Numerous epidemiological and toxicological studies have demonstrated the important role
of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) in PM2. 5-related adverse health effects. Primary …

Firefighters are the principal line of defense against fires, being at elevated risk of exposure
to health-relevant pollutants released during fires and burning processes. Although many …

Firefighters are daily exposed to adverse health-hazardous pollutants. Polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs), well known endocrine disruptors with carcinogenic, mutagenic, and …

Plumes from wildfires are transported over large distances from remote to populated areas
and threaten sensitive ecosystems. Dense wildfire plumes are processed by atmospheric …

Bangkok, one of the biggest metropolitan cities in Asia, has been experiencing poor (PM
10> 50 μg/m 3 annual average) air quality for decades. Major sources of air pollution are …

Soot particles (SP) are ubiquitous components of atmospheric particulate matter and have
been shown to cause various adverse health effects. In the atmosphere, freshly emitted SP …

There is substantial evidence that photochemical reactions in the atmosphere cause physico-
chemical transformation of combustion smoke, but how this processing modifies potential …

Current practices involve wrapping organic aerosol (OA) filter samples with aluminum foil
and storing in a freezer to avoid sample degradation prior to analysis. However, there is a …

Residential solid fuel combustion (RSFC) is an important source of PM 2.5. Here we
investigate the cytotoxicity of primarily emitted and photochemically aged PM 2.5 to A549 …

Smoke particulate matter emitted by fires in the Amazon Basin poses a threat to human
health. Past research on this threat has mainly focused on the health impacts on countries …