24 We have addressed the need for improved measurements of cloud condensation nuclei 25 (CCN) by developing a continuous-flow instrument that provides in situ measurements of CCN. 26 The design presented in this paper can operate between 0.1% and 3% supersaturation, at 27 sampling rates sufficient for airborne operation. The design constitutes a cylindrical continuous28 flow thermal-gradient di...

The term, biosolids, is generally used to refer to those waste products that have been stabilized by treatment of the sewage sludge for beneficial reuse through appropriate management (Davis, 2002). The agronomic and environmental benefits from the organic material and fertilizing elements contained in the biosolids are essential for maintaining soil fertility. This has been a major reason for ...

Air pollution, especially airborne particulate matter, is becoming a major problem in Chiang Mai. The present study reports findings on total suspended particulate matter (TSP) loading as well as its spatial and daily variation in Chiang Mai ambient air. Limited elemental analysis of airborne particulate matter was also performed. Samples were collected at four different sites, representative o...

Context: Airborne particulate matter (PM) attracts heightened attention due to its implication in various diseases, especially cardiovascular diseases. Although numerous epidemiological studies have been published worldwide developing countries on risks associated with exposure PM, such are still scarce as Saudi Arabia. Objective: To examine the association between concentration of airborne and...

BACKGROUND Preterm delivery and preeclampsia are common adverse pregnancy outcomes that have been inconsistently associated with ambient air pollutant exposures. OBJECTIVES We aimed to prospectively examine relations between exposures to ambient carbon monoxide (CO) and fine particulate matter [≤ 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5)] and risks of preeclampsia and preterm delivery. METHODS...

There are a number of applied settings where a response is measured repeatedly over time, and the impact of a stimulus at one time is distributed over several subsequent response measures. In the motivating application the stimulus is an air pollutant such as airborne particulate matter and the response is mortality. However, several other variables (e.g. daily temperature) impact the response ...

The distribution of Particulate Matter in the atmosphere, resulting from emissions produced by cars, trucks, ships, industrial estates and agricultural complexes, is a topical public health problem that has increased in recent decades due to environmental factors in advanced economies in particular. This contribution relates the health impact caused by concentrations of Particulate Matter (PM) ...