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Insights on Air Pollution During COVID-19: A Review 对新冠肺炎期间空气污染的见解:综述
IF 1.4 4区 环境科学与生态学
Aerosol Science and Engineering Pub Date : 2023-01-19 DOI: 10.1007/s41810-023-00173-w
Sushil Kumar
{"title":"Insights on Air Pollution During COVID-19: A Review","authors":"Sushil Kumar","doi":"10.1007/s41810-023-00173-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41810-023-00173-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Air quality improved due to a sudden reduction in the mass concentration of criteria pollutants (PM<sub>2.5</sub>, PM<sub>10</sub>, NO<sub>x</sub>, CO, SO<sub>2</sub>) except ozone (O<sub>3</sub>) over cities of the world during the novel coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) lockdown. Such reduction in pollutants concentration during the lockdown period is an indicator of pollutants contributed from human-induced sources. The elevated ozone level during the lockdown period is explained by shifted NOx-mediated reaction towards volatile organic carbon (VOCs) mediated reaction. The reduction in pollutants concentration and improved air quality is not uniform for outdoor and indoor environments. The indoor air quality is quite poor compared to outdoor throughout the lockdown period. The degradation in indoor air quality is associated with increased human activities and the degree of ventilation inside the home. The number of active COVID-19 cases is associated with air quality over a region. The improved air quality helped in a reduction in COVID-19 virus transmission among the people. Present review articles provide detailed insight into current research progress, the impact of lockdowns on outdoor and indoor air quality in different cities of the world. Further, this review articles provide a detailed overview of an elevated O<sub>3</sub> level during the lockdown period and the mechanism of formation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36991,"journal":{"name":"Aerosol Science and Engineering","volume":"7 2","pages":"192 - 206"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50083983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
A Review of Policies and Legislations of Vehicular Exhaust Emissions in Ghana and Their Enforcement 加纳汽车尾气排放的政策和立法及其执行情况综述
IF 1.4 4区 环境科学与生态学
Aerosol Science and Engineering Pub Date : 2022-12-25 DOI: 10.1007/s41810-022-00171-4
K. Milku Augustine, F. Attiogbe, N. S. A. Derkyi, L. Atepor
{"title":"A Review of Policies and Legislations of Vehicular Exhaust Emissions in Ghana and Their Enforcement","authors":"K. Milku Augustine,&nbsp;F. Attiogbe,&nbsp;N. S. A. Derkyi,&nbsp;L. Atepor","doi":"10.1007/s41810-022-00171-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41810-022-00171-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Globally, the transportation sector is expanding at a fast pace in tandem with urban and socioeconomic development, contributing significantly to severe air pollution. Due to concerns about air quality, human exposure, public health, and climate change, air pollution has garnered considerable attention. Most people in the country are unaware of the policy and legislation on vehicular exhaust emissions, so vehicular air pollution and its consequences have received little attention. Although the majority of rich countries have implemented automobile emission control measures, developing countries such as Ghana continue to use extremely crude methods. Based on available research, this study summarizes global policies and regulations that have been used to regulate vehicular exhaust emissions from high-emitting automobiles. The purpose of this research is to assist a broader audience in comprehending Ghana's overall system for preventing and controlling motor vehicle-related air pollution by providing an overview of pertinent legislation, policies, and enforcement, as no such review has been presented in the country. Policymakers will benefit from the insights and lessons offered in this study to develop robust air quality control legislative packages in Ghana.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36991,"journal":{"name":"Aerosol Science and Engineering","volume":"7 2","pages":"169 - 181"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50046797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
Correction to: A Comprehensive Review on the Classification, Uses, Sources of Nanoparticles (NPs) and Their Toxicity on Health 纳米粒子(NPs)的分类、用途、来源及其对健康的毒性的综合综述
IF 1.4 4区 环境科学与生态学
Aerosol Science and Engineering Pub Date : 2022-12-20 DOI: 10.1007/s41810-022-00170-5
Laxmi Kant Bhardwaj, Prangya Rath, Moharana Choudhury
