The major organic compositions from biomass burning emissions are monosaccharide
derivatives from the breakdown of cellulose, generally accompanied by small amounts of …

Fires have influenced atmospheric composition and climate since the rise of vascular plants,
and satellite data have shown the overall global extent of fires. Our knowledge of historic fire …

Peat fires in Southeast Asia have become a major annual source of trace gases and
particles to the regional–global atmosphere. The assessment of their influence on …

Daily particle light scattering coefficient, PM2. 5 mass and chemical composition were
measured in Xi'an from February to December 2009. Visibility was strongly affected by …

Sihailongwan Maar Lake, located in Northeast China, is a candidate Global boundary
Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for demarcation of the Anthropocene. The lake's varved …

Emission factors and inventories of black carbon (BC) aerosols are crucial for estimating
their adverse atmospheric effect. However, it is imperative to separate BC emissions into …

PM 2.5 mass and selected chemical species are measured in 24-h integrated PM 2.5
samples collected simultaneously at the urban and rural regions of Xi'an (six sites in total) …

Size-segregated ambient particles down to particles smaller than 0.1 μm (PM 0.1) were
collected during the year 2014–2015 using cascade air samplers with a PM 0.1 stage, at two …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), produced via incomplete combustion of organics,
convey signatures of vegetation burned in the geologic past. New and published burn …

Carbonaceous aerosols, comprising organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC), are
critical component of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5), with diverse impacts on air quality and …