Primary biological aerosol particles in the atmosphere: a review

VR Després, JA Huffman, SM Burrows… - Tellus B: Chemical …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Atmospheric aerosol particles of biological origin are a very diverse group of biological
materials and structures, including microorganisms, dispersal units, fragments and …

Research on aerosol sources and chemical composition: Past, current and emerging issues

AI Calvo, C Alves, A Castro, V Pont, AM Vicente… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - Elsevier
In spite of considerable progresses in recent years, a quantitative and predictive
understanding of atmospheric aerosol sources, chemical composition, transformation …

Regionally sourced bioaerosols drive high-temperature ice nucleating particles in the Arctic

G Pereira Freitas, K Adachi, F Conen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Primary biological aerosol particles (PBAP) play an important role in the climate system,
facilitating the formation of ice within clouds, consequently PBAP may be important in …

Characterization of ambient PM2. 5 at a pollution hotspot in New Delhi, India and inference of sources

P Pant, A Shukla, SD Kohl, JC Chow, JG Watson… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - Elsevier
Ambient PM 2.5 samples were collected at a high-traffic location (summer and winter 2013)
and characterized for a large suite of elemental and organic markers. Concentrations were …

Health outcomes of exposure to biological and chemical components of inhalable and respirable particulate matter

OM Morakinyo, MI Mokgobu, MS Mukhola… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Particulate matter (PM) is a key indicator of air pollution and a significant risk factor for
adverse health outcomes in humans. PM is not a self-contained pollutant but a mixture of …

A Preliminary Study of Chemical Profiles of Honey, Cerumen, and Propolis of the African Stingless Bee Meliponula ferruginea

M Popova, D Gerginova, B Trusheva, S Simova… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recently, the honey and propolis of stingless bees have been attracting growing attention
because of their health-promoting properties. However, studies on these products of African …

Chemical characteristics and light-absorbing property of water-soluble organic carbon in Beijing: Biomass burning contributions

C Yan, M Zheng, AP Sullivan, C Bosch… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - Elsevier
Emissions from biomass burning contribute significantly to water-soluble organic carbon
(WSOC) and light-absorbing organic carbon (brown carbon). Ambient atmospheric samples …

Source apportionment of PM10 in a north-western Europe regional urban background site (Lens, France) using positive matrix factorization and including primary …

A Waked, O Favez, LY Alleman, C Piot… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - acp.copernicus.org
In this work, the source of ambient particulate matter (PM 10) collected over a one-year
period at an urban background site in Lens (France) was determined and investigated using …

How important is biological ice nucleation in clouds on a global scale?

C Hoose, JE Kristjánsson… - Environmental Research …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
The high ice nucleating ability of some biological particles has led to speculations about
living and dead organisms being involved in cloud ice and precipitation formation, exerting a …

Brown carbon from biomass burning imposes strong circum-Arctic warming

S Yue, J Zhu, S Chen, Q Xie, W Li, L Li, H Ren, S Su… - One Earth, 2022 - cell.com
Rapid warming in the Arctic has a huge impact on the global environment. Atmospheric
brown carbon (BrC) is one of the least understood and uncertain warming agents due to a …