Exposure to traffic-related pollution during childhood has been associated with asthma exacerbation, and asthma incidence. The objective of the Cincinnati Childhood Allergy and Air Pollution Study (CCAAPS) is to determine if the development of allergic and respiratory disease is associated with exposure to diesel engine exhaust particles. A detailed receptor model analyses was undertaken by app...

Mitigation of atmospheric pollution has been a topic of concern over the past decades. In this study, tree rings have been used to reconstruct past climates as well as to assess the effects of recent climatic and environmental changes on tree growth. Vehicular emission is one of the major sources of pollutants in the atmosphere and this study focused on the Haatso-Atomic road which over the yea...

Plants are the most common bioindicatorsused in air quality biomonitoring studies because they are immobile and they have more sensitive to the most prevalent air pollutants than humans and animals. To identify the concentrations and sources of heavy metals in ornamental plants of Isfahan landscape, samples of leaves and soil around Pinuseldarica and Nerium oleander were collected at different ...

The health effects of aerosol depend on the size distribution and the chemical composition of the particles. Heavy metals of anthropogenic origin are connected to the fine aerosol fraction (PM2.5). The composition and speciation of aerosols can be variable in time, due to the time-dependence of anthropogenic sources as well as meteorological conditions. Synchrotron-radiation total-reflection X-...

The paper presents an analysis of the gaseous exhaust emissions along with an analysis of the size and mass distribution of particulate matter from a Euro V compliant road tractor. The vehicle was fitted with an engine of the displacement of 15,6 dm, maximum power output 412 kW generating a maximum torque of 2700 Nm (1991 lb/ft). For the tests the authors used portable exhaust emission analyzer...

Two common metrics of particle pollution measure the total number of particles (particle number) and the total mass of the particles (particle mass). This work analyzes particle number and mass emission rates measured from the exhaust of a 2002 diesel transit bus in real-driving conditions using on on-board mini-dilution system. The number concentrations were measured using the Electrical Low P...

Even though the air quality has been improving since the beginning of the 1980s, Cracow still belongs to the most polluted cities in Poland. The air pollution originates mainly from industry, small-size emission sources and transport. Metals in ambient air have been monitored since 1992 by 4 stations located within the city. The aim of the study was to determine the city areas where the nationa...

Background: Sampling was conducted on particles smaller than ten microns (PM10) in a high-traffic urban region once a week for two years in which fifteen heavy metals were measured. Methods: positive matrix factorization (EPA-PMF5), was used for source apportionment and characterization of the collected PM10. Assessment of cancer risk resulting from metals including arsenic, cadmium, chromiu...