Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on hourly levels of PM10, PM2.5 and black carbon at an industrial suburban site in northern Spain.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdown restrictions were established around the world. Many studies have assessed whether these restrictions affected atmospheric pollution. Comparison between them is difficult as the periods of time considered are generally not the same and thus, different conclusions may be reached.

Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the dry deposition fraction of settleable particulate matter at three industrial urban/suburban locations in northern Spain.

Ninety 24-h samples of the dry deposition fraction of settleable particulate matter (DSPM) were collected at one suburban industrial site ('EMA') and two urban industrial sites ('Lauredal' and 'Laboratory') in the western area of Gijón (North of Spain) from December 2019 to June 2020. The levels registered point to an environmental issue that should receive close attention from environmental authorities. Before lockdown restrictions due to COVID-19 were established, all samples collected at the EMA site exceeded 300 mg·m·d (the Spanish limit value until 2002).

Relationship Between Exposure to Sulphur Dioxide Air Pollution, White Cell Inflammatory Biomarkers and Enzymatic Infarct Size in Patients With ST-segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes.

To analyse the relationship among air pollutants, markers of inflammation and infarct size in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). This was a prospective analysis of consecutive patients admitted to hospital because of ACS. Cardiac biomarkers were drawn.

Impact of organic loading rate and reactor design on thermophilic anaerobic digestion of mixed supermarket waste.

A mixture of supermarket food waste from bakery, butchery, cooked meats and cheese, fishmonger, fruit, and vegetable sections was subjected to anaerobic digestion under thermophilic conditions (55 °C). Lab-scale induced bed reactors (IBR) and completely stirred tank reactors (CSTR) were operated at different organic loading rates (OLR), i.e.

Settleable matter in a highly industrialized area: Chemistry and health risk assessment.

Settleable particulate matter (SPM) was collected at two sampling points within an urban area highly affected by nearby industrial activities. Total deposition values up to 386 mg ·m·d were registered, the majority of samples exceeding the limit value established in the legislation in force in Spain until 2002 (300 mg·m·d). Dry deposition values showed high variability (8.