Formation of urban fine particulate matter

R Zhang, G Wang, S Guo, ML Zamora, Q Ying… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Urban air pollution represents one of the greatest environmental challenges facing mankind
in the 21st century. 1, 2 Noticeably, many developing countries, such as China and India …

Ice‐nucleating particles that impact clouds and climate: Observational and modeling research needs

SM Burrows, CS McCluskey, G Cornwell… - Reviews of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric ice‐nucleating particles (INPs) play a critical role in cloud freezing processes,
with important implications for precipitation formation and cloud radiative properties, and …

The molecular identification of organic compounds in the atmosphere: state of the art and challenges

B Noziere, M Kalberer, M Claeys, J Allan… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The Earth's atmosphere offers a striking contrast with other known planets by its rich organic
composition, which results almost exclusively from the presence of life on the planet. About …

Review of motor vehicle particulate emissions sampling and measurement: From smoke and filter mass to particle number

B Giechaskiel, M Maricq, L Ntziachristos… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2014 - Elsevier
Particulate emissions from motor vehicles have received increased attention over the past
two decades owing to associations observed between ambient particulate matter (PM) …

Risk assessment of engineered nanomaterials and nanotechnologies—a review

K Savolainen, H Alenius, H Norppa, L Pylkkänen… - Toxicology, 2010 - Elsevier
With the increasing utilization of engineered nanomaterials (ENM), the potential exposure of
workers to ENM is likely to increase significantly. Very little is known though, of the risks …

Mass spectrometry of atmospheric aerosols—Recent developments and applications. Part II: On‐line mass spectrometry techniques

KA Pratt, KA Prather - Mass spectrometry reviews, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Many of the significant advances in our understanding of atmospheric particles can be
attributed to the application of mass spectrometry. Mass spectrometry provides high …

Automated typing of red blood cell and platelet antigens: a whole-genome sequencing study

WJ Lane, CM Westhoff, NS Gleadall… - The Lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background There are more than 300 known red blood cell (RBC) antigens and 33 platelet
antigens that differ between individuals. Sensitisation to antigens is a serious complication …

Nanoparticles in the atmosphere

PR Buseck, K Adachi - Elements, 2008 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The most continuous and intimate contact the average person has with nanoparticles is
almost surely through the air, which is replete with them. Nanoparticles are being generated …

Secondary organic aerosol from typical Chinese domestic cooking emissions

Z Zhang, W Zhu, M Hu, H Wang, Z Chen… - … & Technology Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Cooking has been proven to be a significant source of primary organic aerosol, especially in
megacities. However, the formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) derived from …

Outdoor urban nanomaterials: the emergence of a new, integrated, and critical field of study

M Baalousha, Y Yang, ME Vance, BP Colman… - Science of The Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are currently widely incorporated in the outdoor urban
environmental fabric and numerous new applications and products containing ENMs are …