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Zhong H, Zhen L, Yang L, Lin C, Yao Q, Xiao Y, Xu Q, Liu J, Chen B, Ni H, Xu W. Understanding the variability of ground-level ozone and fine particulate matter over the Tibetan plateau with data-driven approach. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 477:135341. [PMID: 39079303 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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The Tibetan Plateau, known as the "Third Pole", is susceptible to ground-level ozone (O3) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution due to its unique high-altitude environment. This study constructed random forest regression models using multi-source data from ground measurements and meteorological satellites to predict variations in ground-level O3 and PM2.5 concentrations and their influencing factors across seven major cities in the Tibetan Plateau over two-year periods. The models successfully reproduced O3 and PM2.5 levels with satisfactory R-squared values of 0.71 and 0.73, respectively. Results reveal combustion-related carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) as the most substantial influences on O3 and PM2.5 concentrations. Solar radiation, geographical factors, and meteorological variables also played crucial roles in driving pollutant variations. Conversely, transport-related and human activity factors exhibited relatively lower significance. High O3 and PM2.5 pollution occurred during pre-monsoon and post-monsoon/winter seasons, driven by solar radiation and emissions, respectively. While CO consistently contributed across cities and seasons, key influencing factors varied locally. This study unveils the key driving forces governing air pollutant variations across the Tibetan Plateau, shedding light on complex atmospheric processes in this unique high-altitude region.
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- Haobin Zhong
- School of Advanced Materials Engineering, Jiaxing Nanhu University, Jiaxing 314001, China; Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; Jiaxing key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Advanced Materials for Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Key Laboratory of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, CAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710061, China
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- School of Advanced Materials Engineering, Jiaxing Nanhu University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- School of Advanced Materials Engineering, Jiaxing Nanhu University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- School of Advanced Materials Engineering, Jiaxing Nanhu University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- School of Advanced Materials Engineering, Jiaxing Nanhu University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China.
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- Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Huang Q, Lu H, Li J, Ying Q, Gao Y, Wang H, Guo S, Lu K, Qin M, Hu J. Modeling the molecular composition of secondary organic aerosol under highly polluted conditions: A case study in the Yangtze River Delta Region in China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 938:173327. [PMID: 38761930 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
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A near-explicit mechanism, the master chemical mechanism (MCMv3.3.1), coupled with the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model (CMAQ-MCM-SOA), was applied to investigate the characteristics of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) during a pollution event in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region in summer 2018. Model performances in predicting explicit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), organic aerosol (OA), secondary organic carbon (SOC), and other related pollutants in Taizhou, as well as ozone (O3) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in multiple cities in this region, were evaluated against observations and model predictions by the CMAQ model coupled with a lumped photochemical mechanism (SAPRC07tic, S07). MCM and S07 exhibited similar performances in predicting gaseous species, while MCM better captured the observed PM2.5 and inorganic aerosols. Both models underpredicted OA concentrations. When excluding data during biomass burning events, SOC concentrations were underpredicted by the CMAQ-MCM-SOA model (-28.4 %) and overpredicted by the CMAQ-S07 model (134.4 %), with better agreement with observations in the trend captured by the CMAQ-MCM-SOA model. Dicarbonyl SOA accounted for a significant fraction of total SOA in the YRD, while organic nitrates originating from aromatics were the most abundant species contributing to the SOA formation from gas-particle partitioning. The oxygen-to‑carbon ratio (O/C) for SOA and OA were 0.68-0.75 and 0.20-0.65, respectively, indicating a higher oxidation state in the areas influenced by biogenic emissions. Finally, the phase state of SOA was examined by calculating the glass transition temperature (Tg) based on its molecular composition. It was found that semi-solid state characterized SOA in the YRD, which could potentially impact their chemical transformation and lifetimes along with those of their precursors.
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- Qi Huang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China.
