Formation of secondary organic aerosols from anthropogenic precursors in laboratory studies

D Srivastava, TV Vu, S Tong, Z Shi… - npj Climate and …, 2022 - nature.com
Aerosols produced from the oxidation of volatile/semi-volatile organic compounds
(VOCs/SVOCs), known as secondary organic aerosol (SOA), account for a significant …

Review of urban secondary organic aerosol formation from gasoline and diesel motor vehicle emissions

DR Gentner, SH Jathar, TD Gordon… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) is formed from the atmospheric oxidation of gas-phase
organic compounds leading to the formation of particle mass. Gasoline-and diesel-powered …

[HTML][HTML] AIRUSE-LIFE: a harmonized PM speciation and source apportionment in five southern European cities

F Amato, A Alastuey, A Karanasiou… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
The AIRUSE-LIFE+ project aims at characterizing similarities and heterogeneities in
particulate matter (PM) sources and contributions in urban areas from southern Europe …

The formation, properties and impact of secondary organic aerosol: current and emerging issues

M Hallquist, JC Wenger, U Baltensperger… - Atmospheric …, 2009 - acp.copernicus.org
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) accounts for a significant fraction of ambient tropospheric
aerosol and a detailed knowledge of the formation, properties and transformation of SOA is …

Chemical composition, sources, and aging process of submicron aerosols in Beijing: Contrast between summer and winter

W Hu, M Hu, W Hu, JL Jimenez, B Yuan… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
To investigate the seasonal characteristics of submicron aerosol (PM1) in Beijing urban
areas, a high‐resolution time‐of‐flight aerosol‐mass‐spectrometer (HR‐ToF‐AMS) was …

Air pollution in mega cities in China

CK Chan, X Yao - Atmospheric environment, 2008 - Elsevier
Due to its rapidly expanding economic and industrial developments, China is currently
considered to be the engine of the world's economic growth. China's economic growth has …

Organic aerosol and global climate modelling: a review

M Kanakidou, JH Seinfeld, SN Pandis… - Atmospheric …, 2005 - acp.copernicus.org
The present paper reviews existing knowledge with regard to Organic Aerosol (OA) of
importance for global climate modelling and defines critical gaps needed to reduce the …

Characteristics of concentrations and chemical compositions for PM2.5 in the region of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei, China

PS Zhao, F Dong, D He, XJ Zhao… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - acp.copernicus.org
In order to study the temporal and spatial variations of PM 2.5 and its chemical compositions
in the region of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei (BTH), PM 2.5 samples were collected at four …

Chemistry of secondary organic aerosol: Formation and evolution of low-volatility organics in the atmosphere

JH Kroll, JH Seinfeld - Atmospheric Environment, 2008 - Elsevier
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA), particulate matter composed of compounds formed from
the atmospheric transformation of organic species, accounts for a substantial fraction of …

Rethinking organic aerosols: Semivolatile emissions and photochemical aging

AL Robinson, NM Donahue, MK Shrivastava… - Science, 2007 - science.org
Most primary organic-particulate emissions are semivolatile; thus, they partially evaporate
with atmospheric dilution, creating substantial amounts of low-volatility gas-phase material …