Car air filters as mobile sampling media for source apportionment and integrated risk assessment of urban heavy metal pollution in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Low-Cost Sensor-Based Spatial Screening of Urban Air Quality in a Medium-Sized City: A Case Study in Alba-Iulia, Romania

Urban air pollution remains a major public health concern, with road traffic representing one of the dominant sources of particulate matter and volatile organic compounds in growing cities. This study evaluates the level of chemical air pollution in Alba-Iulia municipality (Romania) through two measurement campaigns (M...

Silt Load Measurement and Investigation of the Effectiveness of Road Dust Cleaning Mechanisms in Three Indian Cities

This working paper presents measurements of silt load across different types of roads in three Indian cities, evaluates the effectiveness of different road-cleaning mechanisms used by city administrations to reduce road dust, and examines silt re-accumulation patterns in two out Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

Inter-annual trends of PM 2.5 -bound heavy metals in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a comparative study for source apportionment and health risk assessment

Elevated-altitude sampling in Dhaka shows PM 2.5 -bound heavy metals far exceeding global guidelines; PMF identifies six emission sources, and Cr, Pb, Cd, and Mn drive non-cancer and cancer risks across all age groups.

London Clearing: Ultra Low Emission Zones Calling for Well-Being

Pollution characteristics, migration and transformation, and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in environmental media of prototype coking plants in Shanxi, China

Coking is one of the important emission sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). We analysed distribution characteristics of PAHs emitted from the coke oven top and in environmental media in the prototype coking plants. The migration and transformation of PAHs in the coking plants was investigated, a qua...

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF AIR QUALITY INDEX (AQI) IN SELECTED CITIES OF MAHARASHTRA

Air pollution is a major environmental and public health concern in India, driven by rapid urbanization, industrialization, vehicular emissions, and construction activities. This study presents a comparative analysis of the Air Quality Index (AQI) of five major cities in Maharashtra—Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, and Ch...