Particulate matter, air quality and climate: lessons learned and future needs

S Fuzzi, U Baltensperger, K Carslaw… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
The literature on atmospheric particulate matter (PM), or atmospheric aerosol, has increased
enormously over the last 2 decades and amounts now to some 1500–2000 papers per year …

Ammonia in the atmosphere: a review on emission sources, atmospheric chemistry and deposition on terrestrial bodies

SN Behera, M Sharma, VP Aneja… - … Science and Pollution …, 2013 - Springer
Gaseous ammonia (NH 3) is the most abundant alkaline gas in the atmosphere. In addition,
it is a major component of total reactive nitrogen. The largest source of NH 3 emissions is …

Elemental ratio measurements of organic compounds using aerosol mass spectrometry: characterization, improved calibration, and implications

MR Canagaratna, JL Jimenez, JH Kroll… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
Elemental compositions of organic aerosol (OA) particles provide useful constraints on OA
sources, chemical evolution, and effects. The Aerodyne high-resolution time-of-flight aerosol …

Investigation of the sources and evolution processes of severe haze pollution in Bei**g in January 2013

Y Sun, Q Jiang, Z Wang, P Fu, J Li… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
China experienced severe haze pollution in January 2013. Here we have a detailed
characterization of the sources and evolution mechanisms of this haze pollution with a focus …

Understanding atmospheric organic aerosols via factor analysis of aerosol mass spectrometry: a review

Q Zhang, JL Jimenez, MR Canagaratna… - Analytical and …, 2011 - Springer
Organic species are an important but poorly characterized constituent of airborne particulate
matter. A quantitative understanding of the organic fraction of particles (organic aerosol, OA) …

Emissions and indoor concentrations of particulate matter and its specific chemical components from cooking: A review

KL Abdullahi, JM Delgado-Saborit… - Atmospheric Environment, 2013 - Elsevier
It has long been known that cooking can create high concentrations of aerosol indoors.
Increasingly, it is now being reported that cooking aerosol is also a significant component of …

Status and characteristics of ambient PM2. 5 pollution in global megacities

Z Cheng, L Luo, S Wang, Y Wang, S Sharma… - Environment …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ambient PM 2.5 pollution is a substantial threat to public health in global megacities. This
paper reviews the PM 2.5 pollution of 45 global megacities in 2013, based on mass …

SoFi, an IGOR-based interface for the efficient use of the generalized multilinear engine (ME-2) for the source apportionment: ME-2 application to aerosol mass …

F Canonaco, M Crippa, JG Slowik… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - amt.copernicus.org
Source apportionment using the bilinear model through a multilinear engine (ME-2) was
successfully applied to non-refractory organic aerosol (OA) mass spectra collected during …

New insights into PM chemical composition and sources in two major cities in China during extreme haze events using aerosol mass spectrometry

M Elser, RJ Huang, R Wolf, JG Slowik… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
During winter 2013–2014 aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS) measurements were conducted
for the first time with a novel PM 2.5 (particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter≤ 2.5 µ …

Changes in organic aerosol composition with aging inferred from aerosol mass spectra

NL Ng, MR Canagaratna, JL Jimenez… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - acp.copernicus.org
Organic aerosols (OA) can be separated with factor analysis of aerosol mass spectrometer
(AMS) data into hydrocarbon-like OA (HOA) and oxygenated OA (OOA). We develop a new …