Wildfire and prescribed burning impacts on air quality in the United States
Air quality impacts from wildfires have been dramatic in recent years, with millions of people
exposed to elevated and sometimes hazardous fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) …
exposed to elevated and sometimes hazardous fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) …
Proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry: applications in atmospheric sciences
Proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) has been widely used to study the
emissions, distributions, and chemical evolution of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in …
emissions, distributions, and chemical evolution of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in …
Global fire emissions estimates during 1997–2016
GR Van Der Werf, JT Randerson… - Earth System …, 2017 - essd.copernicus.org
Climate, land use, and other anthropogenic and natural drivers have the potential to
influence fire dynamics in many regions. To develop a mechanistic understanding of the …
influence fire dynamics in many regions. To develop a mechanistic understanding of the …
Aging of atmospheric brown carbon aerosol
RF Hems, EG Schnitzler, C Liu-Kang… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Emitted by numerous primary sources and formed by secondary sources, atmospheric
brown carbon (BrC) aerosol is chemically complex. As BrC aerosol ages in the atmosphere …
brown carbon (BrC) aerosol is chemically complex. As BrC aerosol ages in the atmosphere …
Non-methane organic gas emissions from biomass burning: identification, quantification, and emission factors from PTR-ToF during the FIREX 2016 laboratory …
Volatile and intermediate-volatility non-methane organic gases (NMOGs) released from
biomass burning were measured during laboratory-simulated wildfires by proton-transfer …
biomass burning were measured during laboratory-simulated wildfires by proton-transfer …
Estimated mortality and morbidity attributable to smoke plumes in the United States: Not just a western US problem
As anthropogenic emissions continue to decline and emissions from landscape (wild,
prescribed, and agricultural) fires increase across the coming century, the relative …
prescribed, and agricultural) fires increase across the coming century, the relative …
Aging effects on biomass burning aerosol mass and composition: A critical review of field and laboratory studies
Biomass burning is a major source of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) with impacts on
health, climate, and air quality. The particles and vapors within biomass burning plumes …
health, climate, and air quality. The particles and vapors within biomass burning plumes …
Oxygenated aromatic compounds are important precursors of secondary organic aerosol in biomass-burning emissions
Biomass burning is the largest combustion-related source of volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) to the atmosphere. We describe the development of a state-of-the-science model to …
(VOCs) to the atmosphere. We describe the development of a state-of-the-science model to …
Mutagenicity and lung toxicity of smoldering vs. flaming emissions from various biomass fuels: implications for health effects from wildland fires
YH Kim, SH Warren, QT Krantz, C King… - Environmental …, 2018 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: The increasing size and frequency of wildland fires are leading to greater
potential for cardiopulmonary disease and cancer in exposed populations; however, little is …
potential for cardiopulmonary disease and cancer in exposed populations; however, little is …
Emissions of trace organic gases from Western US wildfires based on WE‐CAN aircraft measurements
W Permar, Q Wang, V Selimovic… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We present emission measurements of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) for western US
wildland fires made on the NSF/NCAR C‐130 research aircraft during the Western Wildfire …
wildland fires made on the NSF/NCAR C‐130 research aircraft during the Western Wildfire …