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- Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of the Formation and Prevention of Urban Air Pollution Complex, Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of the Formation and Prevention of Urban Air Pollution Complex, Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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Edwards KC, Kapur S, Fang T, Cesler-Maloney M, Yang Y, Holen AL, Wu J, Robinson ES, DeCarlo PF, Pratt KA, Weber RJ, Simpson WR, Shiraiwa M. Residential Wood Burning and Vehicle Emissions as Major Sources of Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals in Fairbanks, Alaska. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:14293-14305. [PMID: 39093591 PMCID: PMC11325652 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c01206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
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Environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) play an important role in aerosol effects on air quality and public health, but their atmospheric abundance and sources are poorly understood. We measured EPFRs contained in PM2.5 collected in Fairbanks, Alaska, in winter 2022. We find that EPFR concentrations were enhanced during surface-based inversion and correlate strongly with incomplete combustion markers, including carbon monoxide and elemental carbon (R2 > 0.75). EPFRs exhibit moderately good correlations with PAHs, biomass burning organic aerosols, and potassium (R2 > 0.4). We also observe strong correlations of EPFRs with hydrocarbon-like organic aerosols, Fe and Ti (R2 > 0.6), and single-particle mass spectrometry measurements reveal internal mixing of PAHs, with potassium and iron. These results suggest that residential wood burning and vehicle tailpipes are major sources of EPFRs and nontailpipe emissions, such as brake wear and road dust, may contribute to the stabilization of EPFRs. Exposure to the observed EPFR concentrations (18 ± 12 pmol m-3) would be equivalent to smoking ∼0.4-1 cigarette daily. Very strong correlations (R2 > 0.8) of EPFR with hydroxyl radical formation in surrogate lung fluid indicate that exposure to EPFRs may induce oxidative stress in the human respiratory tract.
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- Kasey C Edwards
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- Sustainable Energy and Environment Thrust, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Nansha, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511400, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775, United States
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- School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21212, United States
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- Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21212, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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Ou-Yang CF, Chen YJ, Hsieh HC, Lee CT, Chi KH, Lin NH, Chang CC, Wang JL. Identification of organic constituents on atmospheric particulate matter in the East Asian background air of free troposphere by GC×GC-TOFMS. CHEMOSPHERE 2024:143095. [PMID: 39146995 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2024] [Revised: 08/12/2024] [Accepted: 08/13/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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The presence of organic compounds on the particulate matter (PM) or aerosols can arise from the condensation of gaseous organic compounds on the existing aerosols, or from organic precursors to form secondary organic aerosols (SOA) through photochemistry. The objective of this study is to characterize organic constituents on aerosols relevant to their emission sources and the key compounds revealing the evolution of aerosols with the use of a novel analytical technique. A time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOFMS) coupled with comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC×GC) was developed using a flow type of modulator instead of a thermal type as a prelude to field applications without the need for cryogen. The methodology of GC×GC-TOFMS is discussed in this study in detail. Since the coarse PM (PM10-2.5) may exhibit with a relatively high OC content compared to PM2.5, the GC×GC results have been obtained by analyzing PM10 samples collected in parallel with OC/EC analysis of PM2.5 samples at the Lulin Atmospheric Background Station (LABS, 23.47°N, 120.87°E, 2,862 m ASL) as the high-mountain background site in East Asia. We found that the organic analytes were in a majority in the range of 12 - 30 carbon numbers falling in the category of semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) with 43 compounds of alcohol, aldehyde, ketone, and ester varieties if excluding alkanes. Intriguingly, trace amounts of plasticizers and phosphorus flame retardants such as phthalates (PAEs) and triphenyl phosphate (TPP) were also found, likely originating from regions involved in open burning of household solid waste in Southeast Asia or e-waste recycling in southern China and along the long-range transport route. Compounds such as these are unique to the specific sources, demonstrating the wide spread of these hazardous compounds in the environment.
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- Chang-Feng Ou-Yang
- Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Central University, Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan; Center for Environmental Monitoring and Technology, National Central University, Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan.
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- Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan
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- Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Central University, Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan; Center for Environmental Monitoring and Technology, National Central University, Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan; Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Center for Environmental Monitoring and Technology, National Central University, Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan; Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan.
