Chronic exposure to indoor biomass smoke from the combustion of solid organic fuels is a
major cause of disease burden worldwide. Almost 3 billion people use solid fuels such as …

Abstract Purpose of Review To review the recent literature on the effects of wildfire smoke
(WFS) exposure on asthma and allergic disease, and on potential mechanisms of disease …

Wildfires are a major source of biomass burning aerosol to the atmosphere, with their
incidence and intensity expected to increase in a warmer future climate. However, the …

Anisole (methoxybenzene) represents an important marker compound of lignin pyrolysis
and a starting material for many chemical products. In this study, secondary organic aerosols …

Decades of research have established the toxicity of soot particles resulting from incomplete
combustion. However, the unique chemical compounds responsible for adverse health …

The chemical composition of particulate matter (PM) in biomass-burning smoke evolves
upon aging in the atmosphere. The effect of this evolution on the toxicity of biomass-burning …

Air pollution over Lake Baikal originating from anthropogenic emissions as well as wildfire
events and secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation poses a threat to this world heritage …

Oxidative stress is a possible mechanism by which ambient fine particulate matter (PM)
exerts adverse biological effects. While multiple biological effects and reactive oxygen …

Biomass burning (BB) is an important source of primary organic aerosols (POA). These POA
contain a significant fraction of semivolatile organic compounds, and can release them into …

Humic-like substances (HULIS) account for a major redox-active fraction of biomass burning
organic aerosols (BBOA). During atmospheric transport, fresh acidic BB-HULIS in droplets …