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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
List of Reviewers	59
Environmental sampling for disease surveillance: Recent advances and recommendations for best practice	55
Environmental gains in the collection of packaging waste obtained in Uskudar district by changing the collection type	44
Numerical simulation on exhaled aerosol transmission based on realistic oral-nasal structures and temperature distribution	44
An assessment of the uncertainties of methane generation in landfills	39
The most important technologies and highlights for biogas production worldwide	38
Remembering S. Trivikrama Rao	30
Assessment of aeolian dust concentration, elemental composition, and their wet and dry deposition fluxes over the Northeast Arabian Sea	26
Discussion of “Atmospheric reduced nitrogen: Sources, transformations, effects, and management”	21
Assessing the spatial distribution of odor at an urban waterfront using AERMOD coupled with sensor measurements	18
Observations of ozone, acyl peroxy nitrates, and their precursors during summer 2019 at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico	18
Development, evaluation, and implementation of building downwash and plume rise enhancements in AERMOD	18
Experimental study of a full-scale hexagonal wet electrostatic precipitator for collection of black carbon and particulate matter generated by a marine diesel engine	18
A meta-analysis of particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide air quality monitoring associated with the burden of disease in sub-Saharan Africa	17
Dr. Jeffrey L. Collett, Jr. Selected as New Technical Editor in Chief of the Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association	17
A fond farewell from the technical Editor-in-Chief	17
Formation of secondary organic material from gaseous precursors in wood smoke	17
Predictors of indoor radon levels in the Midwest United States	16
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	16
In memoriam: Delbert J. Eatough (1940–2022)	15
Emission factors of industrial boilers burning biomass-derived fuels	15
Critical review on PFOA, kidney cancer, and testicular cancer	14
Food processing by-products and wastes as potential dust suppressants at mine sites: Results from unconfined compressive strength testing	14
Regional impacts on air quality and health of changing a manufacturing facility’s grid-boiler to a combined heat and power system	14
Effect of medium-density fiberboard wastes ash on calcium silicate hydrate crystal of concrete	12

Key results from the salt lake regional smoke, ozone, and aerosol study (SAMOZA)	12
Evaluation of the adsorption performance and thermal treatment-associated regeneration of adsorbents for formaldehyde removal	12
Realistic operation of two residential cordwood-fired outdoor hydronic heater appliances—Part 2: Particle number and size	12
Deployment of networked low-cost sensors and comparison to real-time stationary monitors in New Delhi	11
Measurement of visible dust emissions during almond nut-picking operations at various harvester settings	11
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	10
Meteorological based parameters and ozone exceedances in Houston and other cities in Texas	10
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
Ammonia emissions from a dairy housing and wastewater treatment plant quantified with an inverse dispersion method accounting for deposition loss	10
2022 List of Reviewers	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
Review on COD and ammoniacal nitrogen removal from landfill leachate using low-cost adsorbent	10
Evaluation of selected solid adsorbents for passive sampling of atmospheric oil and natural gas non-methane hydrocarbons	10
Removal of a mixture of formaldehyde and methanol vapors in biotrickling filters under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions: Potential application in ethanol production	10
Unveiling underutilized public data on Canadian industrial pollutant transfers and disposals	9
Intelligent identification of fragmented non-magnetic materials for end-of-life refrigerator recycling	9
Status and development of spent mushroom substrate recycling: A review	9
Reaction kinetics and isotherms of commercial activated carbon in variable pressure adsorption of high compound VOCs	9
A reflection on 10 years of the Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initiative	9
Computational modeling of woodstove pollutants in dilution tunnels	8
The air quality of Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia: The impacts of forest fires on visibility	8
Evaluation of a new low-cost particle sensor as an internet-of-things device for outdoor air quality monitoring	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
Effects of electrode materials and dimensions of an electrostatic spray scrubber on water droplet charging for dust removal	8
Spatio-temporal trajectory evolution and cause analysis of air pollution in Chengdu, China	8
Monitoring gaseous pollutants using passive sampling in the Philadelphia region	8
Spatial distribution of airborne bacterial communities in caged poultry houses	8
Impacts of wood species and moisture content on emissions from residential wood heaters	7
Correction	7
Introduction to the 2025 A&WMA Critical Review: Satellite data to support air quality assessment and management	7
Climate change and extreme weather: A review focusing on the continental United States	7
Impact of fueling protocols on emission outcomes for residential wood-fired appliances	7
Estimation of landfill gas production and potential utilization in a South Africa landfill	7
Climate change in the human environment: Indicators and impacts from the Fourth National Climate Assessment	7
Research on the types and toxicity of VOCs released from solvent-based inks in high temperature environment	7
Online measurement of PM from residential wood heaters in a dilution tunnel	7
Influence of acid and thermal treatment on regeneration of spent bleaching clay and conversion of residual oil to biodiesel	7
A brief review of methods for determining time-activity patterns in California	7
Development of an integrated duty cycle test method to assess cordwood stove performance	7
Mobile laboratory measurements of air pollutants in Baltimore, MD elucidate issues of environmental justice	7
Assessment of progress toward regional haze rule visibility goals using United States anthropogenic emissions rate of progress	6
Realistic operation of two residential cordwood-fired outdoor hydronic heater appliances—Part 3: Optical properties of black and brown carbon emissions	6
Impact of lane-changing behavior on traffic emissions of road sections in multi-dimensional mixed traffic flow environment	6
In memoriam: Peter K. Mueller (1926–2023)	6
Source apportionment of measured volatile organic compounds in Maricopa County, Arizona	6
Decision-making in biogas production projects: Paradigms and prospection	6
Recovery of complete crystalline silicon cells from waste crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules	6
Review and analysis of personal-ambient ozone measurements	6

Evaluating PM _2.5 element concentration measurements for a nationwide monitoring network	6
Ozone management in Colorado: Why aren’t we there yet?	5
A multi-criteria approach to test and evaluate the efficiency of two composting systems under two different climates	5
Characterization of emissions from burning methyl-bromide-treated crop biomass	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
Residential wood heating: An overview of U.S. impacts and regulations	5
Evolution of community residents’ waste classification behavior based on multi-agent simulation	5
Equilibrium and hysteresis formation of water vapor adsorption on microporous adsorbents: Effect of adsorbent properties and temperature	5
Status, characterization, and quantification of municipal solid waste as a measure towards effective solid waste management: The case of Dilla Town, Southern Ethiopia	5
Absorption photometry of patterned deposits on IMPROVE PTFE filters	5
Estimation of total landfill surface methane emissions using geospatial approach combined with measured surface ambient air methane concentrations	5
Quantifying residual elemental carbon by thermal-optical analysis using an extended IMPROVE_A protocol with higher maximum temperature	5
Low temperature destruction of gas-phase per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances using an alumina-based catalyst	5
An alternative generic groundwater-to-indoor air attenuation factor for application in commercial, industrial, and other nonresidential settings	5
A sincere thanks to our reviewers for their invaluable contributions	5
Application of the U.S. EPA procedure for determining method detection limits to EDXRF measurement of filter-based aerosol samples	5
Determining the bilge water waste risk and management in the Gulf of Antalya by the Monte Carlo method	5
Circular economy for lithium-ion batteries and photovoltaic modules—status, challenges, and opportunities	5
Evaluating the efficiency of municipal solid waste collection and disposal in the Yangtze River Delta of China: A DEA-model	5
Research on modified blast furnace dust in demulsification: The synergistic effect of ferric oxide, hydrophobic carbon, and polysilicate	5
Impact of PM _2.5 filter extraction solvent on oxidative potential and chemical analysis	5