Background: Secondary organic aerosols (SOAs) formed from anthropogenic or biogenic
gaseous precursors in the atmosphere substantially contribute to the ambient fine particulate …

Wildfires have become more common and intense in the western US over recent decades
due to a combination of historical land management practices and warming climate …

Incomplete combustion of solid fuels (animal dung and bituminous coal) is a common
phenomenon during residential cooking and heating in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) …

Effective density (ρeff) is an important property describing particle transportation in the
atmosphere and in the human respiratory tract. In this study, the particle size dependency of …

Exposure to biomass-burning particulate matter (PM) is associated with various adverse
health effects, including respiratory and cardiovascular conditions, cancer, and systemic …

Plumes from wildfires are transported over large distances from remote to populated areas
and threaten sensitive ecosystems. Dense wildfire plumes are processed by atmospheric …

Abstract Changes in engine technologies and after-treatment devices can profoundly alter
the chemical composition of the emitted pollutants. To investigate these effects, we …

Residential biomass combustion significantly contributes to light-absorbing carbonaceous
aerosols in the atmosphere, impacting the earth's radiative balance at regional and global …

Residential wood combustion (RWC) is a significant source of gaseous and particulate
emissions causing adverse health and environmental effects. Several factors affect …

Phenolic compounds are largely emitted from biomass burning (BB) and have a significant
potential to form SOA (Phc-SOA). However, the toxicological properties of Phc-SOA remain …