ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2023
Trace Metals in Global Air: First Results from the GAPS and GAPS Megacities Networks.
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- Twenty-Five Years of Research and Monitoring Using PUF Disk Passive Air Samplers.Environmental science & technology · 2026Review
- Bryophytes in heavy metal-polluted environments: trait-based sensitivity, tolerance mechanisms, biomonitoring applications, and restoration potential.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
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Abstract
Trace metals, as constituents of ambient air, can have impacts on human and environmental health. The Global Atmospheric Passive Sampling (GAPS) and GAPS Megacities (GAPS-MC) networks investigated trace metals in the air at 51 global locations by deploying polyurethane foam disk passive air samplers (PUF-PAS) for periods of 3-12 months. Aluminum and iron exhibited the highest concentrations in air (
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