Organic nitrogen in the atmosphere—Where does it come from? A review of sources and methods

JN Cape, SE Cornell, TD Jickells, E Nemitz - Atmospheric Research, 2011 - Elsevier
This review considers the ways in which atmospheric organic nitrogen has been measured
and linked to potential sources. Organic N exists in gas, particle and dissolved phases and …

Thermal-optical analysis for the measurement of elemental carbon (EC) and organic carbon (OC) in ambient air a literature review

A Karanasiou, MC Minguillón, M Viana… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - amt.copernicus.org
Thermal-optical analysis is currently under consideration by the European standardization
body (CEN) as the reference method to quantitatively determine organic carbon (OC) and …

Humidity plays an important role in the PM2. 5 pollution in Bei**g

Y Cheng, K He, Z Du, M Zheng, F Duan, Y Ma - Environmental pollution, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Heavily-polluted PM 2.5 (fine particulate matter) episodes frequently impacting
Bei**g, especially during winter, have become a substantial concern. We found that during …

Relating hygroscopicity and composition of organic aerosol particulate matter

J Duplissy, PF DeCarlo, J Dommen… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - acp.copernicus.org
A hygroscopicity tandem differential mobility analyzer (HTDMA) was used to measure the
water uptake (hygroscopicity) of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formed during the …

Factors determining the formation of secondary inorganic aerosol: a case study in the Po Valley (Italy)

S Squizzato, M Masiol, A Brunelli… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - acp.copernicus.org
Physicochemical properties of aerosol were investigated by analyzing the inorganic water
soluble content in PM 2.5 samples collected in the eastern part of the Po Valley (Italy). In this …

Identification and quantification of particulate tracers of exhaust and non-exhaust vehicle emissions

A Charron, L Polo-Rehn, JL Besombes… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
In order to identify and quantify key species associated with non-exhaust emissions and
exhaust vehicular emissions, a large comprehensive dataset of particulate species has been …

[LIBRO][B] Aerosols handbook: measurement, dosimetry, and health effects

LS Ruzer, NH Harley - 2012 - books.google.com
With the rapid growth of the nanotechnology industry, the need to understand the biological
effects of aerosol exposure has become increasingly important. Featuring contributions by …

Use of levoglucosan, potassium, and water-soluble organic carbon to characterize the origins of biomass-burning aerosols

RC Urban, M Lima-Souza, L Caetano-Silva… - Atmospheric …, 2012 - Elsevier
Three chemical species related to biomass burning, levoglucosan, potassium and water-
soluble organic carbon (WSOC), were measured in aerosol samples collected in a rural …

Quantification of PM2.5 organic carbon sampling artifacts in US networks

JC Chow, JG Watson, LWA Chen… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - acp.copernicus.org
Field blanks (bQF) and backup filters (quartz-fiber behind quartz-fiber filter; QBQ) have been
adopted by US long-term air quality monitoring networks to estimate PM 2.5 organic carbon …

The impact of long-range-transport on PM1 and PM2. 5 at a Central Mediterranean site

MR Perrone, S Becagli, JAG Orza, R Vecchi… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - Elsevier
Water soluble ions, methanesulfonate, organic and elemental carbon, and metals in PM2. 5
and PM1 samples were analysed by Positive Matrix Factorization to identify and quantify …