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Pichelstorfer L, Roldin P, Rissanen M, Hyttinen N, Garmash O, Xavier C, Zhou P, Clusius P, Foreback B, Golin Almeida T, Deng C, Baykara M, Kurten T, Boy M. Towards automated inclusion of autoxidation chemistry in models: from precursors to atmospheric implications. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: ATMOSPHERES 2024; 4:879-896. [PMID: 39130798 PMCID: PMC11307592 DOI: 10.1039/d4ea00054d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
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In the last few decades, atmospheric formation of secondary organic aerosols (SOA) has gained increasing attention due to their impact on air quality and climate. However, methods to predict their abundance are mainly empirical and may fail under real atmospheric conditions. In this work, a close-to-mechanistic approach allowing SOA quantification is presented, with a focus on a chain-like chemical reaction called "autoxidation". A novel framework is employed to (a) describe the gas-phase chemistry, (b) predict the products' molecular structures and (c) explore the contribution of autoxidation chemistry on SOA formation under various conditions. As a proof of concept, the method is applied to benzene, an important anthropogenic SOA precursor. Our results suggest autoxidation to explain up to 100% of the benzene-SOA formed under low-NO x laboratory conditions. Under atmospheric-like day-time conditions, the calculated benzene-aerosol mass continuously forms, as expected based on prior work. Additionally, a prompt increase, driven by the NO3 radical, is predicted by the model at dawn. This increase has not yet been explored experimentally and stresses the potential for atmospheric SOA formation via secondary oxidation of benzene by O3 and NO3.
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- Lukas Pichelstorfer
- pi-numerics Neumarkt amW. 5202 Austria
- Chemistry and Physics of Materials, University of Salzburg A-5020 Austria
- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, University of Helsinki 00560 Helsinki Finland
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- Division of Nuclear Physics, Department of Physics, Lund University P. O. Box 118 221 00 Lund Sweden
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- Aerosol Physics Laboratory, Tampere University 33720 Tampere Finland
- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki 00014 Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä FI-40014 Jyväskylä Finland
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- Aerosol Physics Laboratory, Tampere University 33720 Tampere Finland
- Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington Seattle WA USA
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- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, University of Helsinki 00560 Helsinki Finland
- Division of Nuclear Physics, Department of Physics, Lund University P. O. Box 118 221 00 Lund Sweden
- SMHI/Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute Research Department, Unit of Meteorology/Environment and Climate SE-601 76 Norrköping Sweden
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- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, University of Helsinki 00560 Helsinki Finland
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- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, University of Helsinki 00560 Helsinki Finland
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- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, University of Helsinki 00560 Helsinki Finland
- Atmospheric Modelling Centre Lahti Niemenkatu 73, Lahti University Campus 15140 Lahti Finland
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- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, University of Helsinki 00560 Helsinki Finland
- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki 00014 Helsinki Finland
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University 100084 Beijing China
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- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, University of Helsinki 00560 Helsinki Finland
- Atmospheric Modelling Centre Lahti Niemenkatu 73, Lahti University Campus 15140 Lahti Finland
- Climate and Marine Sciences Department, Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University Maslak Istanbul 34469 Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki 00014 Helsinki Finland
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- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, University of Helsinki 00560 Helsinki Finland
- Atmospheric Modelling Centre Lahti Niemenkatu 73, Lahti University Campus 15140 Lahti Finland
- School of Engineering Science, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology 53851 Lappeenranta Finland
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Luo Z, Zang H, Li Z, Li C, Zhao Y. Species-specific effect of particle viscosity and particle-phase reactions on the formation of secondary organic aerosol. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 950:175207. [PMID: 39097012 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2024] [Revised: 07/30/2024] [Accepted: 07/31/2024] [Indexed: 08/05/2024]
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Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) is a major component of atmospheric fine particulate matter. Both particle viscosity and particle-phase chemistry play a crucial role in the formation and evolution of SOA; however, our understanding on how these two factors together with gas-phase chemistry collectively determine the formation of SOA is still limited. Here we developed a kinetic aerosol multilayer model coupled with gas-phase and particle-phase chemistry to simulate SOA formation. We take the atmospherically important α-pinene + OH oxidation system as an example application of the model. The simulations show that although the particle viscosity has negligible to small influences on the total SOA mass concentration, it strongly changes the concentration and distribution of individual compounds within the particle. This complicated effect of particle viscosity on SOA formation is a combined result of inhibited condensation or evaporation of specific organics due to slowed particle-phase diffusion. Furthermore, the particle-phase reactions alter the volatility and abundance of specific compounds and exacerbate their non-uniform distribution in highly viscous particles. Our results highlight an important species-specific effect of particle viscosity and particle-phase chemistry on SOA formation and demonstrate the capability of our model for quantifying such complicated effects on SOA formation and evolution.
