Chemistry and the linkages between air quality and climate change

E Von Schneidemesser, PS Monks, JD Allan… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Climate change and air pollution are critical environmental issues both in the here and now
and for the coming decades. A recent OECD report found that unless action is taken, air …

Role of Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds (BVOC) emitted by urban trees on ozone concentration in cities: A review

C Calfapietra, S Fares, F Manes, A Morani… - Environmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds (BVOC) play a critical role in biosphere–
atmosphere interactions and are key factors of the physical and chemical properties of the …

[PDF][PDF] Land–climate interactions

ÉL Davin - 2022 - boris.unibe.ch
Executive summary Land and climate interact in complex ways through changes in forcing
and multiple biophysical and biogeochemical feedbacks across different spatial and …

Ambient volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in Calgary, Alberta: sources and screening health risk assessment

MA Bari, WB Kindzierski - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Exposure to ambient volatile organic compound (VOCs) in urban areas is of interest
because of their potential chronic and acute adverse effects to public health. Limited …

Estimates of global terrestrial isoprene emissions using MEGAN (Model of Emissions of Gases and Aerosols from Nature)

A Guenther, T Karl, P Harley… - Atmospheric …, 2006 - acp.copernicus.org
Reactive gases and aerosols are produced by terrestrial ecosystems, processed within plant
canopies, and can then be emitted into the above-canopy atmosphere. Estimates of the …

Airborne measurements of western US wildfire emissions: Comparison with prescribed burning and air quality implications

X Liu, LG Huey, RJ Yokelson… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Wildfires emit significant amounts of pollutants that degrade air quality. Plumes from three
wildfires in the western US were measured from aircraft during the Studies of Emissions and …

Isoprene produced by leaves protects the photosynthetic apparatus against ozone damage, quenches ozone products, and reduces lipid peroxidation of cellular …

F Loreto, V Velikova - Plant Physiology, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Many plants invest carbon to form isoprene. The role of isoprene in plants is unclear, but
many experiments showed that isoprene may have a role in protecting plants from thermal …

Gas-phase tropospheric chemistry of biogenic volatile organic compounds: a review

R Atkinson, J Arey - Atmospheric Environment, 2003 - Elsevier
Large quantities of non-methane organic compounds are emitted into the atmosphere from
biogenic sources, mainly from vegetation. These organic compounds include isoprene …

Unexpected epoxide formation in the gas-phase photooxidation of isoprene

F Paulot, JD Crounse, HG Kjaergaard, A Kürten… - science, 2009 - science.org
Emissions of nonmethane hydrocarbon compounds to the atmosphere from the biosphere
exceed those from anthropogenic activity. Isoprene, a five-carbon diene, contributes more …

Visibility: Science and regulation

JG Watson - Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The 1999 Regional Haze Rule provides a context for this review of visibility, the
science that describes it, and the use of that science in regulatory guidance. The scientific …