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Ilias G. Kavouras is affiliated with the City University of New York in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with an emphasis on areas such as health, toxicology, and mutagenesis. Additional subfields include atmospheric science, global and planetary change, occupational therapy, and public health with a focus on environmental and occupational health.

Their recent research papers cover topics related to air quality, smoke particulate matter, and the impacts of combustion and wildland fires. Notable publications include:

  • Physicochemical and toxicological properties of wood smoke particulate matter as a function of wood species and combustion condition (2022, Journal of Hazardous Materials)
  • Moving Education Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Thinking Back and Looking Ahead (2021, Frontiers in Public Health)
  • Physicochemical Characterization of Personal Exposures to Smoke Aerosol and PAHs of Wildland Firefighters in Prescribed Fires (2020, Exposure and Health)
  • Trends of Ground-Level Ozone in New York City Area during 2007-2017 (2022, Atmosphere)
  • Development of an Integrated Platform to Assess the Physicochemical and Toxicological Properties of Wood Combustion Particulate Matter (2022, Chemical Research in Toxicology)

Kavouras regularly collaborates with other researchers in the field. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Marie-Cécile G. Chalbot
  • Jordan Nelson
  • Philip Demokritou
  • Irini Tsiodra
  • N. Mihalopoulos

Their work appears in multiple scientific journals, with recurring publications in:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Frontiers in Public Health

The main research topics covered by their publications are:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Occupational Health and Performance
  • Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Energy and Environment Impacts

This comprehensive portfolio illustrates Kavouras's engagement with studying environmental risks to human health associated with air pollution and combustion-related exposures, as well as contributions to understanding atmospheric processes and occupational health challenges.

Best Publications

  • Source apportionment of urban particulate aliphatic and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) using multivariate methods

    Ilias G. Kavouras;Petros Koutrakis;Manolis Tsapakis;Evaggelia Lagoudaki

  • Formation of atmospheric particles from organic acids produced by forests

    Ilias G. Kavouras;Nikolaos Mihalopoulos;Euripides G. Stephanou

  • MEASUREMENT OF PARTICULATE ALIPHATIC AND POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS IN SANTIAGO DE CHILE: SOURCE RECONCILIATION AND EVALUATION OF SAMPLING ARTIFACTS

    Ilias G. Kavouras;Joy Lawrence;Petros Koutrakis;Euripides G. Stephanou

  • Inhaled concentrated ambient particles are associated with hematologic and bronchoalveolar lavage changes in canines.

    R W Clarke;B Coull;U Reinisch;P Catalano

  • Indoor-outdoor relationships of particle number and mass in four European cities

    Gerard Hoek;Gerard Kos;Roy M. Harrison;Jeroen de Hartog

  • Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation vs Primary Organic Aerosol Emission: In Situ Evidence for the Chemical Coupling between Monoterpene Acidic Photooxidation Products and New Particle Formation over Forests

    Ilias G. Kavouras;Nikolaos Mihalopoulos;Euripides G. Stephanou

  • Source apportionment of PM10 and PM2.5 in five Chilean cities using factor analysis.

    Ilias G. Kavouras;Petros Koutrakis;Francisco Cereceda-Balic;Pedro Oyola

  • The composition and sources of PM2.5 organic aerosol in two urban areas of Chile

    Manolis Tsapakis;Evaggelia Lagoudaki;Euripides G Stephanou;Ilias G Kavouras

  • Spatial variation of particle number and mass over four European cities

    Arto Puustinen;Kaarle Hameri;Kaarle Hameri;Juha Pekkanen;Markku Kulmala

  • Formation and gas/particle partitioning of monoterpenes photo-oxidation products over forests

    I. G. Kavouras;N. Mihalopoulos;E. G. Stephanou

  • Response of transposable elements to environmental stressors

    Isabelle R. Miousse;Marie-Cecile G. Chalbot;Annie Lumen;Alesia Ferguson

  • Particulate matter air pollution and respiratory symptoms in individuals having either asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a European multicentre panel study

    Anna Karakatsani;Antonis Analitis;Dimitra Perifanou;Jon G. Ayres

  • Particle size distribution of organic primary and secondary aerosol constituents in urban, background marine, and forest atmosphere

    Ilias G. Kavouras;Euripides G. Stephanou

  • Development of a High Volume Cascade Impactor for Toxicological and Chemical Characterization Studies

    P. Demokritou;I. G. Kavouras;S. T. Ferguson;P. Koutrakis

  • Air pollution and hospital emergency room and admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases in Doña Ana County, New Mexico.

    Sophia Rodopoulou;Marie-Cecile Chalbot;Evangelia Samoli;David W. DuBois

  • Development and Laboratory Performance Evaluation of a Personal Multipollutant Sampler for Simultaneous Measurements of Particulate and Gaseous Pollutants

    Philip Demokritou;Ilias G. Kavouras;Stephen T. Ferguson;Petros Koutrakis

  • Air pollution and cardiovascular and respiratory emergency visits in Central Arkansas: A time-series analysis

    Sophia Rodopoulou;Evangelia Samoli;Marie-Cecile G. Chalbot;Ilias G. Kavouras

  • Iso- and Anteiso-Alkanes: Specific Tracers of Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Indoor and Outdoor Particle-Size Distributed Urban Aerosols

    Ilias G. Kavouras;Nikolaos Stratigakis;Euripides G. Stephanou

  • Ambient isoprene and monoterpene concentrations in a Greek fir (Abies Borisii-regis) forest. Reconciliation with emissions measurements and effects on measured OH concentrations

    D. Harrison;M.C. Hunter;A.C. Lewis;P.W. Seakins

  • Lung function and indicators of exposure to indoor and outdoor particulate matter among asthma and COPD patients

    J. J. de Hartog;J. G. Ayres;A. Karakatsani;A. Analitis

Frequent Co-Authors

Euripides G. Stephanou
Euripides G. Stephanou University of Crete
Kaarle Hämeri
Kaarle Hämeri University of Helsinki
Klea Katsouyanni
Klea Katsouyanni National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Gerard Hoek
Gerard Hoek Utrecht University
Petros Koutrakis
Petros Koutrakis Harvard University
Roy M. Harrison
Roy M. Harrison University of Birmingham
Philip Demokritou
Philip Demokritou Harvard University
G.P.A. Kos
G.P.A. Kos Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands
Kees Meliefste
Kees Meliefste Utrecht University
Juha Pekkanen
Juha Pekkanen University at Buffalo, State University of New York

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