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- Zekun Luo
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Formation and Prevention of the Urban Air Pollution Complex, Shanghai Academy of Environment Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Arshad T, Rafique MS, Bashir S, Hayat A, Murtaza MG, Muneeb A, Shahadat I, Nayab N. Abatement of Aerosols by Ionic Wind Extracted From Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INSIGHTS 2024; 18:11786302241262879. [PMID: 39055117 PMCID: PMC11271097 DOI: 10.1177/11786302241262879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Lahore (Pakistan), being an industrial city, has high emission of aerosols that affects and contaminates the air quality. Therefore, the abatement/inactivation of aerosols is necessary to restrict their infectious activities. In this project, ionic wind isolated from dielectric barrier discharge plasma (DBD plasma) has been utilized to abate the aerosols trapped in the Surgical Mask and KN95 Respirator. To infer the chemical and elemental detection of ambient aerosols, FTIR and LIBS have been employed. "From the results, it is noteworthy that abatement/removal of aerosols has been successfully carried out by the ionic wind irradiation and highlights the potential of DBD plasma technology in removing the aerosols pollution."
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- Tehreem Arshad
- Department of Physics, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of CASP, Government College University Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of CASP, Government College University Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
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Kemarau RA, Sakawi Z, Eboy OV, Anak Suab S, Ibrahim MF, Rosli NNB, Md Nor NNF. Planetary boundaries transgressions: A review on the implications to public health. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 260:119668. [PMID: 39048067 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 06/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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This literature review systematically examines the impacts of violating planetary boundaries from 2009 to 2023, emphasizing the implications for human health. Planetary boundaries define safe operational limits for Earth's systems, and their transgression poses significant threats to environmental stability and public health. This paper reviews extensive research on the health effects of breaches in these boundaries, including climate change, biodiversity loss, freshwater use, and aerosol loading. The review integrates findings from numerous studies, providing a critical overview of health impacts across various global regions. The analysis underscores the intricate links between planetary boundaries breaching impacts, highlighting urgent policy and governance challenges. The study's outcomes aim to inform policymakers, businesses, and communities, promoting sustainable development and resilience in the face of escalating global challenges.
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- Ricky Anak Kemarau
- Earth Observation Centre, Institute of Climate Change, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Earth Observation Centre, Institute of Climate Change, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Geography Program, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 88400, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan
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- Environmental Health Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, 40170, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Center for STEM Enculturation Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Geography Section, School Distance Learning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Jalan Universiti, 11700, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia
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Fang K, Hong L, Zhang Y, Cao N, Feng J, Hu M, Fu Q, Zheng Y, Yang Q, Wang Y, Wang J, Wang S, Cheng X, Dong Q. Hourly effect of atmospheric reactive nitrogen species on the onset of acute ischemic stroke: Insight from the Shanghai Stroke Service System Database. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 948:174896. [PMID: 39047832 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2024] [Revised: 07/15/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is one of the most predominant causes of mortality and disability in China. Significant uncertainties in stroke diagnosis and time of onset have resulted in inconsistent evidence on the association between ambient air pollution and the risk of AIS. The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of air pollution on AIS onset based on high time-resolution air pollution data and a stroke-specific registry across the past five years. Hourly concentrations of PM2.5, PM10, O3, SO2, CO, NO2 and nitrous acid (HONO) were monitored from 2017 to 2021, with which a distributed lag non-linear model and conditional logistic regression models coupled with a time-stratified case-crossover design were applied to 106,623 AIS cases recorded in the Shanghai Stroke Service (4S) database during the study period. Results from the conditional logistic regression models indicate that acute exposure to PM2.5, PM10, SO2, NO2 and HONO was found to be associated with AIS onset, respectively. The corresponding cumulative excessive risks of AIS onset were 0.8 %, 1 %, 2.4 %, 2.1 % and 1.8 % for each interquartile range increase in the respective concentration. The longest lag-effect (up to 13 h) was observed for reactive nitrogen species (RNS), such as NO2 and HONO, which remained robust in two-pollutant models. Similar important role of RNS in AIS onset were confirmed by the distributed lag non-linear model. By demonstrating the transient effect of ambient air pollution on AIS, especially the relationships between RNS and AIS for the first time, our study provides stringent evidence for future mitigation strategies for pollution emission and public health.
