Wildfire and prescribed burning impacts on air quality in the United States
Air quality impacts from wildfires have been dramatic in recent years, with millions of people
exposed to elevated and sometimes hazardous fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) …
exposed to elevated and sometimes hazardous fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) …
Particulate matter, air quality and climate: lessons learned and future needs
The literature on atmospheric particulate matter (PM), or atmospheric aerosol, has increased
enormously over the last 2 decades and amounts now to some 1500–2000 papers per year …
enormously over the last 2 decades and amounts now to some 1500–2000 papers per year …
Aging of atmospheric brown carbon aerosol
RF Hems, EG Schnitzler, C Liu-Kang… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Emitted by numerous primary sources and formed by secondary sources, atmospheric
brown carbon (BrC) aerosol is chemically complex. As BrC aerosol ages in the atmosphere …
brown carbon (BrC) aerosol is chemically complex. As BrC aerosol ages in the atmosphere …
The atmospheric chemistry of indoor environments
JPD Abbatt, C Wang - Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Through air inhalation, dust ingestion and dermal exposure, the indoor environment plays
an important role in controlling human chemical exposure. Indoor emissions and chemistry …
an important role in controlling human chemical exposure. Indoor emissions and chemistry …
Optical properties of secondary organic aerosols and their changes by chemical processes
1. INTRODUCTION Atmospheric aerosols play a key role in the Earth's atmosphere.
Aerosols influence cloud formation and their lifetime, they affect the distribution and amount …
Aerosols influence cloud formation and their lifetime, they affect the distribution and amount …
Carbon oxidation state as a metric for describing the chemistry of atmospheric organic aerosol
A detailed understanding of the sources, transformations and fates of organic species in the
environment is crucial because of the central roles that they play in human health …
environment is crucial because of the central roles that they play in human health …
Organic aerosol components observed in Northern Hemispheric datasets from Aerosol Mass Spectrometry
In this study we compile and present results from the factor analysis of 43 Aerosol Mass
Spectrometer (AMS) datasets (27 of the datasets are reanalyzed in this work). The …
Spectrometer (AMS) datasets (27 of the datasets are reanalyzed in this work). The …
A two-dimensional volatility basis set–Part 2: Diagnostics of organic-aerosol evolution
We discuss the use of a two-dimensional volatility-oxidation space (2-D-VBS) to describe
organic-aerosol chemical evolution. The space is built around two coordinates, volatility and …
organic-aerosol chemical evolution. The space is built around two coordinates, volatility and …
Aging effects on biomass burning aerosol mass and composition: A critical review of field and laboratory studies
Biomass burning is a major source of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) with impacts on
health, climate, and air quality. The particles and vapors within biomass burning plumes …
health, climate, and air quality. The particles and vapors within biomass burning plumes …
Rethinking the global secondary organic aerosol (SOA) budget: stronger production, faster removal, shorter lifetime
Recent laboratory studies suggest that secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation rates are
higher than assumed in current models. There is also evidence that SOA removal by dry and …
higher than assumed in current models. There is also evidence that SOA removal by dry and …