Article
Environmental Sciences
Debatosh B. Partha, Andrea E. Cassidy-Bushrow, Yaoxian Huang
Summary: Epidemiological studies have shown that long-term exposure to toxic volatile organic compounds, known as BTEX, is associated with preterm births. This study used a global chemical transport model and an epidemiological model to quantify the country-specific preterm birth rate attributable to long-term BTEX exposure in 2015. The study found that there were 2.01 million preterm births globally due to BTEX exposure, with the largest contributions from India.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chao Zou, Lin Wu, Yanan Wang, Shida Sun, Ning Wei, Bin Sun, Jingwei Ni, Jing He, Qijun Zhang, Jianfei Peng, Hongjun Mao
Summary: This study evaluates the traffic control policies, such as Odd and Even (OAE) and One Day Per Week (ODPW), implemented in Zhengzhou, China. The improvements in traffic conditions resulted in significant reductions in emissions, but certain vehicles offset the benefits of the restrictions. The air quality simulation revealed limited decrease in pollutant concentrations. Therefore, stricter measures are needed to continuously improve urban air quality.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mohammad Gheibi, Mohsen Karrabi, Pooria Latifi, Amir M. Fathollahi-Fard
Summary: The study focused on noise pollution in Mashhad, Iran, particularly around the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza. Findings showed that noise pollution is highest during the evening hours, with Tabarsi street having the most pollution and Imam Reza street having the least. Noise pollution was found to be most intense around residential and accommodation areas, which have the highest number of routes towards the Holy Shrine.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Bruna Marmett, Roseana Boek Carvalho, Gedaias Noronha da Silva, Gilson Pires Dorneles, Pedro Roosevelt Torres Romao, Ramiro Barcos Nunes, Claudia Ramos Rhoden
Summary: Exposure to traffic-related air pollutants, such as NO2 and O3, can have detrimental health effects and is a major global public health issue. Exercising in polluted environments may be harmful to health and impede exercise training adaptations. This study aimed to investigate the effects of physical activity and O3 exposure on redox status, inflammatory markers, stress response, and pulmonary toxicity in young, healthy individuals. The results showed that physical activity was associated with higher O3 exposure, but not with age or markers of body composition. Individuals with high physical fitness and lower O3 exposure had better antioxidant defense, lower inflammation, and reduced pulmonary toxicity.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
W. Scott Lincoln, Rafal Ogorek, Brett Borchardt, Siobhan Heraty
Summary: After extensive research, the staff at the National Weather Service (NWS) Chicago Forecast Office discovered that the tornado on May 22, 1855 actually occurred in Des Plaines, rather than the previously believed location of Jefferson Park. This correction dispels the long-standing misunderstanding and confusion surrounding the tornado's location.
BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yanzhe Yin, Andrew Grundstein, Deepak R. Mishra, Lakshmish Ramaswamy, Navid Hashemi Tonekaboni, John Dowd
Summary: The newly proposed Dynamic urban Thermal Exposure index (DTEx) combines human movement patterns and heat hazard patterns, successfully identifying areas with high heat exposure, providing crucial information for heat mitigation measures and risk communication in urban environments.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ilkay Bugdayci, Oguz Ugurlu, Fatma Kunt
Summary: Geographical information systems were used to conduct a spatial analysis of air pollutants in the municipal urban areas of Konya province, based on data obtained from the National Air Quality Monitoring Network stations. Air pollution maps were created using the IDW interpolation method, and the results were compared to the limit values specified in the Air Quality Assessment and Management Regulation. The impact of COVID-19 lockdown periods on air pollution was also evaluated, with the findings showing that air pollution did not significantly exceed the national limit values in 2019 and 2020.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jeong-Min Kim, Kumar Vikrant, Taejin Kim, Ki-Hyun Kim, Fan Dong