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- Kun Fang
- Department of Neurology, National Center for Neurological Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Aging in Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, National Center for Neurological Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Aging in Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, National Center for Neurological Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Aging in Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, National Center for Neurological Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Aging in Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Center, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of NCD Surveillance, Division of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases and Injury, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China
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- Department of NCD Surveillance, Division of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases and Injury, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China
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- Department of NCD Surveillance, Division of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases and Injury, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Neurology, National Center for Neurological Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Aging in Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Neurology, National Center for Neurological Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Aging in Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Liu S, Galeazzo T, Valorso R, Shiraiwa M, Faiola CL, Nizkorodov SA. Secondary Organic Aerosol from OH-Initiated Oxidation of Mixtures of d-Limonene and β-Myrcene. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58. [PMID: 39018113 PMCID: PMC11295129 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c04870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Revised: 07/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/19/2024]
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The chemical composition and physical properties of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) generated through OH-initiated oxidation of mixtures containing β-myrcene, an acyclic monoterpene, and d-limonene, a cyclic monoterpene, were investigated to assess the extent of the chemical interactions between their oxidation products. The SOA samples were prepared in an environmental smog chamber, and their composition was analyzed offline using ultraperformance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization high-resolution mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-HRMS). Our results suggested that SOA containing β-myrcene showed a higher proportion of oligomeric compounds with low volatility compared to that of SOA from d-limonene. The formula distribution and signal intensities of the mixed SOA could be accurately predicted by a linear combination of the mass spectra of the SOA from individual precursors. Effects of cross-reactions were observed in the distribution of isomeric oxidation products within the mixed SOA, as made evident by chromatographic analysis. On the whole, β-myrcene and d-limonene appear to undergo oxidation by OH largely independently from each other, with only subtle effects from cross-reactions influencing the yields of specific oxidation products.
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- Sijia Liu
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Univ
Paris Est Creteil and Université Paris Cité, CNRS, LISA, Créteil F-94010, France
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- Department
of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University
of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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Wang Z, Deng M, Zhang S, Zhang Z, Hu C, Yue H, Huang H, Wang D, Li X, Cheng H. Variations in the oxidation potential of PM 2.5 in an old industrial city in China from 2015 to 2018. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 948:174639. [PMID: 39019281 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 06/19/2024] [Accepted: 07/07/2024] [Indexed: 07/19/2024]
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PM2.5 pollution in China has decreased dramatically, but how its health effects change is not clear. There are 120 old industrial cities in China, where the sources, composition, and health effects of PM2.5 may be significantly different with other cities. Huangshi, an old industrial city in central China, underwent intense green transformations from 2015 to 2018. In this study, we collected ambient PM2.5 samples in 2015 and 2018 at an urban site in Huangshi. The average PM2.5 concentration decreased from 83.44 ± 48.04 μg/m3 in 2015 to 68.03 ± 39.41 μg/m3 in 2018. However, the average volume-normalized dithiothreitol (DTTv) of PM2.5 increased from 1.38 ± 0.45 nmol/min/m3 to 2.14 ± 1.31 nmol/min/m3 and the DTT normalized by particulate mass (DTTm) increased from 20.6 ± 10.1 pmol/min/μg to 40.07 ± 21.9 pmol/min/μg, indicating increased exposure risk and inherent toxicity. The increased toxicity of PM2.5 might be related to the increased trace elements (TEs) concentrations. The positive matrix factorization and multiple linear regression methods were employed to quantify the contributions of emission sources to PM2.5 and DTTv. The results showed that the contribution of coal combustion, industry, and dust to PM2.5 decreased significantly from 2015 to 2018, while that of vehicle emission and secondary sources increased. Despite the decreased fraction of coal combustion and industry sources, their contribution to DTTv increased slightly, which was caused by the increased intrinsic toxicity. The increased intrinsic toxicity was possibly caused by increased TEs, such as Pb, Cu, and V. Besides, the contribution of vehicle emission to DTTv also increased. Overall, these results provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of controlling strategies in reducing particulate health impacts in old industrial cities, and stress the necessity of formulating toxicity-oriented controlling strategies, with special attention to TEs from coal combustion and industry sources as well as vehicle emissions.
