Fine and ultrafine particulate organic carbon in the Los Angeles basin: trends in sources and composition

F Shirmohammadi, S Hasheminassab, A Saffari… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract In this study, PM 2.5 and PM 0.18 (particles with dp< 2.5 μm and dp< 0.18 μm,
respectively) were collected during 2012–2013 in Central Los Angeles (LA) and 2013–2014 …

Impact of regional transport on the anthropogenic and biogenic secondary organic aerosols in the Los Angeles Basin

J Heo, B de Foy, MR Olson, P Pakbin, C Sioutas… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - Elsevier
This manuscript explores the role of regional transport on anthropogenic and biogenic
secondary organic carbon (SOC) concentrations in ambient fine particulate (PM 2.5) organic …

Seasonal and Annual Source Appointment of Carbonaceous Ultrafine Particulate Matter (PM0.1) in Polluted California Cities

J Xue, W Xue, MH Sowlat, C Sioutas… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Samples of ultrafine particle matter mass (PM0. 1) were collected over 12 months at three
cities in California: Los Angeles, East Oakland, San Pablo, and over six months at Fresno …

Insights into the origin of water soluble organic carbon in atmospheric fine particulate matter

DC Snyder, AP Rutter, R Collins, C Worley… - Aerosol Science and …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Concentrations of fine carbonaceous aerosols (PM 2.5), including elemental carbon (EC),
organic carbon (OC), and water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) were measured from filters …

Source apportionment and organic compound characterization of ambient ultrafine particulate matter (PM) in the Los Angeles Basin

S Hasheminassab, N Daher, JJ Schauer… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - Elsevier
In this study, quasi-UFP (PM 0.25, dp< 0.25 μm) were collected for 24 h once per week from
April 2008 to March 2009 at 10 different locations in the Los Angeles Basin. Samples were …

Contribution of motor vehicle emissions to organic carbon and fine particle mass in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Effects of varying source profiles and seasonal trends in …

R Subramanian, NM Donahue… - Atmospheric …, 2006 - Elsevier
We present estimates of the vehicular contribution to ambient organic carbon (OC) and fine
particle mass (PM) in Pittsburgh, PA using the chemical mass balance (CMB) model and a …

[HTML][HTML] Source apportionment of fine particulate matter in Houston, Texas: insights to secondary organic aerosols

IM Al-Naiema, APS Hettiyadura… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
Online and offline measurements of ambient particulate matter (PM) near the urban and
industrial Houston Ship Channel in Houston, Texas, USA, during May 2015 were utilized to …

Local and regional secondary organic aerosol: Insights from a year of semi-continuous carbon measurements at Pittsburgh

A Polidori, BJ Turpin, HJ Lim, JC Cabada… - Aerosol Science and …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
During the Pittsburgh Air Quality Study (PAQS) an automated semi-continuous thermal-
optical transmittance (TOT) carbon analyzer was used to measure 2–4 h average particulate …

Quantifying ambient concentrations of primary and secondary organic aerosol in central Los Angeles using an integrated approach coupling source apportionment …

R Tohidi, A Altuwayjiri, M Pirhadi, C Sioutas - Atmospheric Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The main objective of this study was to explore the correlations between carbonaceous PM
2.5 species (ie, primary and secondary organic aerosols (POAs and SOAs) and elemental …

Source apportionment of fine organic aerosol in Mexico City during the MILAGRO experiment 2006

EA Stone, DC Snyder, RJ Sheesley… - Atmospheric …, 2008 - acp.copernicus.org
Organic carbon (OC) comprises a large fraction of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) in Mexico
City. Daily and select 12-h PM 2.5 samples were collected in urban and peripheral sites in …