Toxic cyanobacteria: a growing threat to water and air quality

HE Plaas, HW Paerl - Environmental science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
The global expansion of harmful cyanobacterial blooms (CyanoHABs) poses an increasing
threat to public health. CyanoHABs are characterized by the production of toxic metabolites …

Chemistry and related properties of freshly emitted sea spray aerosol

PK Quinn, DB Collins, VH Grassian, KA Prather… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Aerosol particles that exist in the marine atmosphere are derived from both continental and
oceanic sources. Since aerosol lifetimes and atmospheric transport times often are similar, 1 …

Sea spray aerosol as a unique source of ice nucleating particles

PJ DeMott, TCJ Hill, CS McCluskey… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Ice nucleating particles (INPs) are vital for ice initiation in, and precipitation from, mixed-
phase clouds. A source of INPs from oceans within sea spray aerosol (SSA) emissions has …

A review of atmospheric aging of sea spray aerosols: Potential factors affecting chloride depletion

B Su, T Wang, G Zhang, Y Liang, C Lv, Y Hu, L Li… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sea spray aerosol (SSA) is the largest natural source of aerosols in the troposphere, and
has profound potential significance for climate change, visibility, and human health. It has …

Sea spray aerosol chemical composition: elemental and molecular mimics for laboratory studies of heterogeneous and multiphase reactions

TH Bertram, RE Cochran, VH Grassian… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Sea spray aerosol particles (SSA), formed through wave breaking at the ocean surface,
contribute to natural aerosol particle concentrations in remote regions of Earth's atmosphere …

Analysis of organic anionic surfactants in fine and coarse fractions of freshly emitted sea spray aerosol

RE Cochran, O Laskina, T Jayarathne… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
The inclusion of organic compounds in freshly emitted sea spray aerosol (SSA) has been
shown to be size-dependent, with an increasing organic fraction in smaller particles. Here …

Microbial control of sea spray aerosol composition: A tale of two blooms

X Wang, CM Sultana, J Trueblood, TCJ Hill… - ACS Central …, 2015 - ACS Publications
With the oceans covering 71% of the Earth, sea spray aerosol (SSA) particles profoundly
impact climate through their ability to scatter solar radiation and serve as seeds for cloud …

Taxon-specific aerosolization of bacteria and viruses in an experimental ocean-atmosphere mesocosm

JM Michaud, LR Thompson, D Kaul… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Ocean-derived, airborne microbes play important roles in Earth's climate system and human
health, yet little is known about factors controlling their transfer from the ocean to the …

Global transport of perfluoroalkyl acids via sea spray aerosol

JH Johansson, ME Salter, JCA Navarro… - … Science: Processes & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) are persistent organic pollutants found throughout the world's
oceans. Previous research suggests that long-range atmospheric transport of these …

Sea spray aerosol: The chemical link between the oceans, atmosphere, and climate

RE Cochran, OS Ryder, VH Grassian… - Accounts of chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The oceans, atmosphere, and clouds are all interconnected through the release and
deposition of chemical species, which provide critical feedback in controlling the …