A short review on environmental distribution and toxicity of the environmentally persistent free radicals

JF Yi, ZZ Lin, X Li, YQ Zhou, Y Guo - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals (EPFRs) are usually generated by the
electron transfer of a certain radical precursor on the surface of a carrier. They are …

Molecular insights and impacts of wildfire-induced soil chemical changes

AM Lopez, CCE Avila, JP VanderRoest… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Wildfires act as important ecosystem controls and can benefit fire-adapted biomes by
promoting habitat heterogeneity, seed germination and disease control. However, the …

Metal contents and size distributions of brake and tire wear particles dispersed in the near-road environment

B Lopez, X Wang, LWA Chen, T Ma… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Traffic related non-tailpipe particulate matter emissions can rival the continuously
decreasing tailpipe emissions in modern fleets. Non-tailpipe emissions have become the …

Overview of the Alaskan Layered Pollution and Chemical Analysis (ALPACA) Field Experiment

WR Simpson, J Mao, GJ Fochesatto, KS Law… - ACS Es&t …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The Alaskan Layered Pollution And Chemical Analysis (ALPACA) field experiment was a
collaborative study designed to improve understanding of pollution sources and chemical …

Incomplete solid fuel burning as the major emission source of atmospheric phenols and environmentally persistent free radicals

A Cheng, Y Li, D Wu, Z Guo, Y Su, X Ding, X Chen… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) bonded to fine particle matters (PMs) are
known to cause adverse health impacts. This study comprehensively addressed their …

Ozonolysis of Terpene Flavor Additives in Vaping Emissions: Elevated Production of Reactive Oxygen Species and Oxidative Stress

W Woo, L Tian, M Lum, A Canchola… - Chemical Research in …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The production of e-cigarette aerosols through vaping processes is known to cause the
formation of various free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS). Despite the well …

Oxidative potential of the inhalation bioaccessible fraction of PM10 and bioaccessible concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and metal (oid) s in PM10

N Novo–Quiza, J Sánchez–Piñero… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Atmospheric particulate matter (PM) has been related to numerous adverse health effects in
humans. Nowadays, it is believed that one of the possible mechanisms of toxicity could be …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical and Cellular Formation of Reactive Oxygen Species from Secondary Organic Aerosols in Epithelial Lining Fluid

M Shiraiwa, T Fang, J Wei, PSJ Lakey… - … Health Effects Institute, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Air pollution from particulate matter (PM) is associated with adverse health
effects and is a leading risk factor for morbidity and mortality worldwide. PM is a complex …

Evaluation of Filtration Efficiency of Various Filter Media in Addressing Wildfire Smoke in Indoor Environments: Importance of Particle Size and Composition

T Shirman, E Shirman, S Liu - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sub-micron particles are ubiquitous in the indoor environment, especially during wildfire
smoke episodes, and have a higher impact on human health than larger particles …

Light Exposure of Wood Smoke Aerosol: Connecting Optical Properties, Oxidation, Radical Formation, and Chemical Composition

C Liu-Kang, A Sokolova, Y Gong, WD Fahy… - ACS ES&T …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Biomass burning brown carbon (BrC) aerosol affects the climate by absorbing light in the
visible and UV wavelengths, with daytime photochemistry changing its optical properties …