PM 2.5 in 14 of China's large cities achieves high concentrations in both winter and summer with averages >100 μg m −3 being common occurrences. A grand average of 115 μg m −3 …
This paper presents an overview of a major, long-term program for tropospheric gas and aerosol research in the southeastern United States. Building on three existing ozone (O 3 )-…
The components of the apoptotic program are targets for anticancer therapy. Bcl-2 protein inhibits apoptosis and confers resistance to treatment with traditional cytotoxic chemotherapy, …
Air quality indices currently in use have been criticized because they do not capture additive effects of multiple pollutants, or reflect the apparent no-threshold concentration-response …
Extreme weather and climate-related events affect human health by causing death, injury, and illness, as well as having large socioeconomic impacts. Climate change has caused …
Existing quantitative standards/guidelines for fungi in indoor air issued by governmental agencies are based primarily on baseline data (rather than health effects data), and are either …
The medical community has long recognized that humans exhale volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Several studies have quantified emissions of VOCs from human breath, with …
Receptor models are used to identify and quantify source contributions to particulate matter and volatile organic compounds based on measurements of many chemical components at …
In December 1994, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) initiated a comprehensive program, the PM 10 Technical Enhancement Program (PTEP), to …