Chemistry of atmospheric brown carbon

A Laskin, J Laskin, SA Nizkorodov - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Organic carbon (OC) accounts for a large fraction of atmospheric aerosol and has profound
effects on air quality, atmospheric chemistry, and climate forcing. The molecular composition …

Review of the influencing factors of secondary organic aerosol formation and aging mechanism based on photochemical smog chamber simulation methods

Y Zhang, M Cheng, J Gao, J Li - Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
The formation and aging mechanism of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) and its influencing
factors have attracted increasing attention in recent years because of their effects on climate …

Aging of atmospheric brown carbon aerosol

RF Hems, EG Schnitzler, C Liu-Kang… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Emitted by numerous primary sources and formed by secondary sources, atmospheric
brown carbon (BrC) aerosol is chemically complex. As BrC aerosol ages in the atmosphere …

Atmospheric emission of nanoplastics from sewer pipe repairs

AC Morales, JM Tomlin, CP West… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Nanoplastic particles are inadequately characterized environmental pollutants that have
adverse effects on aquatic and atmospheric systems, causing detrimental effects to human …

Molecular characterization of brown carbon in biomass burning aerosol particles

P Lin, PK Aiona, Y Li, M Shiraiwa, J Laskin… - Environmental …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Emissions from biomass burning are a significant source of brown carbon (BrC) in the
atmosphere. In this study, we investigate the molecular composition of freshly emitted …

Evolution of brown carbon in wildfire plumes

H Forrister, J Liu, E Scheuer, J Dibb… - Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Particulate brown carbon (BrC) in the atmosphere absorbs light at subvisible wavelengths
and has poorly constrained but potentially large climate forcing impacts. BrC from biomass …

Photochemical processing of aqueous atmospheric brown carbon

R Zhao, AKY Lee, L Huang, X Li, F Yang… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
Atmospheric brown carbon (BrC) is a collective term for light absorbing organic compounds
in the atmosphere. While the identification of BrC and its formation mechanisms is currently …

Chemical composition and molecular-specific optical properties of atmospheric brown carbon associated with biomass burning

APS Hettiyadura, V Garcia, C Li, CP West… - … science & technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
This study provides molecular insights into the light absorption properties of biomass
burning (BB) brown carbon (BrC) through the chemical characterization of tar condensates …

The characteristics of brown carbon aerosol during winter in Bei**g

Y Cheng, K He, Z Du, G Engling, J Liu, Y Ma… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - Elsevier
Brown carbon (ie, light-absorbing organic carbon, or BrC) exerts important effects on the
environment and on climate in particular. Based on spectrophotometric absorption …

Brown carbon aerosol in urban **'an, Northwest China: the composition and light absorption properties

RJ Huang, L Yang, J Cao, Y Chen… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Light-absorbing organic carbon (ie, brown carbon or BrC) in the atmospheric aerosol has
significant contribution to light absorption and radiative forcing. However, the link between …