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引用次数: 0
Seasonal Variation of Mass Concentration and Chemical Composition of PM2.5 and PM10, Source Identification and Human Health Risk Assessment in Meknes City in Morocco 摩洛哥Meknes市PM2.5和PM10质量浓度和化学成分的季节变化、来源识别和人类健康风险评估
IF 1.4 4区 环境科学与生态学
Aerosol Science and Engineering Pub Date : 2022-11-21 DOI: 10.1007/s41810-022-00169-y
Hasna Ait Bouh, Moussa Bounakhla, Fouad Benyaich, Yves Noack, Mounia Tahri, Salim Foudeil
{"title":"Seasonal Variation of Mass Concentration and Chemical Composition of PM2.5 and PM10, Source Identification and Human Health Risk Assessment in Meknes City in Morocco","authors":"Hasna Ait Bouh,&nbsp;Moussa Bounakhla,&nbsp;Fouad Benyaich,&nbsp;Yves Noack,&nbsp;Mounia Tahri,&nbsp;Salim Foudeil","doi":"10.1007/s41810-022-00169-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41810-022-00169-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this work, we are interested in the characterization, identification of the sources and seasonal variation of airborne particles in suspension and their chemical compositions as well as their human health risk assessment in Meknes city in Morocco. For this, samples were taken with Gent sampler, making it possible to separate the coarse fractions (PM<sub>10</sub>) from the fine fractions (PM<sub>2.5</sub>). The particles were collected, for a year in the city center in Meknes–Morocco, near the highways with very important automobile traffic and not far from the rail traffic. The concentrations of eight elements (Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mn, Pb and Zn) were analyzed using Total Reflection X Rays Fluorescence (TXRF). Some filters were analyzed by Scanning Electron Microscopy coupled to the Energy-Dispersive Spectrometer (SEM–EDS). The statistical approach to pollution sources is carried out by the application of Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF). The results obtained for particulate matter show the importance of terrigenous inputs and soil resuspension, especially in July and August when the coarse fraction reaches the highest levels (increased wind erosion of the soil). European quality standards and WHO recommendations have also been exceeded. While for the chemical composition, the seasonal variations are not significant. It is also noted that the Pb contents are higher than the quality standards. Regarding the sources of pollution, the application of PMF and SEM–EDS show the influence of three major sources: mineral emissions (cement industry), mix of re-suspended soil particles and road traffic and rail traffic. Health risk assessments revealed that non-cancerous hazards were lower than the acceptable level (&lt; 1), hence no significant risk is expected, while, the cancer risk was higher than the acceptable level (10<sup>–6</sup>) particularly for Cr. In addition, mortality risk for PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> were higher due to higher ambient concentrations measured in Meknes city.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36991,"journal":{"name":"Aerosol Science and Engineering","volume":"7 2","pages":"151 - 168"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50503111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Particulate Matter and Gaseous Pollutants at Six Heavily Used Traffic Junctions in Megenagna, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亚亚的斯亚贝巴Megenagna六个繁忙交通路口颗粒物和气态污染物的时空分析
IF 1.4 4区 环境科学与生态学
Aerosol Science and Engineering Pub Date : 2022-11-12 DOI: 10.1007/s41810-022-00167-0
Bimrew Bizualem, Nurelegn Tefera, Kenatu Angassa, Gudina Legese Feyisa
{"title":"Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Particulate Matter and Gaseous Pollutants at Six Heavily Used Traffic Junctions in Megenagna, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia","authors":"Bimrew Bizualem,&nbsp;Nurelegn Tefera,&nbsp;Kenatu Angassa,&nbsp;Gudina Legese Feyisa","doi":"10.1007/s41810-022-00167-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41810-022-00167-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Vehicles are one of the main contributors to outdoor air pollution in urban areas of developing nations. Addis Ababa is experiencing the fastest rate of urbanization with increasing heavy traffic across the city. Megenagna is one of the city’s busiest transportation hubs, connecting traffic to most of Addis Ababa’s lower town via major highways and railways. The ever-increasing air pollution from heavy traffic in the area is an alarming environmental problem for the city. This research aimed to assess and evaluate traffic-related particulate