Umme S. Akhtar

Cytotoxic and proinflammatory effects of ambient and source-related particulate matter (PM) in relation to the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cytokine adsorption by particles

Umme S. Akhtar, Robert D. McWhinney, Neeraj Rastogi et al. · Inhalation Toxicology · 2010 · 151 citations

Public Health, Environmental Sciences, Toxicology +17

Elevated Exposures to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Other Organic Mutagens in Ottawa Firefighters Participating in Emergency, On-Shift Fire Suppression

Jennifer Keir, Umme S. Akhtar, David M. J. Matschke et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2017 · 114 citations

Pharmacy, Environmental Sciences, Toxicology +17

The combined effects of physicochemical properties of size-fractionated ambient particulate matter on in vitro toxicity in human A549 lung epithelial cells

Umme S. Akhtar, Neeraj Rastogi, Robert D. McWhinney et al. · Toxicology Reports · 2014 · 98 citations · Full text

Pharmacy, Environmental Sciences, Toxicology +17

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) and metal contamination of air and surfaces exposed to combustion emissions during emergency fire suppression: Implications for firefighters' exposures

Jennifer Keir, Umme S. Akhtar, David M. J. Matschke et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 2019 · 81 citations · Full text

Public Health, Environmental Sciences, Toxicology +17

Identification of potential regional sources of atmospheric total gaseous mercury in Windsor, Ontario, Canada using hybrid receptor modeling

Xinping Xu, Umme S. Akhtar · Atmospheric chemistry and physics · 2010 · 62 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences +17