Space-Based Observations of Ozone Precursors within California Wildfire Plumes and the Impacts on Ozone-NOx-VOC Chemistry

X Jin, AM Fiore, RC Cohen - Environmental Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
The frequency of wildfires in the western United States has escalated in recent decades.
Here we examine the impacts of wildfires on ground-level ozone (O3) precursors and the O3 …

Contribution of carbonyl chromophores in secondary brown carbon from nighttime oxidation of unsaturated heterocyclic volatile organic compounds

K Chen, R Mayorga, C Hamilton… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The light absorption properties of brown carbon (BrC), which are linked to molecular
chromophores, may play a significant role in the Earth's energy budget. While nitroaromatic …

Rate coefficients for the gas-phase reactions of nitrate radicals with a series of furan compounds

F Al Ali, C Coeur, N Houzel, H Bouya… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The atmospheric reaction of a series of furan compounds (furan (F), 2-methylfuran (2-MF), 3-
methylfuran (3-MF), 2, 5-dimethylfuran (2, 5-DMF), and 2, 3, 5-trimethylfuran (2, 3, 5-TMF)) …

Emissions of Organic Compounds from Western US Wildfires and Their Near Fire Transformations

Y Liang, C Stamatis, EC Fortner… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
The size and frequency of wildfires in the western United States have been increasing and
this trend is projected to continue, with increasing adverse consequences for human health …

[HTML][HTML] Measurement report: Observations of long-lived volatile organic compounds from the 2019–2020 Australian wildfires during the COALA campaign

AP Mouat, C Paton-Walsh, JB Simmons… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
Abstract In 2019–2020, Australia experienced its largest wildfire season on record. Smoke
covered hundreds of square kilometers across the southeastern coast and reached the site …

Atmospheric OH reactivity in the western United States determined from comprehensive gas-phase measurements during WE-CAN

W Permar, L Jin, Q Peng, K O'Dell, E Lill… - Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Wildfire smoke contains numerous different reactive organic gases, many of which have only
recently been identified and quantified. Consequently, their relative importance as an …

Emissions and atmospheric chemistry of furanoids from biomass burning: Insights from laboratory to atmospheric observations

MN Romanias, MM Coggon, F Al Ali… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Furanoids are a class of reactive volatile organic compounds that are major products from
the pyrolysis and combustion of biomass polymers, including cellulose, hemicellulose, and …

Fresh organic and soot particles from crop straw burning: Morphology, composition and size distribution

Y Li, L Shao, X Wang, W Wang, CX Yang… - Geological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Particulate matter from biomass burning is considered to be one of the major sources of air
pollution in China. To examine the characteristics of the particles emitted from the burning of …

Gas–particle partitioning of semivolatile organic compounds when wildfire smoke comes to town

Y Liang, RA Wernis, K Kristensen… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
Wildfires have become an increasingly important source of organic gases and particulate
matter in the western USA. A large fraction of organic particulate matter emitted in wildfires is …

Human Keratinocyte Responses to Woodsmoke Chemicals

N Karim, Y Yang, M Salemi, BS Phinney… - Chemical Research …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Air pollution consists of complex mixtures of chemicals with serious deleterious health
effects from acute and chronic exposure. To help understand the mechanisms by which …