and gaseous pollutants in Megenagna. There were 41 sampling points, 16 of which were near the root of the Megenagna bus station, and the rest 25 were taken on the six main road lines. The samples were collected for the 2-month variations of January and February during the rush hour. Sampling was done using the hand-held portable air test equipment (Model-CW-HAT2005) and Aeroqual Series 500 (2016). Geo-statistical analysis and descriptive and inferential statistical analysis were used. The mean values of PM<sub>2.5</sub>, PM<sub>10</sub>, SO<sub>2</sub>, and NO<sub>2</sub> in the Megenagna area were 30.3 ± 2.2 µg/m<sup>3</sup><sub>,</sub> 58.6 ± 3.1 µg/m<sup>3</sup>, 777.5 ± 151.2 µg/m<sup>3</sup>, and 58.6 ± 3.04 µg/m<sup>3</sup><sub>,</sub> respectively. The difference between sampling locations was statistically significant (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.05), suggesting that there is significant spatial variation between different parts of the study site. Individual comparisons, however, revealed that they are not significantly different from one another on some sites. The hotspot analysis also confirmed that there are hot and cold spots in the distribution of pollution over space and time.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36991,"journal":{"name":"Aerosol Science and Engineering","volume":"7 1","pages":"118 - 130"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50022323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Numerical Prediction of the Effect of Thermal Plume of a Standing Human on the Airborne Aerosol Flow in a Room: Assessment of the Social Distancing Rule 站立人体热羽对室内空气气溶胶流动影响的数值预测:社会距离规则的评估
IF 1.4 4区 环境科学与生态学
Aerosol Science and Engineering Pub Date : 2022-11-11 DOI: 10.1007/s41810-022-00165-2
Mamdud Hossain, Nkemjika Chinenye-Kanu, Nadimul H. Faisal, Anil Prathuru, Taimoor Asim, Snehashish Banik
{"title":"Numerical Prediction of the Effect of Thermal Plume of a Standing Human on the Airborne Aerosol Flow in a Room: Assessment of the Social Distancing Rule","authors":"Mamdud Hossain,&nbsp;Nkemjika Chinenye-Kanu,&nbsp;Nadimul H. Faisal,&nbsp;Anil Prathuru,&nbsp;Taimoor Asim,&nbsp;Snehashish Banik","doi":"10.1007/s41810-022-00165-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41810-022-00165-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The purpose of the study is to investigate the dispersion of droplet nuclei/aerosol which are produced during coughing and continuous talking to quantify the risk of infection due to airborne disease transmission. A three-dimensional modelling of aerosol transport due to human respiratory activities such as coughing and talking within a room environment has been simulated using CFD technique. An inert scalar transport equation was used to represent aerosol cloud, while turbulence was modelled with the <span>(k-epsilon )</span> turbulence model. A modified Wells–Riley equation was used to calculate the risk of infection based on quanta emission concept. The spatial and temporal distribution of aerosol cloud within the room is initially driven by the upward flowing thermal plume surrounding the human, but later driven by the flow field constrained by the walls and cooler air movement. While the cough generated aerosols are concentrated in a smaller space within the room, the continuous talk generated aerosols are distributed throughout the room. Within an indoor environment, 2 m distancing will not be enough to protect healthy people from aerosols coming from an infected person due to continuous talking with prolonged exposure.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36991,"journal":{"name":"Aerosol Science and Engineering","volume":"7 1","pages":"96 - 106"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s41810-022-00165-2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50020668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 4
Temporal and Spatial Variations of Satellite-Based Aerosol Optical Depths, Angstrom Exponent, Single Scattering Albedo, and Ultraviolet-Aerosol Index over Five Polluted and Less-Polluted Cities of Northern India: Impact of Urbanization and Climate Change 印度北部五个污染严重和污染较轻城市上空基于卫星的气溶胶光学深度、安氏指数、单散射反照率和紫外线-气溶胶指数的时空变化:城市化和气候变化的影响
IF 1.4 4区 环境科学与生态学
Aerosol Science and Engineering Pub Date : 2022-11-10 DOI: 10.1007/s41810-022-00168-z
Rolly Singh, Vikram Singh, Alok Sagar Gautam, Sneha Gautam, Manish Sharma, Pushpendra Singh Soni, Karan Singh, Alka Gautam
