In Western societies, the impact of air pollution on residents' health is higher in less wealthy communities. However, it is not clear whether such an interaction effect applies to developing countries. The authors examine how the level of community development modifies the impact of air pollution on health outcomes of the Chinese elderly using data from the third wave of the Chinese Longitudin...

fifty street dust samples were collected from southern and eastern parts of tehran, the capitalof iran. samples were collected during summer under dry and stable weather conditions. total concentrationsof copper (cu), cadmium (cd), lead (pb), chromium (cr), nickel (ni), zinc (zn), iron (fe), manganese (mn)and lithium (li) were determined. ten samples were then selected for characterization, met...

To provide some useful information about the control of air pollution in China, we studied the spatial-temporal characteristics of air pollution in China from 2001-2014. First, we drew several line charts and histograms of the Air Pollution Index (API) and Air Quality Index (AQI) of 31 capital cities and municipalities to research the distribution across different times and cities; then, we res...

Under the National Ambient Air Quality (NAQM) Monitoring program, air quality in the city of Cochin is being regularly monitored by Central Pollution Control Board. Air quality management programme requires reliable information of air quality collected, evaluated and analysed regularly. This is of paramount importance in protecting man and his environment from damaging exposure to air pollution...

Bogra city is highly susceptible to environmental pollution due to over population, rapid industrialization and urbanization during the last decades. A study was conducted to determine heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Pb, Cr, Cd and Ni) pollution level and physicochemical properties in the soils of Bogra city. The concentrations of heavy metals in 14 soil samples were determined by using an Atomic Absorpt...

In Western societies, the impact of air pollution on residents’ health is higher in less wealthy communities. However, it is not clear whether such an interaction effect applies to developing countries. The authors examine how the level of community development modifies the impact of air pollution on health outcomes of the Chinese elderly using data from the third wave of the Chinese Longitudin...

Concentrations of the environmentally sensitive elements (ESEs) As, Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, V and Zn in smaller than 100 μm street dust particles from Xining were measured using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and their contamination levels were assessed based on enrichment factor (EF), geoaccumulation index (Igeo) and pollution load index (PLI). The concentrations of As, Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, V and ...

Atmospheric emissions from gas pre-treatment centers of the Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg LLC influenced the community of oribatid mites in southern tundra ecosystems. It was evidenced by changing the ratio of the ecological groups of the oribatid mites rather than its total abundance. The euedaphic oribatid mites prevailed essentially in the mites community of more contaminated biotopes located clos...