OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
High-resolution analysis of seasonal spatial variation for urban air pollution: Implications for exposure assessment	79
The most important technologies and highlights for biogas production worldwide	28
Numerical simulation on exhaled aerosol transmission based on realistic oral-nasal structures and temperature distribution	25
Environmental sampling for disease surveillance: Recent advances and recommendations for best practice	23
Health risk assessment of BTEX exposure among public transport commuters in Bangkok, Thailand	23
An assessment of the uncertainties of methane generation in landfills	22
Social cost-benefit analysis of food waste management options on the premise of using food waste disposers	21
A framework for interpreting air pollution sensor data: Bridging gaps in monitoring, analysis and community action	20
Assessment of aeolian dust concentration, elemental composition, and their wet and dry deposition fluxes over the Northeast Arabian Sea	20
Discussion of “Atmospheric reduced nitrogen: Sources, transformations, effects, and management”	20
Experimental study of a full-scale hexagonal wet electrostatic precipitator for collection of black carbon and particulate matter generated by a marine diesel engine	20
Assessing the spatial distribution of odor at an urban waterfront using AERMOD coupled with sensor measurements	19
Development, evaluation, and implementation of building downwash and plume rise enhancements in AERMOD	17
Observations of ozone, acyl peroxy nitrates, and their precursors during summer 2019 at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico	16
A meta-analysis of particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide air quality monitoring associated with the burden of disease in sub-Saharan Africa	15
Formation of secondary organic material from gaseous precursors in wood smoke	15
Emission factors of industrial boilers burning biomass-derived fuels	14
Enhancing removal of contaminants by organic waste-derived chars via steam activation and salt treatment	14
Exploring stakeholder views on total construction and demolition waste management toward sustainability: A case from Vietnam	14
Survey on the current leachate treatments of public municipal solid waste landfills and the potential impact of per- and polyfluorinatedalkyl substances in the Eastern and Northwestern United States	14
In memoriam: Delbert J. Eatough (1940–2022)	13
Regional impacts on air quality and health of changing a manufacturing facility’s grid-boiler to a combined heat and power system	12
Food processing by-products and wastes as potential dust suppressants at mine sites: Results from unconfined compressive strength testing	12
Realistic operation of two residential cordwood-fired outdoor hydronic heater appliances—Part 2: Particle number and size	12
Effect of medium-density fiberboard wastes ash on calcium silicate hydrate crystal of concrete	12

Evaluation of the adsorption performance and thermal treatment-associated regeneration of adsorbents for formaldehyde removal	12
Key results from the salt lake regional smoke, ozone, and aerosol study (SAMOZA)	12
Meteorological based parameters and ozone exceedances in Houston and other cities in Texas	12
Managing the organic municipal waste in Palestine: Linking policy, practice, and stakeholders’ attitude toward composting	11
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on landfilling and recycling in the city of Fargo, North Dakota, USA	11
Development and validation of a route planning methodology for vehicle-based remote measurements of methane and other emissions from oil and gas wells and facilities	11
Measurement of visible dust emissions during almond nut-picking operations at various harvester settings	11
Summary of PM_2.5 measurement artifacts associated with the Teledyne T640 PM Mass Monitor under controlled chamber experimental conditions using polydisperse ammonium sulfate aerosols and bi	10
Opportunities and challenges with implementing a recycling program for municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) bottom ash as a construction aggregate: A programmatic review	10
Status and development of spent mushroom substrate recycling: A review	10
2022 List of Reviewers	10
Automated screening method identifies recent probable wildland fire exceptional events for ozone and PM _2.5 across CONUS – Part 1	10
Air quality alert and traffic reduction: Potential alteration by travel option	10
Ammonia emissions from a dairy housing and wastewater treatment plant quantified with an inverse dispersion method accounting for deposition loss	10
Green brick production from rice husk and lake sediment: Energy consumption and optimization	9
Spatial distribution of airborne bacterial communities in caged poultry houses	9
Reaction kinetics and isotherms of commercial activated carbon in variable pressure adsorption of high compound VOCs	9
Unveiling underutilized public data on Canadian industrial pollutant transfers and disposals	9
Computational modeling of woodstove pollutants in dilution tunnels	9
The air quality of Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia: The impacts of forest fires on visibility	8
