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National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) for Indian cities: Review and outlook of clean air action plans by Ganguly, Tanushree, Selvaraj, Kurinji L., Guttikunda, Sarath K.

“…National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), launched in 2019, is India's flagship program for better air quality in 122 cities. This review evaluates the scientific,…”
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Brake and tire particles measured from on-road vehicles: Effects of vehicle mass and braking intensity by Oroumiyeh, Farzan, Zhu, Yifang

“…Vehicle exhaust emissions have been decreasing due to stricter regulations and advancements in control strategies. However, non-exhaust emissions from brake…”
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Evaluation of receptor and chemical transport models for PM10 source apportionment by Belis, C.A., Pernigotti, D., Pirovano, G., Favez, O., Jaffrezo, J.L., Kuenen, J., Denier van Der Gon, H., Reizer, M., Riffault, V., Alleman, L.Y., Almeida, M., Amato, F., Angyal, A., Argyropoulos, G., Bande, S., Beslic, I., Besombes, J.-L., Bove, M.C., Brotto, P., Calori, G., Cesari, D., Colombi, C., Contini, D., De Gennaro, G., Di Gilio, A., Diapouli, E., El Haddad, I., Elbern, H., Eleftheriadis, K., Ferreira, J., Vivanco, M. Garcia, Gilardoni, S., Golly, B., Hellebust, S., Hopke, P.K., Izadmanesh, Y., Jorquera, H., Krajsek, K., Kranenburg, R., Lazzeri, P., Lenartz, F., Lucarelli, F., Maciejewska, K., Manders, A., Manousakas, M., Masiol, M., Mircea, M., Mooibroek, D., Nava, S., Oliveira, D., Paglione, M., Pandolfi, M., Perrone, M., Petralia, E., Pietrodangelo, A., Pillon, S., Pokorna, P., Prati, P., Salameh, D., Samara, C., Samek, L., Saraga, D., Sauvage, S., Schaap, M., Scotto, F., Sega, K., Siour, G., Tauler, R., Valli, G., Vecchi, R., Venturini, E., Vestenius, M., Waked, A., Yubero, E.

“…In this study, the performance of two types of source apportionment models was evaluated by assessing the results provided by 40 different groups in the…”
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Local characteristics of and exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in four indian megacities by Chen, Ying, Wild, Oliver, Conibear, Luke, Ran, Liang, He, Jianjun, Wang, Lina, Wang, Yu

“…Public health in India is gravely threatened by severe PM2.5 exposure. This study presents an analysis of long-term PM2.5 exposure in four Indian megacities…”
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No one knows which city has the highest concentration of fine particulate matter by Martin, Randall V., Brauer, Michael, van Donkelaar, Aaron, Shaddick, Gavin, Narain, Urvashi, Dey, Sagnik

“…Exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is the leading global environmental risk factor for mortality and disease burden, with associated annual…”
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Atmospheric ship emissions in ports: A review. Correlation with data of ship traffic by Toscano, D., Murena, F.

“…Ports represent a source of atmospheric pollutants that can contribute significantly to jeopardise air quality of port cities. NOx, SOx, PM and VOCs (Volatile…”
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Spatially dense air pollutant sampling: Implications of spatial variability on the representativeness of stationary air pollutant monitors by Li, Hugh Z., Gu, Peishi, Ye, Qing, Zimmerman, Naomi, Robinson, Ellis S., Subramanian, R., Apte, Joshua S., Robinson, Allen L., Presto, Albert A.

“…Long- and short-term exposure to airborne pollutants results in adverse health effects. Regulatory monitors can be used to determine if regional concentrations…”
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A ship emission modeling system with scenario capabilities by Schwarzkopf, Daniel A., Petrik, Ronny, Matthias, Volker, Quante, Markus, Majamäki, Elisa, Jalkanen, Jukka-Pekka

“…A bottom-up modular ship emission modeling system (MoSES) is presented that calculates highly spatiotemporally resolved ship exhaust emissions, based on ship…”
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A European aerosol phenomenology - 7: High-time resolution chemical characteristics of submicron particulate matter across Europe by Bressi, M., Cavalli, F., Putaud, J.P., Fröhlich, R., Petit, J.-E., Aas, W., Äijälä, M., Alastuey, A., Allan, J.D., Aurela, M., Berico, M., Bougiatioti, A., Bukowiecki, N., Canonaco, F., Crenn, V., Dusanter, S., Ehn, M., Elsasser, M., Flentje, H., Graf, P., Green, D.C., Heikkinen, L., Hermann, H., Holzinger, R., Hueglin, C., Keernik, H., Kiendler-Scharr, A., Kubelová, L., Lunder, C., Maasikmets, M., Makeš, O., Malaguti, A., Mihalopoulos, N., Nicolas, J.B., O'Dowd, C., Ovadnevaite, J., Petralia, E., Poulain, L., Priestman, M., Riffault, V., Ripoll, A., Schlag, P., Schwarz, J., Sciare, J., Slowik, J., Sosedova, Y., Stavroulas, I., Teinemaa, E., Via, M., Vodička, P., Williams, P.I., Wiedensohler, A., Young, D.E., Zhang, S., Favez, O., Minguillón, M.C., Prevot, A.S.H.