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- Zhaoqi Wang
- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Hubei Provincial Academy of Eco-Environmental Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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Hu A, Li R, Chen G, Chen S. Impact of Respiratory Dust on Health: A Comparison Based on the Toxicity of PM2.5, Silica, and Nanosilica. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:7654. [PMID: 39062897 PMCID: PMC11277548 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25147654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2024] [Revised: 07/08/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Respiratory dust of different particle sizes in the environment causes diverse health effects when entering the human body and makes acute or chronic damage through multiple systems and organs. However, the precise toxic effects and potential mechanisms induced by dust of different particle sizes have not been systematically summarized. In this study, we described the sources and characteristics of three different particle sizes of dust: PM2.5 (<2.5 μm), silica (<5 μm), and nanosilica (<100 nm). Based on their respective characteristics, we further explored the main toxicity induced by silica, PM2.5, and nanosilica in vivo and in vitro. Furthermore, we evaluated the health implications of respiratory dust on the human body, and especially proposed potential synergistic effects, considering current studies. In summary, this review summarized the health hazards and toxic mechanisms associated with respiratory dust of different particle sizes. It could provide new insights for investigating the synergistic effects of co-exposure to respiratory dust of different particle sizes in mixed environments.
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410013, China; (A.H.); (R.L.); (G.C.)
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Guo L, Liu J, Liu Y, Ren J, Xiao J. Study on quantitative generation technology of bio-fluorescence calibration particles based on inkjet generator. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 947:174633. [PMID: 38992348 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Revised: 06/23/2024] [Accepted: 07/07/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024]
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Accurate measurements are critical for timely early warning and effective prevention of epidemics due to the continuing impact of bioaerosols on human health. In recent years, researchers have been focused on developing and calibrating online monitoring instruments. However, there is still a lack of laboratory-generated standard aerosol samples suitable for calibration. Therefore, in this study, we utilized a self-developed Ink Jet Aerosol Generator (H-IJAG) to achieve controllable generation of monodisperse aerosol standard particles. The Aerosol Particle Size Spectrometer (APSS, TOPAS 323) was employed as the particle detector. The diameter of the droplet was calculated by measuring the projected area of the droplet in the same image using Image-J software. Experimental results demonstrated that under standardized inkjet parameters, H-IJAG exhibited good reliability and reproducibility, and generated solid particles within (0.4-15) μm. To better simulate the laser-induced fluorescence emission properties of ambient bioaerosol, tryptophan (Trp) and 7-hydroxycoumarin-4-acetic acid (7-HCA) were selected as solutes of the laboratory-generated aerosol samples, which are known bio-fluorescent materials. According to the law of propagation of uncertainty, the relative uncertainty of the volume equivalent diameter of Trp and 7-HCA solid particles by H-IJAG were 0.42 %, while the relative uncertainty of the particle number concentrations of Trp and 7-HCA solid particles generated by H-IJAG were 1.4 %. This optimized IJAG technique provides a promising solution for the accurate calibration of bioaerosol monitors.
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- Lixu Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Clean and Efficient Coal Utilization, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; College of Chemical Engineering and Technology (Taiyuan University of Technology), Taiyuan 030024, China
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- Environmental Metrology Center, National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- Environmental Metrology Center, National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean and Efficient Coal Utilization, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; College of Chemical Engineering and Technology (Taiyuan University of Technology), Taiyuan 030024, China
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- Environmental Metrology Center, National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, China
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Chen J, Zhang D, Fu Y, Wang J, Cui X, Qu-Zong CR, Zhang Q, Jin C, Duo B. Microscopic and spectroscopic analysis of atmospheric iron-containing single particles in Lhasa, Tibet. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 141:40-50. [PMID: 38408833 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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The Tibetan Plateau, known as the "Third Pole", is currently in a state of perturbation caused by intensified human activity. In this study, 56 samples were obtained at the five sampling sites in typical area of Lhasa city and their physical and chemical properties were investigated by TEM/EDS, STXM, and NEXAFS spectroscopy. After careful examination of 3387 single particles, the results showed that Fe should be one of the most frequent metal elements. The Fe-containing single particles in irregular shape and micrometer size was about 7.8% and might be mainly from local sources. Meanwhile, the Fe was located on the subsurface of single particles and might be existed in the form of iron oxide. Interestingly, the core-shell structure of iron-containing particles were about 38.8% and might be present as single-, dual- or triple-core shell structure and multi-core shell structure with the Fe/Si ratios of 17.5, 10.5, 2.9 and 1.2, respectively. Meanwhile, iron and manganese were found to coexist with identical distributions in the single particles, which might induce a synergistic effect between iron and manganese in catalytic oxidation. Finally, the solid spherical structure of Fe-containing particles without an external layer were about 53.4%. The elements of Fe and Mn were co-existed, and might be presented as iron oxide-manganese oxide-silica composite. Moreover, the ferrous and ferric forms of iron might be co-existed. Such information can be valuable in expanding our understanding of Fe-containing particles in the Tibetan Plateau atmosphere.
