Organic peroxides in aerosol: key reactive intermediates for multiphase processes in the atmosphere

S Wang, Y Zhao, AWH Chan, M Yao, Z Chen… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Organic peroxides (POs) are organic molecules with one or more peroxide (− O–O−)
functional groups. POs are commonly regarded as chemically labile termination products …

Lifecycle of light-absorbing carbonaceous aerosols in the atmosphere

D Liu, C He, JP Schwarz, X Wang - NPJ climate and atmospheric …, 2020 - nature.com
Light-absorbing carbonaceous aerosols (LACs), including black carbon and light-absorbing
organic carbon (brown carbon, BrC), have an important role in the Earth system via heating …

Aqueous production of secondary organic aerosol from fossil-fuel emissions in winter Beijing haze

J Wang, J Ye, Q Zhang, J Zhao, Y Wu… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) produced by atmospheric oxidation of primary emitted
precursors is a major contributor to fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) air pollution worldwide …

Effect of atmospheric aging on soot particle toxicity in lung cell models at the air–liquid interface: differential toxicological impacts of biogenic and anthropogenic …

S Offer, E Hartner, S Di Bucchianico… - Environmental …, 2022 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Secondary organic aerosols (SOAs) formed from anthropogenic or biogenic
gaseous precursors in the atmosphere substantially contribute to the ambient fine particulate …

Primary and secondary aerosols in Beijing in winter: sources, variations and processes

Y Sun, W Du, P Fu, Q Wang, J Li, X Ge… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
Winter has the worst air pollution of the year in the megacity of Beijing. Despite extensive
winter studies in recent years, our knowledge of the sources, formation mechanisms and …

Direct observation of aqueous secondary organic aerosol from biomass-burning emissions

S Gilardoni, P Massoli, M Paglione… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
The mechanisms leading to the formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) are an
important subject of ongoing research for both air quality and climate. Recent laboratory …

Fine-particle pH for Beijing winter haze as inferred from different thermodynamic equilibrium models

S Song, M Gao, W Xu, J Shao, G Shi… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
pH is an important property of aerosol particles but is difficult to measure directly. Several
studies have estimated the pH values for fine particles in northern China winter haze using …

Enhanced light absorption by mixed source black and brown carbon particles in UK winter

S Liu, AC Aiken, K Gorkowski, MK Dubey… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Black carbon (BC) and light-absorbing organic carbon (brown carbon, BrC) play key roles in
warming the atmosphere, but the magnitude of their effects remains highly uncertain …

Chemical composition, sources, and aging process of submicron aerosols in Beijing: Contrast between summer and winter

W Hu, M Hu, W Hu, JL Jimenez, B Yuan… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
To investigate the seasonal characteristics of submicron aerosol (PM1) in Beijing urban
areas, a high‐resolution time‐of‐flight aerosol‐mass‐spectrometer (HR‐ToF‐AMS) was …

Evolution of brown carbon in wildfire plumes

H Forrister, J Liu, E Scheuer, J Dibb… - Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Particulate brown carbon (BrC) in the atmosphere absorbs light at subvisible wavelengths
and has poorly constrained but potentially large climate forcing impacts. BrC from biomass …