Microbial ecology of the atmosphere

T Šantl-Temkiv, P Amato, EO Casamayor… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The atmosphere connects habitats across multiple spatial scales via airborne dispersal of
microbial cells, propagules and biomolecules. Atmospheric microorganisms have been …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of biological ice nucleating particles in the atmosphere

S Huang, W Hu, J Chen, Z Wu, D Zhang, P Fu - Environment International, 2021 - Elsevier
Biological particles in the Earth's atmosphere are a distinctive category of ice nucleating
particles (INPs) due to their capability of facilitating ice crystal formation in clouds at …

Bioaerosol field measurements: Challenges and perspectives in outdoor studies

T Šantl-Temkiv, B Sikoparija, T Maki… - Aerosol Science and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Outdoor field measurements of bioaerosols are performed within a wide range of basic and
applied scientific disciplines, each with its own goals, assumptions, and terminology. This …

Bioaerosol nexus of air quality, climate system and human health

F Shen, M Yao - National Science Open, 2023 - nso-journal.org
Aerosols of biological origins, known as bioaerosols, in addition to having the aerosol
properties, have those of a living system that offers them some enabling functionalities. From …

Overview of primary biological aerosol particles from a Chinese boreal forest: Insight into morphology, size, and mixing state at microscopic scale

W Li, L Liu, L Xu, J Zhang, Q Yuan, X Ding, W Hu… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biological aerosols play an important role in atmospheric chemistry, clouds, climate, and
public health. Here, we studied the morphology and composition of primary biological …

Interactions between volatile air pollutants and atmospheric water production–Effects of chemical properties, mechanisms, and transfer processes

A Kaplan, I Gozlan, O Kira, D Avisar - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Regional water scarcity is among the most urgent challenges of global climate change.
Atmospheric water harvesting is a promising method to mitigate these challenges, and the …

Impact of industrial air pollution on the quality of atmospheric water production

A Kaplan, G Ronen-Eliraz, S Ratner, Y Aviv… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The atmospheric water generator (AWG) is a commercially available device that produces
water from the air in large volumes over short times. This method can be applied in most …

Biological aerosol particles in polluted regions

W Hu, Z Wang, S Huang, L Ren, S Yue, P Li… - Current Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Biological aerosol particles play a crucial role in the Earth
system, particularly in the land/ocean-atmosphere interactions. This paper aims to …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial community dynamics and disinfection impact in cooling water systems

ISM Pinel, DH Moed, JS Vrouwenvelder… - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Understanding the bacterial dynamics in cooling towers is imperative for the assessment of
disinfection efficiency and management of microbial risks linked to aerosol formation. The …

Recent advances in monitoring, sampling, and sensing techniques for bioaerosols in the atmosphere

E Kabir, A Azzouz, N Raza, SK Bhardwaj, KH Kim… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Bioaerosols in the form of microscopic airborne particles pose pervasive risks to humans
and livestock. As either fully active components (eg, viruses, bacteria, and fungi) or as whole …