Intelligent identification of fragmented non-magnetic materials for end-of-life refrigerator recycling	8
Monitoring gaseous pollutants using passive sampling in the Philadelphia region	8
A conceptual model for ambient volatile organic compounds over Staten Island, New York	8
Introduction to the 2025 A&WMA Critical Review: Satellite data to support air quality assessment and management	8
Impact of fueling protocols on emission outcomes for residential wood-fired appliances	8
A risk assessment of ethylene oxide release from a sterilization facility into a community	8
Assessment of waste workers occupational risk to microbial agents and cytotoxic effects of mixed contaminants present in the air of waste truck cabin and ventilation filters	8
Recovery of complete crystalline silicon cells from waste crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules	8
Climate and health-relevant pollutant emissions from oil and natural gas boilers	8
Evaluation of a new low-cost particle sensor as an internet-of-things device for outdoor air quality monitoring	8
Effects of electrode materials and dimensions of an electrostatic spray scrubber on water droplet charging for dust removal	8
Characteristics and health risk assessment of PM _2.5 -PAHs in a select Chinese ceramic industrial site during winter	8
Sustainable sludge management through circular economy solutions for resource recovery and carbon footprint reduction	7
Correction	7
Influence of acid and thermal treatment on regeneration of spent bleaching clay and conversion of residual oil to biodiesel	7
Mobile laboratory measurements of air pollutants in Baltimore, MD elucidate issues of environmental justice	7
Development of an integrated duty cycle test method to assess cordwood stove performance	7
Impacts of wood species and moisture content on emissions from residential wood heaters	7
Research on the types and toxicity of VOCs released from solvent-based inks in high temperature environment	7
A brief review of methods for determining time-activity patterns in California	7
Estimation of landfill gas production and potential utilization in a South Africa landfill	7
Online measurement of PM from residential wood heaters in a dilution tunnel	7
Decision-making in biogas production projects: Paradigms and prospection	6
In memoriam: Peter K. Mueller (1926–2023)	6
Impact of lane-changing behavior on traffic emissions of road sections in multi-dimensional mixed traffic flow environment	6
Environmental justice and rural poverty: Socioeconomic drivers of environmental impact in the Indian Sundarbans	6
Source apportionment of measured volatile organic compounds in Maricopa County, Arizona	6
Evaluating PM _2.5 element concentration measurements for a nationwide monitoring network	6
Assessment of progress toward regional haze rule visibility goals using United States anthropogenic emissions rate of progress	6
Estimation of total landfill surface methane emissions using geospatial approach combined with measured surface ambient air methane concentrations	5

A sincere thanks to our reviewers for their invaluable contributions	5
Quantifying residual elemental carbon by thermal-optical analysis using an extended IMPROVE_A protocol with higher maximum temperature	5
A multi-criteria approach to test and evaluate the efficiency of two composting systems under two different climates	5
An alternative generic groundwater-to-indoor air attenuation factor for application in commercial, industrial, and other nonresidential settings	5
Effective methods for the decontamination of healthcare waste: Ozone and UV-C radiation process	5
Residential wood heating: An overview of U.S. impacts and regulations	5
Enhancing compost maturity and nitrogen content through cocomposting of chicken feather waste with rice husk and vegetable residues	5
Realistic operation of two residential cordwood-fired outdoor hydronic heater appliances—Part 3: Optical properties of black and brown carbon emissions	5
Impact of PM _2.5 filter extraction solvent on oxidative potential and chemical analysis	5
Ozone management in Colorado: Why aren’t we there yet?	5
Modeling of emission measurement error due to uneven distribution of particulate matter in stacks	5
Low temperature destruction of gas-phase per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances using an alumina-based catalyst	5
Evolution of community residents’ waste classification behavior based on multi-agent simulation	5
Long-term spatiotemporal evolution and coordinated control of air pollutants in a typical mega-mountain city of Cheng-Yu region under the “dual carbon” goal	5
Absorption photometry of patterned deposits on IMPROVE PTFE filters	5
Geo-spatial technology based on a multi-criteria evaluation technique used to find potential landfill sites in the town of Bule Hora in southern Ethiopia	5
Evaluation of a revised AERMOD treatment of plume dispersion in the daytime elevated stable layer	5
Evaluating the efficiency of municipal solid waste collection and disposal in the Yangtze River Delta of China: A DEA-model	5
Circular economy for lithium-ion batteries and photovoltaic modules—status, challenges, and opportunities	5