Revisiting the atmospheric particles: Connecting lines and changing paradigms.
Sci Total Environ
; 841: 156676, 2022 Oct 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1886074
ABSTRACT
Historically, the atmospheric particles constitute the most primitive and recent class of air pollutants. The science of atmospheric particles erupted more than a century ago covering more than four decades of size, with past few years experiencing major advancements on both theoretic and data-based observational grounds. More recently, the plausible recognition between particulate matter (PM) and the diffusion of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the accretion of interest in particle science. With motivation from diverse particle research interests, this paper is an 'old engineer's survey' beginning with the evolution of atmospheric particles and identifies along the way many of the global instances signaling the 'size concept' of PM. A theme that runs through the narrative is a 'previously known' generational evolution of particle science to the 'newly procured' portfolio of knowledge, with important gains on the application of unmet concepts and future approaches to PM exposure and epidemiological research.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Air Pollutants
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COVID-19
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Sci Total Environ
Year:
2022
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Article
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J.scitotenv.2022.156676
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