{"title":"Temporal and Spatial Variations of Satellite-Based Aerosol Optical Depths, Angstrom Exponent, Single Scattering Albedo, and Ultraviolet-Aerosol Index over Five Polluted and Less-Polluted Cities of Northern India: Impact of Urbanization and Climate Change","authors":"Rolly Singh,&nbsp;Vikram Singh,&nbsp;Alok Sagar Gautam,&nbsp;Sneha Gautam,&nbsp;Manish Sharma,&nbsp;Pushpendra Singh Soni,&nbsp;Karan Singh,&nbsp;Alka Gautam","doi":"10.1007/s41810-022-00168-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41810-022-00168-z","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is widely acknowledged that factors such as population growth, urbanization's quick speed, economic growth, and industrialization all have a role in the atmosphere's rising aerosol concentration. In the current work, we assessed and discussed the findings of a thorough analysis of the temporal and spatial variations of satellite-based aerosol optical parameters such as Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), Angstrom Exponent (AE), Single Scattering Albedo (SSA), and Ultraviolet-Aerosol Index (UV-AI), and their concentration have been investigated in this study over five polluted and less-polluted cities of northern India during the last decade 2011–2020. The temporal variation of aerosol optical parameters for AOD ranging from 0.2 to 1.8 with decadal mean 0.86 ± 0.36 for Patna region shows high value with a decadal increasing trend over the study area due to rise in aerosols combustion of fossil fuels, huge vehicles traffic, and biomass over the past ten years. The temporal variation of AE ranging from 0.3 to 1.8 with decadal mean 1.72 ± 0.11 for Agra region shows high value as compared to other study areas, which indicates a comparatively higher level of fine-mode aerosols at Agra. The temporal variation of SSA ranging from 0.8 to 0.9 with decadal mean 0.92 ± 0.02 for SSA shows no discernible decadal pattern at any of the locations. The temporal variation of UV-AI ranging from -1.01 to 2.36 with decadal mean 0.59 ± 0.06 for UV-AI demonstrates a rising tendency, with a noticeable rise in Ludhiana, which suggests relative dominance of absorbing dust aerosols over Ludhiana. Further, to understand the impact of emerging activities, analyses were done in seasonality. For this aerosol climatology was derived for different seasons, i.e., Winter, Pre-Monsoon, Monsoon, and Post-Monsoon. High aerosol was observed in Winter for the study areas Patna, Delhi, and Agra which indicated the particles major dominance of burning aerosol from biomass; and the worst in Monsoon and Post-Monsoon for the Tehri Garhwal and Ludhiana study areas which indicated most of the aerosol concentration is removed by rainfall. After that, we analyzed the correlation among all the parameters to better understand the temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of aerosols over the selected region. The value of r for AOD (550 nm) for regions 2 and 1(0.80) shows a strong positive correlation and moderately positive for the regions 3 and 1 (0.64), mostly as a result of mineral dust carried from arid western regions. The value of r for AE (412/470 nm) for region 3 and (0.40) shows a moderately positive correlation, which is the resultant of the dominance of fine-mode aerosol and negative for the regions 5 and 1 (− 0.06). The value of r for SSA (500 nm) for regions 2 and 1 (0.63) shows a moderately positive correlation, which explains the rise in big aerosol particles, which scatters sun energy more efficiently, and the value of r for UV-AI for regions 1 and 2 shows a strong posi","PeriodicalId":36991,"journal":{"name":"Aerosol Science and Engineering","volume":"7 1","pages":"131 - 149"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50469219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 6
Aerosol Deposition in 90° Circular Tube Bends with Laminar Flows: Effects of Inertial Impaction and Gravitational Settling 层流90°圆管弯曲中气溶胶的沉积:惯性碰撞和重力沉降的影响
IF 1.4 4区 环境科学与生态学
Aerosol Science and Engineering Pub Date : 2022-11-08 DOI: 10.1007/s41810-022-00166-1
James Q. Feng
{"title":"Aerosol Deposition in 90° Circular Tube Bends with Laminar Flows: Effects of Inertial Impaction and Gravitational Settling","authors":"James Q. Feng","doi":"10.1007/s41810-022-00166-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41810-022-00166-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>As studied by many authors, the behavior of particles in aerosol flow through bent tubes is relevant to a variety of technological developments for practical applications. The present work is no exception, motivated by the need of understanding ink droplet loss during mist transport in Aerosol Jet® printing. While the majority of works in the literature have considered particle deposition in tube bends with the tube-flow Reynolds