Environmental mercury (Hg) contamination is a global concern requiring action at national
scales. Scientific understanding and regulatory policies are underpinned by global …

Wildfire is a natural and integral ecosystem process that is necessary to maintain species
composition, structure, and ecosystem function. Extreme fires have been increasing over the …

Catastrophic fires occurred in Australia between 2019 and 2020. These fires burned vast
areas and caused extensive damage to the environment and wildlife. In this study, we …

This study aimed to develop field emission factors of gaseous pollutants, PM 2.5, OC/EC,
water-soluble ions, and trace elements and to estimate the total gas and particulate …

Validated dust and aerosol datasets provide valuable information for dust and other
atmospheric research. A reanalysis product called 'MERRA-2'developed by NASA's Global …

This commentary paper from the recently formed International Global Atmospheric
Chemistry (IGAC) Southern Hemisphere Working Group outlines key issues in atmospheric …

Many of the population centres in southeast Australia were swathed in bushfire smoke
during the 2019–2020 austral summer. Bushfires burning during what is now known as the …

An unprecedented devastating forest fire occurred in Australia from September 2019 to
March 2020. Satellite observations revealed that this rare fire event in Australia destroyed a …

The bushfires that occurred in Australia in late 2019 and early 2020 were unprecedented in
terms of their scale, intensity, and impacts. Using nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) and carbon …

Emission of particulate matter (PM) during forest fires is a major source of air pollution and
hence purification of atmospheric pollution has gained increasing importance. Trees can …