Particulate matter, air quality and climate: lessons learned and future needs

S Fuzzi, U Baltensperger, K Carslaw… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
The literature on atmospheric particulate matter (PM), or atmospheric aerosol, has increased
enormously over the last 2 decades and amounts now to some 1500–2000 papers per year …

Respiratory aerosols and droplets in the transmission of infectious diseases

ML Pöhlker, C Pöhlker, OO Krüger, JD Förster… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
Knowing the physicochemical properties of exhaled droplets and aerosol particles is a
prerequisite for a detailed mechanistic understanding and effective prevention of the …

Substantial convection and precipitation enhancements by ultrafine aerosol particles

J Fan, D Rosenfeld, Y Zhang, SE Giangrande, Z Li… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Aerosol-cloud interactions remain the largest uncertainty in climate projections. Ultrafine
aerosol particles smaller than 50 nanometers (UAP< 50) can be abundant in the …

Multiphase chemistry at the atmosphere–biosphere interface influencing climate and public health in the anthropocene

U Pöschl, M Shiraiwa - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Multiphase chemistry plays a vital role in the Earth system, climate, and health. Chemical
reactions, mass transport, and phase transitions between gases, liquids, and solids are …

Global organic and inorganic aerosol hygroscopicity and its effect on radiative forcing

ML Pöhlker, C Pöhlker, J Quaas, J Mülmenstädt… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The climate effects of atmospheric aerosol particles serving as cloud condensation nuclei
(CCN) depend on chemical composition and hygroscopicity, which are highly variable on …

Secondary organic aerosol formation in cloud droplets and aqueous particles (aqSOA): a review of laboratory, field and model studies

B Ervens, BJ Turpin, RJ Weber - Atmospheric Chemistry and …, 2011 - acp.copernicus.org
Progress has been made over the past decade in predicting secondary organic aerosol
(SOA) mass in the atmosphere using vapor pressure-driven partitioning, which implies that …

Air quality in the megacity of São Paulo: Evolution over the last 30 years and future perspectives

M de Fatima Andrade, P Kumar, ED de Freitas… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - Elsevier
We present a comprehensive review of published results from the last 30 years regarding
the sources and atmospheric characteristics of particles and ozone in the Metropolitan Area …

Interactive relations between plants, the phyllosphere microbial community, and particulate matter pollution

M Mandal, S Das, A Roy, R Rakwal, OAH Jones… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM) pollution poses a significant risk to many ecosystems; as sessile
organisms, plants are at particular risk from PM pollution since they cannot move away from …

Rainforest aerosols as biogenic nuclei of clouds and precipitation in the Amazon

U Pöschl, ST Martin, B Sinha, Q Chen, SS Gunthe… - science, 2010 - science.org
The Amazon is one of the few continental regions where atmospheric aerosol particles and
their effects on climate are not dominated by anthropogenic sources. During the wet season …

The Amazon Tall Tower Observatory (ATTO): overview of pilot measurements on ecosystem ecology, meteorology, trace gases, and aerosols

MO Andreae, OC Acevedo, A Araùjo… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
The Amazon Basin plays key roles in the carbon and water cycles, climate change,
atmospheric chemistry, and biodiversity. It has already been changed significantly by human …