Stubble burning has been reckoned among the major contributors of air pollution especially
in South Asia. It is a significant source of gaseous pollutants such as, carbon dioxide (CO 2) …

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 …

This review considers the pollutants formed by the combustion of solid biomass fuels. The
availability and potential use of solid biofuels is first discussed. This is followed by the …

The Earth's atmosphere offers a striking contrast with other known planets by its rich organic
composition, which results almost exclusively from the presence of life on the planet. About …

A source apportionment study was performed for particulate matter in the small village of
Roveredo, Switzerland, where more than 70% of the households use wood burning for …

A simple method for correcting for the loading effects of aethalometer data is presented. The
formula BC CORRECTED=(1+ k ATN)∙ BC NONCORRECTED, where ATN is the attenuation …

Numerical models that combine weather forecasting and atmospheric chemistry are here
referred to as chemical weather forecasting models. Eighteen operational chemical weather …

Levoglucosan, an important molecular marker for biomass burning, represents an important
fraction of the water-soluble organic carbon in atmospheric particles influenced by …

A hygroscopicity tandem differential mobility analyzer (HTDMA) was used to measure the
water uptake (hygroscopicity) of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formed during the …

This review compiled the data from recent actual and simulation studies on toxic emissions
from open burning and categorized into sources, broadly as biomass and anthropogenic …