Isoprene is a volatile compound produced in large amounts by some, but not all, plants by
the enzyme isoprene synthase. Plants emit vast quantities of isoprene, with a net global …

Trees can significantly impact the urban air chemistry by the uptake and emission of reactive
biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs), which are involved in ozone and particle …

The potential of emissions from urban vegetation combined with anthropogenic emissions to
produce ozone and particulate matter has long been recognized. This potential increases …

A revised Community Multi-scale Air Quality (CMAQ) model with updated secondary organic
aerosol (SOA) yields and a more detailed description of SOA formation from isoprene …

Biomass combustion releases a complex array of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) that
pose significant challenges to air quality and human health. Although biomass burning has …

Measurements of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were performed as well as other
pollutants in Shanghai in winter. The whole measurements were classified into three types …

The Kathmandu Valley in Nepal suffers from severe wintertime air pollution. Volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) are key constituents of air pollution, though their specific role in the …

Fast-track programs to plant millions of trees in cities around the world aim at the reduction
of summer temperatures, increase carbon storage, storm water control, provision of space …

In the efforts at controlling automobile emissions, it is important to know in what extent air
pollutants from on-road vehicles could be truly reduced. In 2014 we conducted tests in a …

Measurements of gaseous and particulate organic carbon were performed during the
MEGAPOLI experiments, in July 2009 and January–February 2010, at the SIRTA …