Heterogeneous photochemistry in the atmosphere

C George, M Ammann, B D'Anna… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
1. BACKGROUND 1.1. Why Condensed Matter Matters: Types and Significance of
Condensed Matter and Surfaces Encountered in the Atmospheric Environment The …

Biomass burning—a review of organic tracers for smoke from incomplete combustion

BRT Simoneit - Applied Geochemistry, 2002 - Elsevier
Biomass combustion is an important primary source of particles with adsorbed biomarker
compounds in the global atmosphere. The introduction of natural product organic …

Woodsmoke health effects: a review

LP Naeher, M Brauer, M Lipsett, JT Zelikoff… - Inhalation …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
The sentiment that woodsmoke, being a natural substance, must be benign to humans is still
sometimes heard. It is now well established, however, that wood-burning stoves and …

Research on aerosol sources and chemical composition: Past, current and emerging issues

AI Calvo, C Alves, A Castro, V Pont, AM Vicente… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - Elsevier
In spite of considerable progresses in recent years, a quantitative and predictive
understanding of atmospheric aerosol sources, chemical composition, transformation …

Climate and human influences on global biomass burning over the past two millennia

JR Marlon, PJ Bartlein, C Carcaillet, DG Gavin… - Nature …, 2008 - nature.com
Large, well-documented wildfires have recently generated worldwide attention, and raised
concerns about the impacts of humans and climate change on wildfire regimes. However …

The molecular identification of organic compounds in the atmosphere: state of the art and challenges

B Noziere, M Kalberer, M Claeys, J Allan… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The Earth's atmosphere offers a striking contrast with other known planets by its rich organic
composition, which results almost exclusively from the presence of life on the planet. About …

Chemical composition and molecular-specific optical properties of atmospheric brown carbon associated with biomass burning

APS Hettiyadura, V Garcia, C Li, CP West… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
This study provides molecular insights into the light absorption properties of biomass
burning (BB) brown carbon (BrC) through the chemical characterization of tar condensates …

Emissions of organic air toxics from open burning: a comprehensive review

PM Lemieux, CC Lutes, DA Santoianni - Progress in energy and …, 2004 - Elsevier
Emissions from open burning, on a mass pollutant per mass fuel (emission factor) basis, are
greater than those from well-controlled combustion sources. Some types of open burning …

Open burning of agricultural biomass: Physical and chemical properties of particle-phase emissions

MD Hays, PM Fine, CD Geron, MJ Kleeman… - Atmospheric …, 2005 - Elsevier
We present the physical and chemical characterization of particulate matter (PM2. 5)
emissions from simulated agricultural fires (AFs) of surface residuals of two major grain …

Chemical characterisation of fine particle emissions from wood stove combustion of common woods growing in mid-European Alpine regions

C Schmidl, IL Marr, A Caseiro, P Kotianová… - Atmospheric …, 2008 - Elsevier
Woodsmoke samples derived from the combustion of beech, oak, spruce, larch and
softwood briquettes in a closed stove have been collected and analysed so as to derive …