number Re &gt; 1000, the mist flow in transport channels of Aerosol Jet® printer often has Re &lt; 100. Here, the effects of inertial impaction and gravitational settling with laminar flows in 90° bends are examined using an OpenFOAM® CFD package, for Re ~ 50 to 1000. The computational code is verified by comparing with the experimental result of Pui et al. for Re = 1000. Besides inertial impaction due to the centrifugal forces in bends, the effect of gravitational settling is shown to become increasingly significant with reduction of tube-flow velocity, which can also be quite sensitive to the bend orientation when the mist flow rate is low. For situations of downward bend or upward inlet, where the gravitational force and centrifugal force oppose each other, the effect of gravitational settling appears relatively insignificant. However, the particle deposition efficiency is generally enhanced in upward bends or bends with downward inlet, where the gravitational force and centrifugal force reinforce each other, exhibiting large deviations from the zero-g case, especially at lower flow velocities (i.e., smaller Froude number).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36991,"journal":{"name":"Aerosol Science and Engineering","volume":"7 1","pages":"107 - 117"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s41810-022-00166-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50463888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Quantification of Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) and Its Correlation with Meteorological Parameters Within the Ambient Air of Automobile Workshops in Benin City 贝宁市汽车车间环境空气细颗粒物(PM2.5)定量及其与气象参数的相关性
IF 1.4 4区 环境科学与生态学
Aerosol Science and Engineering Pub Date : 2022-11-04 DOI: 10.1007/s41810-022-00162-5
Gregory E. Onaiwu, James M. Okuo
{"title":"Quantification of Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) and Its Correlation with Meteorological Parameters Within the Ambient Air of Automobile Workshops in Benin City","authors":"Gregory E. Onaiwu,&nbsp;James M. Okuo","doi":"10.1007/s41810-022-00162-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41810-022-00162-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study explores the quantification of PM<sub>2.5</sub> (particles with an aerodynamic diameter of less than or equal to 2.5 µm) and how it is impacted by meteorological parameters. The study was conducted in Benin City between January and December 2019. The city was divided into four zones, namely, North West (NW), North East (NE), South East (SE), and South West (SW). A total of 180 representative samples for PM<sub>2.5</sub> were collected from artisans’ workshops in both wet and dry seasons, using an Apex2IS Casella standard pump fitted with a conical inhalable sampling (CIS) head at a flow rate of 3.5 L/min for 8 h. Meteorological parameters were collected simultaneously with PM<sub>2.5.</sub> The PM<sub>2.5</sub> levels range from 37.9 to 735.1 (µg/m<sup>3</sup>) and 60.6 to 313.9 (µg/m<sup>3</sup>) during the dry and wet seasons, respectively. The estimated PM<sub>2.5</sub> concentration exceeded the World Health Organization (WHO) and National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) of 25 and 250 ug/m<sup>3</sup>, respectively. The meteorological parameters were estimated to be 27.9–33.4 (°C), 59.8–78.9 (%), 748.4–754.3 (mmHg), 2.8–6.9 (km/h), 154.9–205.4 (<sup>o</sup>), 425.1–1,073.4 (W/m<sup>2</sup>), and 717.3–1,133.7 (µW/m<sup>2</sup>) for temperature, relative humidity, pressure, wind speed, wind direction, solar radiation, and ultra-violet radiation, respectively. A significant positive correlation was observed between PM<sub>2.5</sub>, temperature, solar radiation, and ultra-violet radiation. However, a negative correlation was observed for pressure. This positive correlation may influence the poor dispersion of PM<sub>2.5</sub>, particularly in the wet season when we experience low temperatures and low wind speeds, and consequently impact negatively on human health.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36991,"journal":{"name":"Aerosol Science and Engineering","volume":"7 1","pages":"59 - 68"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50008387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 3
Risk Assessment and Source Analysis of Atmospheric Heavy Metals Exposure in Spring of Tianjin, China 天津春季大气重金属暴露风险评价及来源分析
IF 1.4 4区 环境科学与生态学
Aerosol Science and Engineering Pub Date : 2022-11-04 DOI: 10.1007/s41810-022-00164-3
Yi Wang, Fang Li, Yang Liu, Xiaojuan Deng, Hui Yu, Jingpeng Li, Tao Xue
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