Concentration, sources, influencing factors and hazards of heavy metals in indoor and outdoor dust: A review

H Chu, Y Liu, N Xu, J Xu - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2023 - Springer
Heavy metals are a common class of toxic contaminants in soil, water and air, yet their
occurrence in indoor environments is less known. Heavy metals enter people's bodies …

[HTML][HTML] Aging of atmospheric aerosols and the role of iron in catalyzing brown carbon formation

HA Al-Abadleh - Environmental Science: Atmospheres, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Extensive research has been done on the processes that lead to the formation of secondary
organic aerosol (SOA) including the atmospheric oxidation of volatile organic compounds …

Organic coating reduces hygroscopic growth of phase-separated aerosol particles

W Li, X Teng, X Chen, L Liu, L Xu, J Zhang… - … science & technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
A large fraction of secondary aerosol particles are liquid–liquid phase-separated with an
organic shell and an inorganic core. This has the potential to regulate the hygroscopicity of …

Fractal dimensions and mixing structures of soot particles during atmospheric processing

Y Wang, F Liu, C He, L Bi, T Cheng… - … & Technology Letters, 2017 - ACS Publications
Soot particles strongly absorb sunlight and hence act as a short-lived warming agent.
Atmospheric aging of soot particles changes their morphology and mixing state and …

[HTML][HTML] Aerosol optical properties and direct radiative forcing based on measurements from the China Aerosol Remote Sensing Network (CARSNET) in eastern …

H Che, B Qi, H Zhao, X Xia, TF Eck… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
Aerosol pollution in eastern China is an unfortunate consequence of the region's rapid
economic and industrial growth. Here, sun photometer measurements from seven sites in …

Nonlinear enhancement of radiative absorption by black carbon in response to particle mixing structure

Y Wang, W Li, J Huang, L Liu, Y Pang… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Black carbon (BC) strongly absorbs solar radiation, contributing to global warming.
Absorption enhancement of BC particles is difficult to quantify due to an inadequate …

The secondary formation of organosulfates under interactions between biogenic emissions and anthropogenic pollutants in summer in Beijing

Y Wang, M Hu, S Guo, Y Wang, J Zheng… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
Organosulfates (OSs) with ambiguous formation mechanisms are a potential source of
missing secondary organic aerosol (SOA) in current atmospheric models. In this study, we …

A review of atmospheric individual particle analyses: Methodologies and applications in environmental research

L Shao, P Liu, T Jones, S Yang, W Wang, D Zhang… - Gondwana …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aerosol ultra-fine and nano-particles are playing essential roles in the evolution of the Earth
environment because of their deep connections to the chemical conversions and solar …

[HTML][HTML] Microphysical properties of atmospheric soot and organic particles: measurements, modeling, and impacts

W Li, N Riemer, L Xu, Y Wang, K Adachi, Z Shi… - npj Climate and …, 2024 - nature.com
Atmospheric soot and organic particles from fossil fuel combustion and biomass burning
modify Earth's climate through their interactions with solar radiation and through …

[HTML][HTML] Liquid-liquid phase separation reduces radiative absorption by aged black carbon aerosols

J Zhang, Y Wang, X Teng, L Liu, Y Xu, L Ren… - … Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
Black carbon aerosols absorb radiation and their absorptive strength is influenced by
particle mixing structures and coating compositions. Liquid-liquid phase separation can …