Biofuels from biomass gasification are reviewed here, and demonstrated to be an attractive
option. Recent progress in gasification techniques and key generation pathways for biofuels …

Background: Wildfire activity is predicted to increase in many parts of the world due to
changes in temperature and precipitation patterns from global climate change. Wildfire …

Brazil is a major sugarcane producer and its production more than doubled over the last
decades to meet global bioenergy demands for reducing crude oil dependency and …

This literature review identifies the impacts of different renewable energy pathways on
ecosystems and biodiversity, and the implications of these impacts for transitioning to a …

Bioenergy deployment offers significant potential for climate change mitigation, but also
carries considerable risks. In this review, we bring together perspectives of various …

Biomass burning (BB) is the second largest source of trace gases and the largest source of
primary fine carbonaceous particles in the global troposphere. Many recent BB studies have …

Each year, the general public and wildland firefighters in the US are exposed to smoke from
wildland fires. As part of an effort to characterize health risks of breathing this smoke, a …

Ethanol is produced through the fermentation of agricultural products such as sugarcane,
corn (maize), wheat, sugar beet and cassava, among others. The great majority of ethanol …

This study's overarching aim is to establish the areal extent and characteristics of the rapid
sugarcane expansion and land use change in São Paulo state (Brazil) as a result of an …

Background Respiratory infections are among the leading causes of death and disability
globally. Respirable aerosol particles released by agricultural crop-residue burning (ACRB) …