Particulate Matter

Health impact assessment of particulate matter in Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran

Air pollution is a major environmental issue in all regions of the world. We aimed to assess the health impacts of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter  10 µm (PM10) in Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran. The air pollution data were obtained from Sanandaj Department of Environment Protection. The annual mortality and morbidity, including cardiovascular and respiratory diseases attributable to...

Particulate Matter and Nanoparticles Toxicology

1 Environmental Toxicology Laboratory, Instituto Nacional de Canceroloǵıa, Avenida San Fernando 22, Tlalpan, 14080 México City, CP, DF, Mexico 2 Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium 3Department of Public Health, Leuven University (KU Leuven), 3000 Leuven, Belgium 4Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates Univ...

Carbon in Atmospheric Particulate Matter

Carbon compounds account for a large fraction of airborne particulate matter (‘carbonaceous aerosols’). Their presence raises a number of scientific questions dealing with climate issues and possible effects on human health. This review describes the current state of knowledge with respect to the ambient concentrations levels (elemental carbon, organic carbon and organic matter) and the various...

The nature of particulate matter.

The origin and the nature of particulate matter which is found in the earth's atmosphere, and which is measured to evaluate air pollution, are discussed. The importance of defining particulate matter in terms of its physical structure and its chemical composition is emphasized. Attention is drawn to the surface activity of particulate matter and it is shown that, because of its micropore fine s...

Particulate Matter Exposure in Agriculture