Organic molecular tracers in the atmospheric aerosols from Lumbini, Nepal, in the northern Indo-Gangetic Plain: influence of biomass burning

X Wan, S Kang, Q Li, D Rupakheti… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
To better understand the characteristics of biomass burning in the northern Indo-Gangetic
Plain (IGP), total suspended particles were collected in a rural site, Lumbini, Nepal, during …

Particulate pollutants in the Brazilian city of São Paulo: 1-year investigation for the chemical composition and source apportionment

GM Pereira, K Teinilä, D Custódio… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
São Paulo in Brazil has relatively relaxed regulations for ambient air pollution standards and
often experiences high air pollution levels due to emissions of particulate pollutants from …

Characterization of PM2. 5 source profiles from typical biomass burning of maize straw, wheat straw, wood branch, and their processed products (briquette and …

J Sun, Z Shen, Y Zhang, Q Zhang, Y Lei, Y Huang… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
Chemical profiles from burning of raw biomass materials (ie, maize straw, wheat straw and
wood branch) and their processed products (ie, briquette and charcoal) were determined …

Particulate matter from a tropical city in southeast Brazil: Impact of biomass burning on polycyclic aromatic compounds levels, health risks, and in vitro toxicity

C Scaramboni, RC Urban, DP de Oliveira, DJ Dorta… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
In the context of a rising global temperature, biomass burning represents an increasing risk
to human health, due to emissions of highly toxic substances such as polycyclic aromatic …

Characterization and source apportionment of organic compounds in PM10 using PCA and PMF at a traffic hotspot of Delhi

S Gupta, R Gadi, SK Sharma, TK Mandal - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2018 - Elsevier
Air quality in megacity Delhi is deteriorating with alarming particulate levels. 24 h sampling
of PM 10 to determine the composition, seasonal variation and sources of organic molecular …

Source apportionment and health impact assessment of atmospheric particulate matter in the city of São Carlos, Brazil

JS Carvalho, RKS do Nascimento… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, positive matrix factorization method was used for source apportionment of PM
10 in the city of São Carlos from 2015 to 2018. The annual mean concentrations of PM 10 …

Interannual variability of sugars in Arctic aerosol: Biomass burning and biogenic inputs

M Feltracco, E Barbaro, S Tedeschi, A Spolaor… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The concentrations and particle-size distribution of sugars in Arctic aerosol samples were
studied to investigate their potential sources and transport. Sugars are constituents of the …

Organic markers and OC source apportionment for seasonal variations of PM2. 5 at 5 rural sites in France

B Golly, A Waked, S Weber, A Samake, V Jacob… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
The chemical characterization of PM 2.5 was conducted at 5 rural background sites in
France for the year 2013. Chemical analysis of daily samples every sixth day included the …

Anhydrosugars as tracers in the Earth system

LG Suciu, CA Masiello, RJ Griffin - Biogeochemistry, 2019 - Springer
Wild and prescribed fires are important sources of a broad suite of organic compounds
collectively termed pyrogenic carbon (PyC). Most PyC compounds have additional sources …

Atmospheric outflow of PM2. 5 saccharides from megacity Shanghai to East China Sea: Impact of biological and biomass burning sources

X Li, M Chen, HP Le, F Wang, Z Guo, Y Iinuma… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - Elsevier
In an effort to more fully understand atmospheric outflow of PM 2.5-associated saccharide
species, we investigated primary saccharides (fructose, glucose, sucrose, and trehalose) …