Levoglucosan as a tracer of biomass burning: Recent progress and perspectives

H Bhattarai, E Saikawa, X Wan, H Zhu, K Ram… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biomass burning (BB) is a major source of air pollution from local to global scale, having
variable effects on air quality, human health, and climate system. Therefore, the source …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization and source apportionment of carbonaceous PM2. 5 particles in China-A review

X Wu, TV Vu, Z Shi, RM Harrison, D Liu, K Cen - Atmospheric Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Organic aerosols (OAs) account typically for 20–90% of fine particles (PM 2.5) in the lower
troposphere. They contribute to a wide range of environmental problems, from local issues …

Chemical characteristics and light-absorbing property of water-soluble organic carbon in Beijing: Biomass burning contributions

C Yan, M Zheng, AP Sullivan, C Bosch… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - Elsevier
Emissions from biomass burning contribute significantly to water-soluble organic carbon
(WSOC) and light-absorbing organic carbon (brown carbon). Ambient atmospheric samples …

Fluorescent water-soluble organic aerosols in the High Arctic atmosphere

P Fu, K Kawamura, J Chen, M Qin, L Ren, Y Sun… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Organic aerosols are ubiquitous in the earth's atmosphere. They have been extensively
studied in urban, rural and marine environments. However, little is known about the …

Saccharides as particulate matter tracers of biomass burning: a review

B Vincenti, E Paris, M Carnevale, A Palma… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The adverse effects of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) on health and ecosystems, as
well as on meteorology and climate change, are well known to the scientific community. It is …

[HTML][HTML] Saccharides in atmospheric particulate and sedimentary organic matter: Status overview and future perspectives

L Marynowski, BRT Simoneit - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Saccharides are omnipresent compounds in terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Since the
2000s, their role in environmental and geochemical studies has significantly increased, but …

Primary biogenic and anthropogenic sources of organic aerosols in Beijing, China: Insights from saccharides and n-alkanes

M Kang, L Ren, H Ren, Y Zhao, K Kawamura… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Sugars and n-alkanes are important organic constituents of atmospheric fine particulate
matter (PM 2.5). For better understanding their sources and seasonal variations in urban …

Influence of rain on the abundance of bioaerosols in fine and coarse particles

CM Rathnayake, N Metwali… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
Assessing the environmental, health, and climate impacts of bioaerosols requires
knowledge of their size and abundance. These two properties were assessed through daily …

Tracers from biomass burning emissions and identification of biomass burning

W Li, P Ge, M Chen, J Tang, M Cao, Y Cui, K Hu, D Nie - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
The major organic compositions from biomass burning emissions are monosaccharide
derivatives from the breakdown of cellulose, generally accompanied by small amounts of …

On the multiday haze in the Asian continental outflow: the important role of synoptic conditions combined with regional and local sources

J Seo, JY Kim, D Youn, JY Lee, H Kim… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
The air quality of the megacities in populated and industrialized regions like East Asia is
affected by both local and regional emission sources. The combined effect of regional …