Fine particulate matter and its chemical constituents' levels: A troubling environmental and human health situation in Karachi, Pakistan

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 868; p. 161474
• Main Authors: Moyebi, Omosehin D., Fatmi, Zafar, Carpenter, David O., Santoso, Muhayatun, Siddique, Azhar, Khan, Kamran, Zeb, Jahan, Hussain, Mirza M., Khwaja, Haider A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 10.04.2023
• Subjects: Air Pollutants - analysis; Black carbon; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Humans; Ions - analysis; Metals; Pakistan; Particulate Matter - analysis; PM2.5; PMF; Seasons; Southeast Asia; Trace Elements - analysis; Vehicle Emissions - analysis; Pakistan; PMF; Southeast Asia; Black carbon; Metals; PM2.5; PM(2.5)

Like many urban centers in developing countries, the effect of air pollution in Karachi is understudied. The goal of this study was to determine the chemical characterization, temporal and seasonal variability, sources, and health impacts of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in Karachi, Pakistan. Dail...