Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has the highest increased risk
due to household air pollution arising from biomass fuel burning. However, knowledge on …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Throughout history, Humans have always used
tar for different purposes such as gluing materials, waterproofing, and conserving wood, but …

Widespread smoke from wildfires and biomass burning contributes to air pollution and the
deterioration of air quality and human health. A common and major emission of biomass …

This study investigated the redox potential and toxicological changes of wood smoldering
emitted HULIS due to reactions in the atmosphere and in neutral lung fluids. Fresh HULIS …

Using particulate matter (PM) mass as exposure metric does not reveal the intrinsic PM
chemical characteristics or toxic potential, which is crucial for monitoring the sources of …

Semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) emitted from open biomass burning (BB) can
contribute to chemical and physical properties of atmospheric aerosols and also may cause …

Woodsmoke poses a significant health risk as a growing component of ambient air pollution
in the United States. While there is a long history of association between woodsmoke …

Sugarcane straw burning generates particulate matter with complex composition resulting in
atmosphere pollution. Sugarcane straw sugarcane burning particles (PSSB) contain several …

Secondary air pollutants, originating from gaseous pollutants and primary particulate matter
emitted by natural sources and human activities, undergo complex atmospheric chemical …

Information on the diffusion rates of organic molecules within secondary organic aerosol
(SOA) and biomass burning organic aerosol (BBOA) is needed to predict the impact of these …