Major components of suspended particulate matter (PM) are inorganic ions, organic matter
(OM), elemental carbon (EC), geological minerals, salt, non-mineral elements, and water …

Mineral dust is a complex entity containing a range of iron minerals including poorly
crystalline to crystalline iron oxides to clay minerals. Important progress has been made to …

Aerosol acidity plays a key role in secondary aerosol formation. The high-temporal-
resolution PM 2.5 pH and size-resolved aerosol pH in Bei**g were calculated with …

In recent years, Aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometers (AMS) have been used in many
locations around the world to study the size-resolved, nonrefractory chemical composition of …

This study reveals aerosol liquid water content (ALWC) in PM2. 5 ranged from 2% up to
74%, and the associated secondary inorganic fraction rose from 24% to 55%, while ambient …

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 …

Aerosol liquid water (ALW) is a ubiquitous component of atmospheric aerosol and
influences particle chemistry, visibility, human health, and regional climate. The global …

Atmospheric models generally assume that aerosol particles are in equilibrium with the
surrounding gas phase. However, recent observations that secondary organic aerosols can …

Scattering of solar radiation by aerosol particles is highly dependent on relative humidity
(RH) as hygroscopic particles take up water with increasing RH. To achieve a better …

Water can be a major component of aerosol particles, also serving as a medium for aqueous-
phase reactions. In this study, a novel method is presented to calculate the aerosol liquid …