Wildfire smoke, consisting primarily of organic aerosols, has profound impacts on air quality,
climate and human health. Wildfire organic aerosol evolves over long-time photochemical …

In Northeast Asia, the elevated levels of fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) are an
environmental concern, yet their physicochemical properties have been poorly …

Smoke particles generated by burning biomass consist mainly of organic aerosol termed
biomass burning organic aerosol (BBOA). BBOA influences the climate by scattering and …

The light absorbing component of organic aerosols, brown carbon (BrC), directly affects
climate and can play a role in the oxidative aging of organic aerosols. Recent estimates …

Phenolic compounds and aromatic acids, as oxygenated aromatic compounds, can
participate in photochemical reactions to form secondary organic aerosols (SOAs), and thus …

Thermal desorption measurements, including thermal desorption mass spectrometry, are
often used to determine the volatility and chemical composition of secondary organic …

Biomass burning brown carbon (BrC) aerosol affects the climate by absorbing light in the
visible and UV wavelengths, with daytime photochemistry changing its optical properties …

Biomass burning organic aerosol (BBOA) is a major contributor to organic aerosol in the
atmosphere. The impacts of BBOA on climate and health depend strongly on their …

Biomass burning events, including wildfires, can emit large amounts of phenolic compounds
such as guaiacol. These phenolic compounds can undergo oxidation by nitrate radicals …

Large wildfires periodically inject massive amounts of biomass burning organic aerosol
(BBOA) into the stratosphere (~ 15 km≤ altitude≤ 50 km) via pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) …