Summary: This study explores the use of a titanium dioxide (TiO2) supported Pt (1 wt%) catalyst for the thermocatalytic oxidation of benzene in the air, showing that the catalyst's performance can be enhanced through high-temperature hydrogen-based reduction pre-treatment, attributed to the increase in metallic Pt nanoparticles on the TiO2 surface and strong metal-support interactions.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Mathematics, Applied
Weiping Wang, Saini Yang, Kai Yin, Zhidan Zhao, Na Ying, Jingfang Fan
Summary: Air pollution caused by traffic has a significant impact on the environment and health of urban residents. However, the complex interaction between traffic emissions and urban air pollution is not yet fully understood. This study explores the influence of traffic on air pollution and reveals regional differences in the impact of traffic on air quality during different stages of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Article
Urban Studies
Juan Lu, Bin Li, He Li, Abdo Al-Barakani
Summary: This research focuses on the influence mechanism of city-scale expansion on air pollution, indicating that city-scale expansion can directly impact air pollution as well as affect it through traffic mode and congestion. The impact of city-scale expansion on air quality is double-edged, as it can both mitigate and exacerbate air pollution.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Seyed Arman Hosseini, Mehrnoosh Abtahi, Sina Dobaradaran, Hossein Hassankhani, Ali Koolivand, Reza Saeedi
Summary: The health risk and burden of disease caused by exposure to BTEX in the outdoor air in Tehran in 2019 were assessed. The concentrations of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene were measured, and the non-carcinogenic risk, carcinogenic risk, and disease burden were determined. The results showed that the corrective measures such as controlling road traffic and improving the quality of vehicles and gasoline could reduce the burden of disease from BTEX and other outdoor air pollutants.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Kuo-Hsing Liao, Ta-Chien Chan, Chia-Chieh Wu, Wen-Cheng Huang, Chin-Wang Hsu, Hsiao-Chi Chuang, Bayu Satria Wiratama, Wen-Ta Chiu, Carlos Lam
Summary: This pilot study evaluated the association between short-term air pollution exposure and traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (TIH). The study found that exposure to higher concentrations of PM2.5 particles was associated with an elevated TIH risk, while the concentration of nitrogen oxides (NOX) did not increase the risk of TIH. Additionally, high PM2.5 concentrations and low temperatures were identified as risk factors for TIH in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Noemie Letellier, Steven Zamora, Chad Spoon, Jiue-An Yang, Marion Mortamais, Gabriel Carrasco Escobar, Dorothy D. Sears, Marta M. Jankowska, Tarik Benmarhnia
Summary: This study examined the impact of air pollution exposure on metabolic disorders, and found that the association differs by ethnicity. The results highlight the importance of considering people's daily mobility when assessing the impact of air pollution on health.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Griffin J. Bell, Varun Goel, Paulin Essone, David Dosoo, Bright Adu, Benedicta Ayiedu Mensah, Stephaney Gyaase, Kenneth Wiru, Fabrice Mougeni, Musah Osei, Pamela Minsoko, Cyrus Sinai, Karamoko Niare, Jonathan J. Juliano, Michael Hudgens, Anita Ghansah, Portia Kamthunzi, Tisungane Mvalo, Selidji Todagbe Agnandji, Jeffrey A. Bailey, Kwaku Poku Asante, Michael Emch
Summary: The RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine has lower efficacy in higher-transmission areas due to rebound or delayed malaria cases. Interventions, including a fourth dose, should be implemented to protect vaccinated individuals in high-transmission settings.
JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Hosna Moradkhani, Mostafa Leili, Jalal Puralajal, Ashraf Mazaheri Tehrani, Ayat Hossein Panahi, Mohammd Taghi Samadi, Sara Beheshtifar
Summary: The study in Assaluyeh city, Iran found a correlation between high BTEX concentrations in ambient air and human biomarkers, increasing the risk of respiratory dysfunction in residents.
HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Liu Sun, J. David Miller, Keith Van Ryswyk, Amanda J. Wheeler, Marie-Eve Heroux, Mark S. Goldberg, Gary Mallach
Summary: The study found that household characteristics such as the presence of carpeting, low floor cleaning frequency, older home age, high indoor relative humidity, and pets are positively associated with the presence of indoor biocontaminants. On the other hand, high floor cleaning frequency and use of dehumidifiers are negatively associated with the presence of indoor biocontaminants. In addition, mold odor is positively associated with older home age, past water damage, and visible mold growth.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ester Cerin, Anthony Barnett, Jonathan E. Shaw, Erika Martino, Luke D. Knibbs, Rachel Tham, Amanda J. Wheeler, Kaarin J. Anstey
Summary: This study examines the impacts of urban environment features and air pollution on cognitive function in older adults using data from a national sample in Australia. The results show that interrelated built and natural environment features, as well as ambient air pollution, are directly and indirectly related to cognitive function, mediated by cardiometabolic risk factors. The findings suggest that dense, interconnected urban environments with access to parks, blue spaces, and low levels of air pollution may have positive effects on cognitive health through cardiometabolic risk factors.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rachel Tham, Amanda J. Wheeler, Alison Carver, David Dunstan, David Donaire-Gonzalez, Kaarin J. Anstey, Jonathan E. Shaw, Dianna J. Magliano, Erika Martino, Anthony Barnett, Ester Cerin
Summary: Traffic-related air pollution is associated with lower cognitive function and diabetes in older adults. Road density is positively associated with memory, but not processing speed. Major road density is positively associated with memory and processing speed in larger buffers. The relationship between TRAP and memory is positive in the control group, but negative in people with diabetes. TRAP exposure may benefit cognitive function in urban-dwelling people, but not in those with diabetes.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Esra Suel, Meytar Sorek-Hamer, Izabela Moise, Michael von Pohle, Adwait Sahasrabhojanee, Ata Akbari Asanjan, Raphael E. Arku, Abosede S. Alli, Benjamin Barratt, Sierra N. Clark, Ariane Middel, Emily Deardorff, Violet Lingenfelter, Nikunj C. Oza, Nishant Yadav, Majid Ezzati, Michael Brauer
Summary: The study introduces a computer vision method to estimate annual means for air pollution levels from street-level images. The method performs well within the same city but faces difficulties when transferring between cities with different geographies, highlighting the need for local calibration.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Keith Van Ryswyk, Amanda J. Wheeler, Alice Grgicak-Mannion, Xiaohong Xu, Jason Curran, Gianni Caravaggio, Ajae Hall, Penny MacDonald, Jeffrey R. Brook
Summary: This study examines methods for quantifying individual exposure to traffic-related air pollutants and finds that LUR estimates are correlated with summer personal exposure, while winter personal exposure is more related to the length of major roadways. This suggests potential exposure misclassification when using traditional proxy methods, especially for children during key growth and developmental periods.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Michael B. Hadley, Sarah B. Henderson, Michael Brauer, Rajesh Vedanthan
Summary: Wildfire smoke poses a growing threat to global cardiovascular health, with short-term exposures being linked to cardiovascular outcomes such as mortality, hospitalization, and acute coronary syndrome. The increasing prevalence of wildfire smoke exposure constitutes a public health crisis. Fortunately, interventions at both individual and population levels can modify the impact on cardiovascular health.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alison Carver, Miguel Alvarado Molina, Joep L. A. Claesen, Gonnie Klabbers, David Donaire, Gonzalez, Rachel Tham, Ester Cerin, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Amanda J. Wheeler
Summary: This study found that vegetation around primary schools in urban areas of Australia is positively associated with higher academic achievement in literacy and mathematics for students. On the other hand, increased vehicle emissions have a negative impact on academic performance. Vehicle emissions partially mediate the relationship between vegetation and academic performance.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Peng Zheng, Ashkan Afshin, Stan Biryukov, Catherine Bisignano, Michael Brauer, Dana Bryazka, Katrin Burkart, Kelly M. Cercy, Leslie Cornaby, Xiaochen Dai, M. Ashworth Dirac, Kara Estep, Kairsten A. Fay, Rachel Feldman, Alize J. Ferrari, Emmanuela Gakidou, Gabriela Fernanda Gil, Max Griswold, Simon Hay, Jiawei He, Caleb M. S. Irvine, Nicholas J. Kassebaum, Kate E. LeGrand, Haley Lescinsky, Stephen S. Lim, Justin Lo, Erin C. Mullany, Kanyin Liane Ong, Puja C. Rao, Christian Razo, Marissa B. Reitsma, Gregory A. Roth, Damian F. Santomauro, Reed J. D. Sorensen, Vinay Srinivasan, Jeffrey D. Stanaway, Stein Emil Vollset, Theo Vos, Nelson Wang, Catherine A. Welgan, Sarah S. Wozniak, Aleksandr Y. Aravkin, Christopher J. L. Murray
Summary: A new meta-analytic method is used to interpret the strength of evidence between different risk factors and health outcomes. This method corrects for bias between different study designs and accounts for between-study heterogeneity. It provides an objective and quantitative evaluation of risk evidence across different risk-outcome pairs, which helps in risk analysis conducted as part of global health studies.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Emily Gemmell, Rachel Ramsden, Mariana Brussoni, Michael Brauer
Summary: Urban environments have a significant impact on young children's outdoor free play, influencing their physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development. This study examined the influence of urban or suburban built environments on outdoor free play in 0-6-year-olds, considering gender, culture, and geography. The findings showed that features of play spaces, routes, and social factors intersect to affect the availability, accessibility, and acceptability of neighborhoods for young children's outdoor free play across diverse cultural and geographic contexts. The study highlighted the importance of proximity to play spaces, protection from traffic, pedestrian-friendly environments, green and natural spaces, and opportunities for social interaction in supporting outdoor free play.
JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH-BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ricky Nathvani, Sierra N. Clark, Emily Muller, Abosede S. Alli, James E. Bennett, James Nimo, Josephine Bedford Moses, Solomon Baah, A. Barbara Metzler, Michael Brauer, Esra Suel, Allison F. Hughes, Theo Rashid, Emily Gemmell, Simon Moulds, Jill Baumgartner, Mireille Toledano, Ernest Agyemang, George Owusu, Samuel Agyei-Mensah, Raphael E. Arku, Majid Ezzati
Summary: The urban environment has a significant impact on human health, safety and wellbeing. However, cities in Africa lack sufficient data for urban planning and policies. This study used smart sensing and analytics to collect and analyze a novel dataset of urban environmental features in Accra, Ghana. The results showed spatial patterns and temporal dynamics of different objects in the city, highlighting the importance of smart sensing and analytics in informing planning and policy decisions for creating more livable, equitable, sustainable and healthy cities.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yong Song, Ling Chen, Ellen Bennett, Amanda J. Wheeler, Katherine Southam, Seiha Yen, Fay Johnston, Graeme R. Zosky
Summary: Emerging evidence suggests that inhalation of particulate matter (PM) can have direct adverse effects on liver function. However, in utero exposure to residential PM during mid-late pregnancy has limited impacts on post-natal liver development, except for evidence of liver genomic DNA damage.
Article
Respiratory System
Emily J. Hemstock, Rachel E. Foong, Graham L. Hall, Amanda J. Wheeler, Shyamali C. Dharmage, Marita Dalton, Grant J. Williamson, Caroline Gao, Michael J. Abramson, Fay H. Johnston, Graeme R. Zosky
Summary: This study aimed to determine the effect of in utero exposure to acute, high-intensity air pollution on lung function later in life. The results showed no detectable differences in lung function between children exposed and unexposed in utero. Therefore, this study concluded that in utero PM2.5 exposure from a local coalmine fire did not have a significant effect on post-natal lung function, although statistical power was limited.
BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Erica W. W. Austin, Porismita Borah, Bruce W. W. Austin, Crystal L. L. Smith, Ofer Amram, Shawn Domgaard, Sterling M. M. McPherson, Jessica F. F. Willoughby
Summary: This study examines the potential links between misinformation beliefs and substance use among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through structural equation modeling, it is found that media literacy can reduce substance use by decreasing disinformation beliefs. The results demonstrate the importance of media literacy for substance misuse prevention and effective public health messaging.
JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Deepangsu Chatterjee, Erin E. McDuffie, Steven J. Smith, Liam Bindle, Aaron Van Donkelaar, Melanie S. Hammer, Chandra Venkataraman, Michael Brauer, Randall V. Martin
Summary: This study evaluates the contribution of emission sectors and fuels to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in South Asia, finding that residential combustion, industry, and power generation are the primary contributors to PM2.5-related mortality. Solid biofuel is the leading combustible fuel contributing to PM2.5-attributable mortality, followed by coal and oil and gas. State-level analyses reveal higher contributions from residential combustion in states with high ambient PM2.5 levels. Reducing emissions from traditional energy sources across multiple sectors in South Asia can improve population health.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Victoria Panwala, Emily Thorn, Solmaz Amiri, M. Eugenia Socias, Robert Lutz, Ofer Amram
Summary: The exemption to U.S. regulation of methadone maintenance therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic allowed increased take-home doses. This study assessed the impact of this exemption on opioid use and found that the increase in take-home doses was not significantly associated with changes in illicit opioid use.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Muhammad Waqas, Majid Nazeer, Man Sing Wong, Wu Shaolin, Li Hon, Joon Heo
Summary: The socio-economic restriction measures implemented in the United States have significantly reduced nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions. The study highlights the impact of factors such as human mobility, population density, income, climate, and stationary sources on the reduction of NO2 at different stations. The research emphasizes the scientific impacts of the NO2 reduction and income inequality revealed by the pandemic on air quality and health disparities.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Guorui Zhi, Jinhong Du, Aizhong Chen, Wenjing Jin, Na Ying, Zhihui Huang, Peng Xu, Di Wang, Jinghua Ma, Yuzhe Zhang, Jiabao Qu, Hao Zhang, Li Yang, Zhanyun Ma, Yanjun Ren, Hongyan Dang, Jianglong Cui, Pengchuan Lin, Zhuoshi He, Jinmin Zhao, Shuo Qi, Weiqi Zhang, Wenjuan Zhao, Yingxin Li, Qian Liu, Chen Zhao, Yi Tang, Peng Wei, Jingxu Wang, Zhen Song, Yao Kong, Xiangzhe Zhu, Yi Shen, Tianning Zhang, Yangxi Chu, Xinmin Zhang, Jiafeng Fu, Qingxian Gao, Jingnan Hu, Zhigang Xue
Summary: An comprehensive emission inventory for China in 2019, which includes both air pollutants and greenhouse gases, was developed in this study. The inventory utilizes existing frameworks and data to provide comparable emissions data and demonstrates the relationship between emissions and economic development.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
I-Ting Ku, Yong Zhou, Arsineh Hecobian, Katherine Benedict, Brent Buck, Emily Lachenmayer, Bryan Terry, Morgan Frazier, Jie Zhang, Da Pan, Lena Low, Amy Sullivan, Jeffrey L. Collett Jr
Summary: Unconventional oil and natural gas development (UOGD) in the United States has expanded rapidly in recent decades, raising concerns about its impact on air quality. This study conducted extensive air monitoring during the development of several large well pads in Broomfield, Colorado, providing a unique opportunity to examine changes in local air toxics and VOC concentrations during well drilling and completions and production. The study identified significant increases in VOC concentrations during drilling operations, highlighting the importance of emissions from synthetic drilling mud. The findings suggest opportunities to mitigate emissions during UOGD operations.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Puji Lestari, Akbar R. Tasrifani, Wiranda I. Suri, Martin J. Wooster, Mark J. Grosvenor, Yusuke Fujii, Vissia Ardiyani, Elisa Carboni, Gareth Thomas
Summary: This study developed field emission factors for various pollutants in peatland fires and estimated the total emissions. Gas samples were collected using an analyzer, while particulate samples were collected using air samplers. The study found significant emissions of CO2, CO, PM2.5, carbon aerosols, water-soluble ions, and elements from the fires in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia in 2019.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ligang Li, Yuyu Chen, Lu Fan, Dong Sun, Hu He, Yongshou Dai, Yong Wan, Fangfang Chen
Summary: A high-precision retrieval method based on a deep convolutional neural network and satellite remote sensing data is proposed to obtain accurate methane vertical profiles.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hyung Joo Lee, Toshihiro Kuwayama, Michael Fitzgibbon
Summary: This study investigated the changes in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air pollution levels and their disparities in California, U.S. during the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The results showed a decrease in NO2 concentrations, especially in urban and high-traffic areas. However, socially vulnerable populations still experienced higher levels of NO2 exposure. The study suggests that reducing NO2 disparities, particularly racial inequity, can be achieved through continued regulatory actions targeting traffic-related NOx emissions.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Maria Chiara Pietrogrande, Beatrice Biffi, Cristina Colombi, Eleonora Cuccia, Umberto Dal Santo, Luisa Romanato
