[HTML][HTML] A review of biomass burning: Emissions and impacts on air quality, health and climate in China

J Chen, C Li, Z Ristovski, A Milic, Y Gu, MS Islam… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Biomass burning (BB) is a significant air pollution source, with global, regional and local
impacts on air quality, public health and climate. Worldwide an extensive range of studies …

Understanding atmospheric organic aerosols via factor analysis of aerosol mass spectrometry: a review

Q Zhang, JL Jimenez, MR Canagaratna… - Analytical and …, 2011 - Springer
Organic species are an important but poorly characterized constituent of airborne particulate
matter. A quantitative understanding of the organic fraction of particles (organic aerosol, OA) …

Bounding the role of black carbon in the climate system: A scientific assessment

TC Bond, SJ Doherty, DW Fahey… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Black carbon aerosol plays a unique and important role in Earth's climate system. Black
carbon is a type of carbonaceous material with a unique combination of physical properties …

[HTML][HTML] Methods for estimating uncertainty in PMF solutions: Examples with ambient air and water quality data and guidance on reporting PMF results

SG Brown, S Eberly, P Paatero, GA Norris - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
The new version of EPA's positive matrix factorization (EPA PMF) software, 5.0, includes
three error estimation (EE) methods for analyzing factor analytic solutions: classical …

Evaluation of the absorption Ångström exponents for traffic and wood burning in the Aethalometer-based source apportionment using radiocarbon measurements of …

P Zotter, H Herich, M Gysel, I El-Haddad… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
Equivalent black carbon (EBC) measured by a multi-wavelength Aethalometer can be
apportioned to traffic and wood burning. The method is based on the differences in the …

New insights into PM chemical composition and sources in two major cities in China during extreme haze events using aerosol mass spectrometry

M Elser, RJ Huang, R Wolf, JG Slowik… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
During winter 2013–2014 aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS) measurements were conducted
for the first time with a novel PM 2.5 (particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter≤ 2.5 µ …

The formation, properties and impact of secondary organic aerosol: current and emerging issues

M Hallquist, JC Wenger, U Baltensperger… - Atmospheric …, 2009 - acp.copernicus.org
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) accounts for a significant fraction of ambient tropospheric
aerosol and a detailed knowledge of the formation, properties and transformation of SOA is …

Direct observation of aqueous secondary organic aerosol from biomass-burning emissions

S Gilardoni, P Massoli, M Paglione… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
The mechanisms leading to the formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) are an
important subject of ongoing research for both air quality and climate. Recent laboratory …

SoFi, an IGOR-based interface for the efficient use of the generalized multilinear engine (ME-2) for the source apportionment: ME-2 application to aerosol mass …

F Canonaco, M Crippa, JG Slowik… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - amt.copernicus.org
Source apportionment using the bilinear model through a multilinear engine (ME-2) was
successfully applied to non-refractory organic aerosol (OA) mass spectra collected during …

Chemical composition, sources, and aging process of submicron aerosols in Beijing: Contrast between summer and winter

W Hu, M Hu, W Hu, JL Jimenez, B Yuan… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
To investigate the seasonal characteristics of submicron aerosol (PM1) in Beijing urban
areas, a high‐resolution time‐of‐flight aerosol‐mass‐spectrometer (HR‐ToF‐AMS) was …