Organic peroxides in aerosol: key reactive intermediates for multiphase processes in the atmosphere

S Wang, Y Zhao, AWH Chan, M Yao, Z Chen… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Organic peroxides (POs) are organic molecules with one or more peroxide (− O–O−)
functional groups. POs are commonly regarded as chemically labile termination products …

Atmospheric nanoparticle growth

D Stolzenburg, R Cai, SM Blichner, J Kontkanen… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
New particle formation of liquid or solid nanoparticles from gas-phase precursors is a
decisive process in Earth's atmosphere and is considered one of the largest uncertainties in …

The synergistic role of sulfuric acid, bases, and oxidized organics governing new‐particle formation in Beijing

C Yan, R Yin, Y Lu, L Dada, D Yang… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Intense and frequent new particle formation (NPF) events have been observed in polluted
urban environments, yet the dominant mechanisms are still under debate. To understand the …

Insufficient condensable organic vapors lead to slow growth of new particles in an urban environment

X Li, Y Li, R Cai, C Yan, X Qiao, Y Guo… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Atmospheric new particle formation significantly affects global climate and air quality after
newly formed particles grow above∼ 50 nm. In polluted urban atmospheres with 1–3 orders …

Determination of the multiple-scattering correction factor and its cross-sensitivity to scattering and wavelength dependence for different AE33 Aethalometer filter tapes …

J Yus-Díez, V Bernardoni, G Močnik… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - amt.copernicus.org
Providing reliable observations of aerosol particles' absorption properties at spatial and
temporal resolutions suited to climate models is of utter importance to better understand the …

The driving factors of new particle formation and growth in the polluted boundary layer

M Xiao, CR Hoyle, L Dada… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
New-particle formation (NPF) is a significant source of atmospheric particles, affecting
climate and air quality. Understanding the mechanisms involved in urban aerosols is …

Sulfur dioxide transported from the residual layer drives atmospheric nucleation during haze periods in Beijing

Y Wang, Y Ma, C Yan, L Yao, R Cai, S Li… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
New particle formation (NPF) is a global phenomenon that significantly influences climate.
NPF also contributes to haze, with pronounced negative impacts on human health. Theory …

Emission factors and chemical profile of I/SVOCs emitted from household biomass stove in China

G Huang, S Wang, X Chang, S Cai, L Zhu, Q Li… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Household combustion of biomass straw for cooking or heating is one of the most important
emission sources of intermediate volatility and semi-volatile organic compounds (I/SVOCs) …

[HTML][HTML] Past, present, and future of ultrafine particle exposures in North America

AA Presto, PK Saha, AL Robinson - Atmospheric Environment: X, 2021 - Elsevier
There is growing concern that exposure to ultrafine particles (UFP, particles with diameter<
100 nm) may have health effects distinct from exposure to fine particulate matter mass (PM …

[HTML][HTML] Phenomenology of ultrafine particle concentrations and size distribution across urban Europe

P Trechera, M Garcia-Marlès, X Liu, C Reche… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
The 2017–2019 hourly particle number size distributions (PNSD) from 26 sites in Europe
and 1 in the US were evaluated focusing on 16 urban background (UB) and 6 traffic (TR) …