Air quality, meteorological variability and pediatric respiratory syncytial virus infections in Singapore by Meng Han Lee, Diyar Mailepessov, Khairunnisa Yahya, Liat Hui Loo, Matthias Maiwald, Joel Aik

“…Higher levels of particulate matter of aerodynamic diameter of less than (i) 2.5 µm (PM2.5), (ii) 10 µm (PM10), carbon monoxide (CO) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) were associated with lower RSV infection risk. …”
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Quantitative evaluation of mixed biomass burning and anthropogenic aerosols over the Indochina Peninsula using MERRA-2 reanalysis products validated by sky radiometer and MAX-DOAS... by Takeru Ohno, Hitoshi Irie, Masahiro Momoi, Arlindo M. da Silva

“…In the period of study, AOD decreased in NEIC and south ICP (SIC) by − 4.40% and − 3.00% year−1, respectively, corresponding to the decrease in sulfur dioxide concentrations in SC and NEIC. Thus, OC AOD was dominant during the active BB periods, whereas a significant amount of anthropogenic aerosols from SC contributed to the atmospheric environment over ICP throughout 2009–2020.…”
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Copper Dissolution from Black Copper Ore under Oxidizing and Reducing Conditions by Oscar Benavente, María Cecilia Hernández, Evelyn Melo, Damián Núñez, Víctor Quezada, Yuri Zepeda

“…Leach of a pure black copper sample from Lomas Bayas Mine and another from a regional mine were characterized by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Qemscan and mechanically prepared for acid leaching under standard, oxidizing and reducing conditions through the addition of oxygen, iron sulfate or sulfur dioxide, respectively. Standard and high potential leaching (770 mV (SHE)) results in a copper dissolution rate of 70% and manganese dissolution rate of 2%. …”
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Role of social determinants of health in differential respiratory exposure and health outcomes among children by Jagadeesh Puvvula, Jill A. Poole, Yeongjin Gwon, Eleanor G. Rogan, Jesse E. Bell

“…Results We identified significant positive associations between the annual mean concentration of criteria pollutants (carbon monoxide, particulate matter2.5, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide) with race (Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic/Latino), financial stability, and literacy. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on air pollution in an industrial city in Northeastern China by Xueyan Wang, Yuqing Wang, Yiran Zhao, Meijin Tian, Xinmeng Wu, Yongzhen Zhang, Feng Gao, Junjiao Sun, Xiaoqing Wei, Xiuying Yang, Xiaohan Qu

“…Here, the changes in six criteria air pollutants, including particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and ozone (O3), were investigated in Shenyang from January to May 2015–2020. …”
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Opinion on the re‐evaluation of pectin (E 440i) and amidated pectin (E 440ii) as food additives in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age and follow‐up of their re‐evaluation as f... by EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF), Maged Younes, Gabriele Aquilina, Laurence Castle, Karl‐Heinz Engel, Paul Fowler, Maria Jose Frutos Fernandez, Peter Fürst, Rainer Gürtler, Trine Husøy, Melania Manco, Wim Mennes, Peter Moldeus, Sabina Passamonti, Romina Shah, Ine Waalkens‐Berendsen, Detlef Wölfle, Matthew Wright, Birgit Dusemund, Alicja Mortensen, Dominique Turck, Stefania Barmaz, Alexandra Tard, Giorgia Vianello, Ursula Gundert‐Remy

“…Based on the information submitted in response to the call for data, the FAF Panel considered it feasible to amend the current specifications, in particular for the toxic elements arsenic, lead, cadmium, mercury and for sulfur dioxide and to introduce new specifications for aluminium and microbiological criteria. …”
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Research on an Ultraviolet Spectral Denoising Algorithm Based on the Improved SVD Method by Zhaoyu Qin, Zhaofan Wang, Ruxing Wang

“…Random noise with varying intensities was intentionally introduced to the UV spectral signal of sulfur dioxide (SO₂), followed by noise reduction procedures. …”
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The net climate impact of coal-fired power plant emissions by D. Shindell, G. Faluvegi

“…Imposition of pollution controls on sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides leads to a rapid realization of the full positive forcing from CO<sub>2</sub>, however. …”
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Organic walled microfossils in wet peperites from the early Cretaceous Paraná-Etendeka volcanism of Brazil by Lucas Del Mouro, Bruno Becker-Kerber, Valdecir A. Janasi, Marcelo de Araújo Carvalho, Breno L. Waichel, Evandro F. Lima, Lucas M. M. Rossetti, Vinicius Cruz, Mateus Souza Silva, Natália Famelli, Javier Ortega-Hernández

“…Wet peperites are a volcaniclastic rock formed by the interaction of lava and subaqueous sediments.The Paraná-Etendeka was formed during the Valanginian (ca. 132 Ma) as a continental flood basalt in present day South America and Namibia, and released enormous amounts of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, methane and hydrogen fluoride into the atmosphere. …”
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Air pollution particulate matter (PM2.5) prediction in South African cities using machine learning techniques by Tshepang Duncan Morapedi, Ibidun Christiana Obagbuwa