Summary: This study investigates the chemical composition and oxidative potential of PM10 particles in the Po Valley, Italy, and demonstrates the impact of high levels of atmosphere ammonia. The rural area had significantly higher ammonia concentrations compared to the urban site, resulting in higher levels of secondary inorganic aerosol. Although the SIA components did not contribute significantly to the PM10 oxidative reactivity, they were correlated with the oxidative potential measurements. This suggests that the contribution of SIA to PM oxidative toxicity cannot be ignored.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Natalie Allen, Jan Gacnik, Sarrah M. Dunham-Cheatham, Mae Sexauer Gustin
Summary: Accurate measurement of atmospheric reactive mercury is challenging due to its reactivity and low concentrations. The University of Nevada, Reno Reactive Mercury Active System (RMAS) has been shown to be more accurate than the industry standard, but has limitations including long time resolution and sampling biases. Increasing the sampling flow rate negatively affected RM concentrations, but did not impact the chemical composition of RM captured on membranes.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chin-Yu Hsu, Wei-Ting Hsu, Ching-Yi Mou, Pei-Yi Wong, Chih-Da Wu, Yu-Cheng Chen
Summary: This study estimated the daily exposure concentrations of PM2.5 for elderly individuals residing in different regions of Taiwan using land use regression with machine learning (LUR_ML) and microenvironmental exposure (ME) models. The accuracy of the models varied across regions, with the ME models exhibiting higher predictions and lower biases. The use of region-specific microenvironmental measurements in the ME model showed potential for accurate prediction of personal PM2.5 exposure.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaohan Si, Kerrie Mengersen, Chuchu Ye, Wenbiao Hu
Summary: This study found that there is an interactive effect between air pollutants and weather factors, which significantly affects influenza transmission. Future research should consider the interactive effects between pollutants and temperature or humidity to evaluate the environment-influenza association.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Luxi Xu, Ruijun Xu, Yunshao Ye, Rui Wang, Jing Wei, Chunxiang Shi, Qiaoxuan Lin, Ziquan Lv, Suli Huang, Qi Tian, Yuewei Liu
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of ambient air pollution on hospital admissions for angina. The results showed that exposure to ambient particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and ozone are associated with an increased risk of hospital admissions for angina. The association with nitrogen dioxide exposure was found to be the strongest.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xinyu Yu, Man Sing Wong, Majid Nazeer, Zhengqiang Li, Coco Yin Tung Kwok
Summary: This study proposes a novel method to address the challenge of missing values in satellite-derived AOD products and creates a comprehensive daily AOD dataset for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. By reconstructing missing values and developing a new model, the derived dataset outperforms existing products and agrees well with ground-based observations. Additionally, the dataset exhibits consistent temporal patterns and more spatial details.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yidan Zhang, Yifan Xu, Bo Peng, Wu Chen, Xiaoyu Cui, Tianle Zhang, Xi Chen, Yuan Yao, Mingjin Wang, Junyi Liu, Mei Zheng, Tong Zhu
Summary: This study developed a sensitive method to measure the metallic components of atmospheric fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and compared the results with different analysis methods. The concentrations of metallic components in personal PM2.5 samples were found to be significantly different from corresponding fixed-site samples. Personal sampling can reduce exposure misclassifications, and measuring metallic components is useful for exploring health risks and identifying sources of PM2.5.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Jamie Leonard, Lea Ann El Rassi, Mona Abdul Samad, Samantha Prehn, Sanjay K. Mohanty
Summary: Increasing concentrations of microplastics in the Earth's atmosphere could have adverse effects on ecosystems and human health. The deposition rate of airborne microplastics is influenced by both land use and climate, and a global analysis suggests that climate may have a greater impact on the concentration and deposition rate of microplastics than land use.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tian Zhou, Xiaowen Zhou, Zining Yang, Carmen Cordoba-Jabonero, Yufei Wang, Zhongwei Huang, Pengbo Da, Qiju Luo, Zhijuan Zhang, Jinsen Shi, Jianrong Bi, Hocine Alikhodja
Summary: This study investigated the long-range transport and effects of North African and Middle Eastern dust in East Asia using lidar observations and model simulations. The results showed that the dust originated from multiple sources and had a long transport time. The vertical distribution of the dust was found to be crucial for assessing its impacts.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)