Traffic restrictions are an unpopular tool to mitigate urban air pollution, and a measurable
improvement in air quality is needed to demonstrate the effectiveness of this measure. …

In recent years, electronic cigarettes have gained increasing popularity as alternatives to
normal (tobacco-containing) cigarettes. In the present study, particles generated by e-cigarettes …

Our aim was to provide a systematic review of studies on the burden of disease due to
second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure, reviewing methods, exposure assessment, diseases …

The correlation between health effects and exposure to particulate matter (PM) has been of
primary concern to public health organizations. An emerging hypothesis is that many of the …

Background: Population data on tobacco use and its determinants require continuous
monitoring and careful inter-country comparison. We aimed to provide the most up-to-date …

In this study, the temporal variations of sources of black carbon (BC) concentrations were
evaluated in the metropolitan area of Milan, Italy, during three distinct seasons over 2017–2018…

In this study, we investigated the impact of urban emission sources on the chemical
composition of ambient particulate matter (PM) as well as the associated oxidative potential. We …

The goal of this study was to characterize changes in components and toxicological properties
of PM 2.5 during the nationwide 2019-Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown restrictions in …

In this study, we investigated the impact of biomass burning on the oxidative potential of PM
2.5 in the metropolitan area of Milan, Italy. PM 2.5 samples were collected on quartz filters …

Aims Electronic cigarettes may be safer than conventional cigarettes as they generate less
indoor pollution in terms of particulate matter (PM); however, recent findings in experimental …