“…Because this is a global issue, several nations have established control of air pollution stations in various cities to monitor pollutants like Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), Ozone (O3), Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), Carbon Monoxide (CO), Particulate Matter (PM2.5, PM10), to notify inhabitants when pollution levels surpass the quality threshold. …”
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Air pollution and emergency department visits for conjunctivitis: A case-crossover study by Mieczysław Szyszkowicz, Termeh Kousha, Jessica Castner

“…Also for males, statistically significant results were observed in the case of PM2.5 exposure lagged by 5 days (OR = 1.003, 95% CI: 1.000–1.038) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) exposure lagged by 1 and 2 days (OR = 1.016, 95% CI: 1.000–1.031 and OR = 1.018, 95% CI: 1.002–1.033). …”
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Assessing the ecological security of tourism in Northeast China by Shi Dan, Guan Jingwen, Wan Daiji, Liu Jiping

“…Economically developed cities in Central China exhibited strong local autocorrelation, and the majority had the characteristics of spatial agglomeration and dependence. (3) There were significant differences in obstacles to the ecological security of tourism among the cities (prefectures and regions) and provinces. Industrial sulfur dioxide emissions and urban population density are the main obstacles to the ecological security of tourism, while the pressure system has emerged as the main hindrance to improvements in it in the three provinces considered here. …”
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Characteristics of Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals in PM2.5 and the Influence of Air Pollutants in Shihezi, Northwestern China by Feifei He, Jianjiang Lu, Zhuoying Li, Min Li, Zilong Liu, Yanbin Tong

“…Our study showed that there is a strong correlation between the concentrations of EPFRs and conventional pollutants, except for sulfur dioxide. The major factors influencing EPFR concentration in the atmosphere were temperature and wind speed; the higher the temperature and wind speed, the lower the concentration of EPFRs. …”
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Camphor-Soothed Banana Stem Biowaste in the Productivity and Sustainability of Solar-Powered Desalination by Ajay Kumar Kaviti, Siva Ram Akkala, Vineet Singh Sikarwar, Pilli Sai Snehith, Moodapelly Mahesh

“…The MSS is predicted to release 219.62 kg of carbon dioxide, 1.67 kg of sulfur dioxide, and 0.69 kg of nitrous oxide over its lifetime. …”
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Ambient Air Quality Assessment in Karachi, Sindh Pakistan by Muhammad Idress, Yasmin Nergis, Jawad Abdullah Butt, Mughal Sharif

“…Ambient air data were collected for different pollutants like Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), Carbon Monoxide (CO), Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) and Particulate Matters (TSPM, PM10 and PM2.5). …”
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Heterojunctions of rGO/Metal Oxide Nanocomposites as Promising Gas-Sensing Materials—A Review by Mohd Nurazzi Norizan, Norli Abdullah, Norhana Abdul Halim, Siti Zulaikha Ngah Demon, Imran Syakir Mohamad

“…Monitoring environmental hazards and pollution control is vital for the detection of harmful toxic gases from industrial activities and natural processes in the environment, such as nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), ammonia (NH₃), hydrogen (H₂), hydrogen sulfide (H₂S), carbon dioxide (CO₂), and sulfur dioxide (SO₂). This is to ensure the preservation of public health and promote workplace safety. …”
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Mexico’s electricity grid and fuel mix: implications of a fifteen-year planning horizon on emissions and air quality by Elena C McDonald-Buller, Gary R McGaughey, Tejas Shah, John Grant, Yosuke Kimura, Greg Yarwood

“…Between 2016 and 2031, steep declines in generation from fuel oil-fired thermoelectric, turbogas, and coal plants in favor of a buildout of natural gas combined cycle and clean energy technologies were predicted to drive reductions in emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO _2 ), fine particulate matter (PM _2.5 ), carbon dioxide (CO _2 ) and nitrogen oxides (NO _x ) of 68%, 61%, 13% and 7%, respectively, with an increase in carbon monoxide (CO) of 4%. …”
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Potential of Carbon Nanotube Chemiresistor Array in Detecting Gas-Phase Mixtures of Toxic Chemical Compounds by Seongwoo Lee, Sanghwan Park, Seongyeop Lim, Cheongha Lee, Chang Young Lee

“…The array consists of three SWCNT chemiresistors coated with different molecular/ionic species, achieving a limit of detection (LOD) of 2.2 ppb for ammonia (NH₃), 820 ppb for sulfur dioxide (SO₂), and 2.4 ppm for ethylene oxide (EtO). …”
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Evaluation of an air quality warning system for vulnerable and susceptible individuals in Korea: an interrupted time series analysis by YouHyun Park, Jun Hyuk Koo, Hoyeon Jeong, Ji Ye Jung, Changsoo Kim, Dae Ryong Kang

“…Adjustment variables included seasonality, air pollutants (carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter less than 10 μm in diameter, and ozone), temperature, and humidity. …”
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Use of Satellite Data for Air Pollution Modeling in Bulgaria by Emilia Georgieva, Dimiter Syrakov, Dimiter Atanassov, Tatiana Spassova, Maria Dimitrova, Maria Prodanova, Blagorodka Veleva, Hristina Kirova, Nadya Neykova, Rozeta Neykova, Elena Hristova, Anton Petrov

“…Data from the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 (GOME-2) (MetOP satellites) for aerosols, nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), and sulfur dioxide (SO₂) were assimilated in BgCWFS using objective analysis. …”
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