The increasing severity of droughts/floods and worsening air quality from increasing
aerosols in Asia monsoon regions are the two gravest threats facing over 60% of the world …

The environmental soot and carbon blacks (CBs) cause many diseases in humans, but their
underlying mechanisms of toxicity are still poorly understood. Both are formed after the …

Short‑lived climate forcers (SLCFs) affect climate and are, in most cases, also air pollutants.
They include aerosols (sulphate, nitrate, ammonium, carbonaceous aerosols, mineral dust …

Executive summary Land and climate interact in complex ways through changes in forcing
and multiple biophysical and biogeochemical feedbacks across different spatial and …

This study analyzed the variability of equivalent black carbon (eBC) mass concentrations
and their sources in urban Europe to provide insights into the use of eBC as an advanced air …

Researcher and media alarms have caused plastic debris to be perceived as a major threat
to humans and animals. However, although the waste of plastic in the environment is clearly …

Plastic garbage patches at the ocean surface are symptomatic of a wider pollution affecting
the whole marine environment. Sinking of plastic debris increasingly appears to be an …

Aerosol optical depth (AOD) has become a crucial metric for assessing global climate
change. Although global and regional AOD trends have been studied extensively, it remains …

Abstract Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) pollution in Eastern China (EC) has raised
concerns due to its adverse effects on air quality, climate, and human health. This study …

Anthropogenic aerosol (AA) forcing has been shown as a critical driver of climate change
over Asia since the mid-20th century. Here we show that almost all Coupled Model …