Physisorption and chemisorption mechanisms influencing micro (nano) plastics-organic chemical contaminants interactions: a review

OD Agboola, NU Benson - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Microplastics, which serve as sources and vector transport of organic contaminants in both
terrestrial and marine environments, are emerging micropollutants of increasing concerns …

Molecular self-organization in surfactant atmospheric aerosol proxies

A Milsom, AM Squires, AD Ward… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Aerosols are ubiquitous in the atmosphere. Outdoors, they take part in the
climate system via cloud droplet formation, and they contribute to indoor and outdoor air …

Sulfate Formation by Photosensitization in Mixed Incense Burning–Sodium Chloride Particles: Effects of RH, Light Intensity, and Aerosol Aging

R Tang, R Zhang, J Ma, K Song, BR Go… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Elevated particulate sulfate concentrations have been frequently observed in coastal areas
when air masses are influenced by continental emissions, especially combustion sources …

Occurrence and distribution of microplastics-sorbed phthalic acid esters (PAEs) in coastal psammitic sediments of tropical Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Guinea

NU Benson, OH Fred-Ahmadu - Science of The Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Baseline microplastic pollution and the occurrence, spatial distribution and ecological risk of
microplastic-sorbed phthalate esters (PAEs) in littoral sandflat sediments of the Gulf of …

Horizontal and vertical distribution of phthalates acid ester (PAEs) in seawater and sediment of East China Sea and Korean South Sea: traces of plastic debris?

A Paluselli, SK Kim - Marine pollution bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
Phthalate acid esters (PAEs) are commonly used as plasticizers in numerous plastic
applications. Owing to their high leachability, the occurrence of PAEs can be used to trace …

Saccharides as particulate matter tracers of biomass burning: a review

B Vincenti, E Paris, M Carnevale, A Palma… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The adverse effects of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) on health and ecosystems, as
well as on meteorology and climate change, are well known to the scientific community. It is …

Primary biogenic and anthropogenic sources of organic aerosols in Bei**g, China: Insights from saccharides and n-alkanes

M Kang, L Ren, H Ren, Y Zhao, K Kawamura… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Sugars and n-alkanes are important organic constituents of atmospheric fine particulate
matter (PM 2.5). For better understanding their sources and seasonal variations in urban …

Emerging investigator series: surfactants, films, and coatings on atmospheric aerosol particles: a review

KA Wokosin, EL Schell, JA Faust - Environmental Science …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Surfactants are surface-active molecules or ions that can often be found at the surface of
atmospheric aerosol particles. Some surfactants, such as biomolecules in marine aerosol …

Concentrations and distribution of phthalate esters in the seamount area of the Tropical Western Pacific Ocean

Q Zhang, J Song, X Li, Q Peng, H Yuan, N Li… - Marine pollution …, 2019 - Elsevier
A total of 14 phthalate esters (PAEs) were analysed by gas chromatography–mass
spectrometry (GC–MS) to better understand its occurrence and distribution in seawater …

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 …