WANG, Haiping DUAN

“…The distributed Lag nonlinear model (DLNM) was used to analyze the associations between daily mean concentrations of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 mum (PM2.5), particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 mum (PM10), carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O3), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) with daily stroke incidence, while controlling for the effects of potential confounders such as long-term trend and day of the week in Qingdao city. …”
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Real-world outdoor air exposure effects in a model of the human airway epithelium – A comparison of healthy and asthmatic individuals using a mobile laboratory setting by Pavel Rossner, Helena Libalova, Tereza Cervena, Michal Sima, Zuzana Simova, Kristyna Vrbova, Antonin Ambroz, Zuzana Novakova, Fatima Elzeinova, Anezka Vimrova, Lubos Dittrich, Michal Vojtisek, Martin Pechout, Michal Vojtisek-Lom

“…In the ambient air, we detected particulate matter (PM), and other relevant chemicals (benzene, benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), NOx). …”
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Evaluating the Performance of Low-cost PM Sensors over Multiple COALESCE Network Sites by Vishal R. Dharaiya, Vasudev Malyan, Vikas Kumar, Manoranjan Sahu, Chandra Venkatraman, Pratim Biswas, Kajal Yadav, Diksha Haswani, Ramya Sunder Raman, Ruqia Bhat, Tanveer Ahmad Najar, Arshid Jehangir, Rohit P. Patil, G. Pandithurai, Sandeep Singh Duhan, Jitendra Singh Laura

“…Abstract Air quality is a global concern, with particulate matter receiving considerable attention due to its impact on human health and climate change. …”
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The association between PM2.5 and frailty: evidence from 122 cities in China and 7 countries in Europe by Yanchao Wen, Guiming Zhu, Kexin Cao, Jie Liang, Xiangfeng Lu, Tong Wang

“…Abstract Background The accelerated aging process worldwide is placing a heavy burden on countries. PM2.5 particulate matter exposure is a significant factor affecting human health and is crucial in the aging process. …”
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Producing Effective and Clean Coke for Household Combustion Activities to Reduce Gaseous Pollutant Emissions by Shoujun Liu, Ju Shangguan, Song Yang, Wenguang Du, Xudong Yan, Kaixia Zhang

“…Nowadays, the gaseous pollutant emissions, including particulate matter (PM), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen oxide (NOx) from household coal combustion, cause great threat to environment and public health by contributing to severe haze in China. …”
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Source attribution, health risk analysis, and policy implications of PAHs and NPAHs in PM $$_{10}$$ in Northern Mexico by Lucy T. González, Ilse María Hernández-Romero, Alberto Mendoza, Aldo I. Ramirez, Yasmany Mancilla, Boris Kharissov, Michael Pérez-Rodríguez, Juan Manuel Alfaro Barbosa, Daniel López Serna, Oxana Kharissova, Andrea Nucamendi, Jesús Abraham Díaz Paéz, Francisco E. Longoria

“…Abstract This research investigates the concentrations, sources, and health risks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and nitrated PAHs (NPAHs) in particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 $$\mu$$ m or less (PM $$_{10}$$ ) from critical urban centers in northern Mexico: Metropolitan Monterrey Area (MMA), Chihuahua (CHI), and Ciudad Juárez (CDJ). …”
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An evaluation approach to PM2.5 policy effectiveness over South Korea based on a newly proposed scalable spatial decomposition method by Jihoon Seo, Ahreum Lee, Doo-Sun R Park, Daeok Youn, Kyung Hwan Kim, Chang-Eui Park, Jin Young Kim

“…Applying this approach to hourly fine particulate matter (PM _2.5 ) concentrations from 535 monitoring stations across South Korea for 2021–2022, we evaluated the effectiveness of PM _2.5 management policies. …”
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Fluidization of fine coal particles in an ultrasound enhanced gas-solid fluidized bed by Sayuri Naicker, Neeraj Kuarsingh, Milan Carsky, David Lokhat

“…Fluidization is commonly used in the processing of powders or fine particles since it enables continuous powder handling and promotes good particulate mixing. However, the fluidization of fine particles is challenging due to the propensity for channelling, clustering and elutriation. …”
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Air quality-related human health damages of wild capture seafood production in the United States by Madisen L Gittlin, Sumil K Thakrar, Madeline G Faubion, Jason D Hill

“…Here, we estimate the air quality-related human health damages of wild capture fisheries production in the United States via the emission and formation of particulate matter (PM _2.5 ). We quantify annual deaths attributable to primary and secondary PM _2.5 from commercial marine vessel emissions using county- and species-specific fishing activity and landings data. …”
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Geospatial mapping of drug-resistant tuberculosis prevalence in Africa at national and sub-national levels by Alemneh Mekuriaw Liyew, Archie C.A. Clements, Fasil Wagnew, Beth Gilmour, Kefyalew Addis Alene

“…Factors such as mean temperature (β = 2.01; 95% CrI: 1.21, 3.42), population density (β = 0.41; 95% CrI: 0.19, 0.95), and fine particulate matter (β = 0.66; 95% CrI: 0.20, 0.80) were positively associated with DR-TB prevalence. …”
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Daedalus Mega-ichnosites: The Armorican Quartzite Bridge between Villuercas-Ibores-Jara and Naturtejo UNESCO Global Geoparks by Carlos Neto de Carvalho, Andrea Baucon, Ivan Cortijo, Soren Jensen, Jose Maria Barrera, Javier Lopez Caballero

“…Daedalus producers were responsible for the occupation of some of the earliest deep substrate tiers, probably feeding from particulate organics and meiofauna using complex architectures for resource exploitation. …”
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Emission Characteristics and Health Risk Assessment of Volatile Organic Compounds in Key Industries: A Case Study in the Central Plains of China by Fengwei Liu, Lei Tong, Qingyue Luo, Yufei Ling, Hongyi Gu, Yangchao Lv, Anwei Shi, Hui Liu, Hang Xiao, Cenyan Huang

“…Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), the precursors of ozone and fine particulate matter, are one of the atmospheric pollutants harmful to human health. …”
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Effect of phosphorus fractions on benthic chlorophyll-a: Insight from the machine learning models by Yuting Wang, Sangar Khan, Zongwei Lin, Xinxin Qi, Kamel M. Eltohamy, Collins Oduro, Chao Gao, Paul J. Milham, Naicheng Wu

“…Different machine learning models have been used to predict the benthic chl-a from the TP and dissolved P (DP), however, to the best of our knowledge, colloidal and particulate P (CP and PP) have never been used in predictive models for benthic chl-a. …”
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