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- Junyu Chen
- School of Ecology and Environment, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China; Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China.
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China.
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Goel V, Tripathi N, Gupta M, Sahu LK, Singh V, Kumar M. Study of secondary organic aerosol formation and aging using ambient air in an oxidation flow reactor during high pollution events over Delhi. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 251:118542. [PMID: 38403149 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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Secondary aerosols constitute a significant fraction of atmospheric aerosols, yet our understanding of their formation mechanism and fate is very limited. In this work, the secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation and aging of ambient air of Delhi are studied using a potential aerosol mass (PAM) reactor, an oxidation flow reactor (OFR), coupled with aerosol chemical speciation monitor (ACSM), proton transfer reaction time of flight mass spectrometer (PTR-ToF-MS), and scanning mobility particle sizer with counter (SMPS + C). The setup mimics atmospheric aging of up to several days with the generation of OH radicals. Variations in primary volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and oxygenated volatile organic compounds (OVOCs) as a function of photochemical age were investigated. Primary VOCs such as benzene, toluene, xylene, trimethyl benzene, etc. decrease and OVOCs like formic acid, formaldehyde, acetone, ethanol, etc. increase substantially upon oxidation in OFR. The highest organic aerosol (OA) enhancement was observed for the 4.2 equivalent photochemical days of aging i.e., 1.84 times the ambient concentration, and net OA loss was observed at very high OH exposure, typically after 8.4 days of photochemical aging due to heterogeneous oxidation followed by fragmentation/evaporation. In ambient air, OA enhancement is highest during nighttime due to the high concentrations of precursor VOCs in the atmosphere. SMPS + C results demonstrated substantial new particle formation upon aging and decrement in preexisting aerosol mass. This is the first experimental study conducting an in-situ evaluation of potential SOA mass generated from the ambient aerosols in India.
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- Vikas Goel
- School of Interdisciplinary Research, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi, 110016, India; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi, 110016, India.
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- Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, 55128, Germany; Physical Research Laboratory, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, 380009, India
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- Physical Research Laboratory, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, 380009, India; Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar, 382355, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi, 110016, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi, 110016, India.
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Cheung RKY, Qi L, Manousakas MI, Puthussery JV, Zheng Y, Koenig TK, Cui T, Wang T, Ge Y, Wei G, Kuang Y, Sheng M, Cheng Z, Li A, Li Z, Ran W, Xu W, Zhang R, Han Y, Wang Q, Wang Z, Sun Y, Cao J, Slowik JG, Dällenbach KR, Verma V, Gysel-Beer M, Qiu X, Chen Q, Shang J, El-Haddad I, Prévôt ASH, Modini RL. Major source categories of PM 2.5 oxidative potential in wintertime Beijing and surroundings based on online dithiothreitol-based field measurements. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 928:172345. [PMID: 38621537 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) causes millions of premature deaths each year worldwide. Oxidative potential (OP) has been proposed as a better metric for aerosol health effects than PM2.5 mass concentration alone. In this study, we report for the first time online measurements of PM2.5 OP in wintertime Beijing and surroundings based on a dithiothreitol (DTT) assay. These measurements were combined with co-located PM chemical composition measurements to identify the main source categories of aerosol OP. In addition, we highlight the influence of two distinct pollution events on aerosol OP (spring festival celebrations including fireworks and a severe regional dust storm). Source apportionment coupled with multilinear regression revealed that primary PM and oxygenated organic aerosol (OOA) were both important sources of OP, accounting for 41 ± 12 % and 39 ± 10 % of the OPvDTT (OP normalized by the sampled air volume), respectively. The small remainder was attributed to fireworks and dust, mainly resulting from the two distinct pollution events. During the 3.5-day spring festival period, OPvDTT spiked to 4.9 nmol min-1 m-3 with slightly more contribution from OOA (42 ± 11 %) and less from primary PM (31 ± 15 %). During the dust storm, hourly-averaged PM2.5 peaked at a very high value of 548 μg m-3 due to the dominant presence of dust-laden particles (88 % of total PM2.5). In contrast, only mildly elevated OPvDTT values (up to 1.5 nmol min-1 m-3) were observed during this dust event. This observation indicates that variations in OPvDTT cannot be fully explained using PM2.5 alone; one must also consider the chemical composition of PM2.5 when studying aerosol health effects. Our study highlights the need for continued pollution control strategies to reduce primary PM emissions, and more in-depth investigations into the source origins of OOA, to minimize the health risks associated with PM exposure in Beijing.
