Pollution & Health

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High-Spatial Resolution Maps of PM2.5 Using Mobile Sensors on Buses: A Case Study of Teltow City, Germany, in the Suburb of Berlin, 2023

Air quality monitoring networks regulated by law provide accurate but sparse measurements of PM2.5 mass concentrations. High-spatial resolution maps of the PM2.5 mass concentration values are necessary to better estimate the citizen exposure to outdoor air pollution and the sanitary consequences. To address this, a field campaign was conducted in Teltow, a midsize city southwest of Berlin, Germany, for the 2021–2023 period...

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Spatial Variation of Airborne Pollen Concentrations Locally around Brussels City, Belgium, during a Field Campaign in 2022–2023

La présence de particules d’un diamètre inférieur à 2,5 µm (PM2.5) dans l’air ambiant a un effet péjoratif direct sur la santé humaine. Il est donc nécessaire de surveiller les valeurs de PM2.5 urbaines avec une haute résolution spatiale pour mieux évaluer les différents niveaux d'exposition auxquels la population est confrontée quotidiennement...

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Spatial Distribution of PM2.5 Mass and Number Concentrations in Paris, France from the Pollutrack Network of Mobile Sensors during 2018–2022

The presence of particulate matter smaller than 2.5 µm in diameter (PM2.5) in ambient air has a direct pejorative effect on human health. It is thus necessary to monitor the urban PM2.5 values with high spatial resolution to better evaluate the different exposure levels that the population encounters daily...

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Temporal Evolution of PM2.5 Levels and COVID-19 Mortality in Europe for the 2020–2022 Period

Air pollution has a strong impact on human health, from respiratory and severe pulmonary diseases to heart attack and cancer. During the 3 years of the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Relation between PM2.5 pollution and Covid-19 mortality in Western Europe for the 2020–2022 period

The ambient air pollution by particulate matter (PM) has strong negative effects on human health. Recent studies...