Formation of secondary nitroaromatic compounds in polluted urban environments

D Cai, X Wang, C George, T Cheng… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nitroaromatic compounds (NACs) are important light absorption contributors to atmospheric
brown carbon; however, their formation pathways and the key influential factors in polluted …

High molecular diversity of organic nitrogen in urban snow in North China

S Su, Q Xie, Y Lang, D Cao, Y Xu, J Chen… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Snow serves as a vital scavenging mechanism to gas-phase and particle-phase organic
nitrogen substances in the atmosphere, providing a significant link between land …

A Review on Brown Carbon Aerosol in China: From Molecular Composition to Climate Impact

X Cao, J Liu, Y Wu, Y Cheng, M Zheng, K He - Current Pollution Reports, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review As an important type of light-absorbing aerosol in the
atmosphere, brown carbon (BrC) is an effective driver for climate change. Field observations …

[HTML][HTML] Measurement report: Long-emission-wavelength chromophores dominate the light absorption of brown carbon in aerosols over Bangkok: impact from …

J Tang, J Wang, G Zhong, H Jiang, Y Mo… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
Chromophores represent an important portion of light-absorbing species, ie, brown carbon.
Yet knowledge of what and how chromophores contribute to aerosol light absorption is still …

Comparative study of atmospheric brown carbon at Shanghai and the East China Sea: Molecular characterization and optical properties

D Cai, C Li, J Lin, W Sun, M Zhang, T Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The pollution burdens and compositions of atmospheric brown carbon (BrC) that determine
their impacts on climate-health-ecosystems have not been well studied, particularly in some …

Atmospheric brown carbon on the Tibetan Plateau: regional differences in chemical composition and light absorption properties

J Xu, APS Hettiyadura, Y Liu, X Zhang… - … & Technology Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) filter samples were collected from two high-altitude remote
sites located in the southern (QOMS) and northern (WLG) regions of the Tibetan Plateau …

Measurement report: Changes in light absorption and molecular composition of water-soluble humic-like substances during a winter haze bloom-decay process in …

C Zou, T Cao, M Li, J Song, B Jiang… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
Water-soluble humic-like substances (HULIS) absorb light in near-UV and visible
wavelengths and exert significant influence on the atmospheric environment and climate …

Nontarget mass spectrometry and in silico molecular characterization of air pollution from the Indian subcontinent

S Papazian, LA D'Agostino, I Sadiktsis… - … Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
Fine particulate-matter is an important component of air pollution that impacts health and
climate, and which delivers anthropogenic contaminants to remote global regions. The …

[HTML][HTML] Measurement report: Molecular composition, optical properties, and radiative effects of water-soluble organic carbon in snowpack samples from northern …

Y Zhou, CP West, APS Hettiyadura, X Niu… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
Water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) in the cryosphere has an important impact on the
biogeochemistry cycling and snow–ice surface energy balance through changes in the …

More water-soluble brown carbon after the residential “coal-to-gas” conversion measure in urban Beijing

W Yuan, RJ Huang, J Shen, K Wang, L Yang… - npj Climate and …, 2023 - nature.com
The implementation of air pollution reduction measures has significantly reduced the
concentration of atmospheric fine particles (PM2. 5) in Beijing, among which the “coal-to …