“…Similarities and differences in the submicron atmospheric aerosol chemical composition are analyzed from a unique set of measurements performed at 21 sites…”
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Room-level ventilation in schools and universities by McNeill, V. Faye, Corsi, Richard, Huffman, J. Alex, King, Cathleen, Klein, Robert, Lamore, Michael, Maeng, Do Young, Miller, Shelly L., Ng, Nga Lee, Olsiewski, Paula, Godri Pollitt, Krystal J., Segalman, Rachel, Sessions, Alex, Squires, Todd, Westgate, Sabrina

“…Ventilation is of primary concern for maintaining healthy indoor air quality and reducing the spread of airborne infectious disease, including COVID-19. In…”
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Development of real-world emission factors for on-road vehicles from motorway tunnel measurements by Raparthi, Nagendra, Debbarma, Sohana, Phuleria, Harish C.

“…In India, there is uncertainty in vehicular emission estimation due to the lack of reliable emission factors (EFs) that represent the real-world driving…”
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Past, present, and future of ultrafine particle exposures in North America by Presto, Albert A., Saha, Provat K., Robinson, Allen L.

“…There is growing concern that exposure to ultrafine particles (UFP, particles with diameter < 100 nm) may have health effects distinct from exposure to fine…”
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The diminishing importance of nitrogen dioxide emissions from road vehicle exhaust by Carslaw, David C., Farren, Naomi J., Vaughan, Adam R., Drysdale, William S., Young, Stuart, Lee, James D.

“…The direct emission of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) from road vehicle exhaust has been an important contributor to near-road ambient concentrations of NO2 in many…”
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Analyzing nitrogen oxides to carbon dioxide emission ratios from space: A case study of Matimba Power Station in South Africa by Hakkarainen, Janne, Szeląg, Monika E., Ialongo, Iolanda, Retscher, Christian, Oda, Tomohiro, Crisp, David

“…We describe a new methodology for deriving source-specific emission ratios of nitrogen oxides (NOx) to carbon dioxide (CO2) from space-based TROPOspheric…”
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Switzerland's PM10 and PM2.5 environmental increments show the importance of non-exhaust emissions by Grange, Stuart K., Fischer, Andrea, Zellweger, Claudia, Alastuey, Andrés, Querol, Xavier, Jaffrezo, Jean-Luc, Weber, Samuël, Uzu, Gaëlle, Hueglin, Christoph

“…Atmospheric particulate matter (PM) is a priority pollutant for urban air pollution management because of its negative effects on human health and visibility…”
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Road dust load dynamics and influencing factors for six winter seasons in Stockholm, Sweden by Gustafsson, Mats, Blomqvist, Göran, Järlskog, Ida, Lundberg, Joacim, Janhäll, Sara, Elmgren, Max, Johansson, Christer, Norman, Michael, Silvergren, Sanna

“…Traffic related non-exhaust particulate sources and road dust are an increasingly important source for PM10 air pollution as exhaust sources are decreasing due…”
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Development of exhaust emission factors for vessels: A review and meta-analysis of available data by Grigoriadis, Achilleas, Mamarikas, Sokratis, Ioannidis, Ioannis, Majamäki, Elisa, Jalkanen, Jukka-Pekka, Ntziachristos, Leonidas

“…The maritime sector is characterized by high contribution in the emission of harmful pollutants such as NOX, PM, and SOX. The sector is making decisive steps…”
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Satellite-based estimates of nitrogen oxide and methane emissions from gas flaring and oil production activities in Sakha Republic, Russia by Ialongo, Iolanda, Stepanova, Nadezhda, Hakkarainen, Janne, Virta, Henrik, Gritsenko, Daria

“…Crude oil production activities and associated petroleum gas (APG) flaring are responsible for significant air polluting and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and…”
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Large-eddy simulation of the optimal street-tree layout for pedestrian-level aerosol particle concentrations – A case study from a city-boulevard by Karttunen, Sasu, Kurppa, Mona, Auvinen, Mikko, Hellsten, Antti, Järvi, Leena

“…Street vegetation has been found to have both positive and negative impacts on pedestrian-level air quality, but the net effect has remained unclear. In this…”
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Characteristics, sources, and health risks of ambient nanoparticles (PM0.1) bound metal in Bangkok, Thailand by Phairuang, Worradorn, Suwattiga, Panwadee, Hongtieab, Surapa, Inerb, Muanfun, Furuuchi, Masami, Hata, Mitsuhiko

“…The objective of this study was to characterize ambient nanoparticles (PM0.1)-bound metals in Bangkok, Thailand and assess the health risks of these materials…”
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