Advanced instrumental approaches for chemical characterization of indoor particulate matter

RMBO Duarte, JFP Gomes, X Querol… - Applied Spectroscopy …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Particulate matter (PM) is an important player of indoor air quality and a topic of great
interest in terms of public health. Deciphering the complex chemical composition of indoor …

Overview: recent advances on the understanding of the Northern Eurasian environments and of the urban air quality in China-Pan Eurasian Experiment (PEEX) …

H Lappalainen, T Petäjä, T Vihma… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
The Pan-Eurasian Experiment (PEEX) Science Plan, released in 2015, addressed a need
for a holistic system understanding and outlined the most urgent research needs for the …

Characteristics, sources and health risks of toxic species (PCDD/Fs, PAHs and heavy metals) in PM2. 5 during fall and winter in an industrial area

C Bi, Y Chen, Z Zhao, Q Li, Q Zhou, Z Ye, X Ge - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Particulate toxic species, such as polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated
dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals may …

Seasonal light absorption properties of water-soluble brown carbon in atmospheric fine particles in Nanjing, China

Y Chen, X Ge, H Chen, X Xie, Y Chen, J Wang… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - Elsevier
Recently atmospheric brown carbon (BrC) is recognized as an important contributor to light
absorption and positive climate forcing. In this work, daily fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) …

High atmospheric oxidation capacity drives wintertime nitrate pollution in the eastern Yangtze River Delta of China

H Zang, Y Zhao, J Huo, Q Zhao, Q Fu… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
Nitrate aerosol plays an increasingly important role in wintertime haze pollution in China.
Despite intensive research on the wintertime nitrate chemistry in recent years, quantitative …

[HTML][HTML] Secondary PM2. 5 dominates aerosol pollution in the Yangtze River Delta region: Environmental and health effects of the Clean air Plan

N Li, H Zhang, S Zhu, H Liao, J Hu, K Tang… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Clean Air Plan has been active in China since 2013 to mitigate severe PM 2.5
pollution. In this study, we applied the air quality model WRF-Chem to simulate PM 2.5 in the …

Connecting the light absorption of atmospheric organic aerosols with oxidation state and polarity

X Jiang, D Liu, Q Li, P Tian, Y Wu, S Li… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The light-absorbing organic aerosol (OA) constitutes an important fraction of absorbing
components, counteracting major cooling effect of aerosols to climate. The mechanisms in …

Different responses of bacteria and fungi to environmental variables and corresponding community assembly in Sb-contaminated soil

W Wang, H Wang, X Cheng, M Wu, Y Song, X Liu… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bacterial communities in antimony (Sb) polluted soils have been well addressed, whereas
the important players fungal communities are far less studied to date. Here, we report …

Heterogeneous formation of particulate nitrate under ammonium-rich regimes during the high-PM events in Nanjing, China

YC Lin, YL Zhang, MY Fan, M Bao - Atmospheric Chemistry and …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Abstract Particulate nitrate (NO 3-) not only influences regional climates but also contributes
to the acidification of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. In 2016 and 2017, four intensive …

Characteristics of trace elements in PM2. 5 and PM10 of Chifeng, northeast China: Insights into spatiotemporal variations and sources

Y Hao, X Meng, X Yu, M Lei, W Li, F Shi, W Yang… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - Elsevier
Trace elements in atmospheric particular matter play a significant role in controlling aerosol
behavior, and can thereby endanger air quality. Here, the comprehensive investigation on …