Indoor particulate matter in urban households: sources, pathways, characteristics, health effects, and exposure mitigation

L Zhang, C Ou, D Magana-Arachchi… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Particulate matter (PM) is a complex mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets suspended
in the air with varying size, shape, and chemical composition which intensifies significant …

Applications of environmental mass spectrometry in atmospheric haze chemistry

T Chen, Y Ge, B Chu, P Zhang, Q Ma, H He - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2024 - Elsevier
The diverse components, sources, and concentration levels of pollutants in the atmosphere
pose significant challenges to understanding the complex formation processes of …

Smog Chamber Study on the Role of NOx in SOA and O3 Formation from Aromatic Hydrocarbons

T Chen, P Zhang, Q Ma, B Chu, J Liu… - … Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
China is facing dual pressures to reduce both PM2. 5 and O3 pollution, the crucial
precursors of which are NO x and VOCs. In our study, the role of NO x in both secondary …

Secondary organic aerosol formation from mixed volatile organic compounds: Effect of RO2 chemistry and precursor concentration

T Chen, P Zhang, B Chu, Q Ma, Y Ge, J Liu… - npj Climate and …, 2022 - nature.com
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) plays a significant role in contributing to atmospheric fine
particles, as well as in global air quality and climate. However, the current understanding of …

Effect of relative humidity on SOA formation from aromatic hydrocarbons: Implications from the evolution of gas-and particle-phase species

T Chen, B Chu, Q Ma, P Zhang, J Liu, H He - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Relative humidity (RH) plays a significant role in secondary organic aerosol (SOA)
formation, but the mechanisms remain uncertain. Using a 30 m 3 indoor smog chamber, the …

Application of smog chambers in atmospheric process studies

B Chu, T Chen, Y Liu, Q Ma, Y Mu… - National Science …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Smog chamber experimental systems, which have been widely used in laboratory
simulation for studying atmospheric processes, are comprehensively reviewed in this paper …

Synergistic Effects of SO2 and NH3 Coexistence on SOA Formation from Gasoline Evaporative Emissions

T Chen, P Zhang, B Chu, Q Ma, Y Ge… - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Vehicular evaporative emissions make an increasing contribution to anthropogenic sources
of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), thus contributing to secondary organic aerosol (SOA) …

Anthropogenic–biogenic interactions at night: enhanced formation of secondary aerosols and particulate nitrogen-and sulfur-containing organics from β-pinene …

L Xu, Z Yang, NT Tsona, X Wang… - … Science & Technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Mixing of anthropogenic gaseous pollutants and biogenic volatile organic compounds
impacts the formation of secondary aerosols, but still in an unclear manner. The present …

NH3 Weakens the Enhancing Effect of SO2 on Biogenic Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation

L Du, L Xu, K Li, C George, M Ge - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Anthropogenic air pollutants can be involved in biogenic secondary organic aerosol (SOA)
formation. However, such interactions are currently one of the least understood aspects of …

Effects of NOx and SO2 on the secondary organic aerosol formation from the photooxidation of 1, 3, 5-trimethylbenzene: A new source of organosulfates

Z Yang, NT Tsona, J Li, S Wang, L Xu, B You… - Environmental pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
Trimethylbeneze (TMB) is an important constituent of anthropogenic volatile organic
compounds that contributes to the formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA). A series of …