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- Rico K Y Cheung
- Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States; now at: Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, 63130, United States
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710061, China; Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland.
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Luo Z, Feng C, Yang J, Dai Q, Dai T, Zhang Y, Liang D, Feng Y. Assessing emission-driven changes in health risk of source-specific PM 2.5-bound heavy metals by adjusting meteorological covariates. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 927:172038. [PMID: 38552967 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]
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Heavy metals (HMs) in PM2.5 gain much attention for their toxicity and carcinogenic risk. This study evaluates the health risks of PM2.5-bound HMs, focusing on how meteorological conditions affect these risks against the backdrop of PM2.5 reduction trends in China. By applying a receptor model with a meteorological normalization technique, followed by health risk assessment, this work reveals emission-driven changes in health risk of source-specific HMs in the outskirt of Tianjin during the implementation of China' second Clean Air Action (2018-2020). Sources of PM2.5-bound HMs were identified, with significant contributions from vehicular emissions (on average, 33.4 %), coal combustion (26.3 %), biomass burning (14.1 %), dust (11.7 %), industrial boilers (9.7 %), and shipping emission and sea salt (4.7 %). The source-specific emission-driven health risk can be enlarged or dwarfed by the changing meteorological conditions over time, demonstrating that the actual risks from these source emissions for a given time period may be higher or smaller than those estimated by traditional assessments. Meteorology contributed on average 56.1 % to the interannual changes in source-specific carcinogenic risk of HMs from 2018 to 2019, and 5.6 % from 2019 to 2020. For the source-specific noncarcinogenic risk changes, the contributions were 38.3 % and 46.4 % for the respective periods. Meteorology exerts a more profound impact on daily risk (short-term trends) than on annual risk (long-term trends). Such meteorological impacts differ among emission sources in both sign and magnitude. Reduced health risks of HMs were largely from targeted regulatory measures on sources. Therefore, the meteorological covariates should be considered to better evaluate the health benefits attributable to pollution control measures in health risk assessment frameworks.
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- Zhongwei Luo
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Urban Ambient Air Particulate Matter Pollution Prevention and Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China; China Meteorological Administration-Nankai University (CMA-NKU) Cooperative Laboratory for Atmospheric Environment-Health Research, Tianjin 300350, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Urban Ambient Air Particulate Matter Pollution Prevention and Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China; China Meteorological Administration-Nankai University (CMA-NKU) Cooperative Laboratory for Atmospheric Environment-Health Research, Tianjin 300350, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Urban Ambient Air Particulate Matter Pollution Prevention and Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China; China Meteorological Administration-Nankai University (CMA-NKU) Cooperative Laboratory for Atmospheric Environment-Health Research, Tianjin 300350, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Urban Ambient Air Particulate Matter Pollution Prevention and Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China; China Meteorological Administration-Nankai University (CMA-NKU) Cooperative Laboratory for Atmospheric Environment-Health Research, Tianjin 300350, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Urban Transport Emission Research, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Urban Ambient Air Particulate Matter Pollution Prevention and Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China; China Meteorological Administration-Nankai University (CMA-NKU) Cooperative Laboratory for Atmospheric Environment-Health Research, Tianjin 300350, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Urban Ambient Air Particulate Matter Pollution Prevention and Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China; China Meteorological Administration-Nankai University (CMA-NKU) Cooperative Laboratory for Atmospheric Environment-Health Research, Tianjin 300350, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Urban Transport Emission Research, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Urban Ambient Air Particulate Matter Pollution Prevention and Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China; China Meteorological Administration-Nankai University (CMA-NKU) Cooperative Laboratory for Atmospheric Environment-Health Research, Tianjin 300350, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Urban Ambient Air Particulate Matter Pollution Prevention and Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China; China Meteorological Administration-Nankai University (CMA-NKU) Cooperative Laboratory for Atmospheric Environment-Health Research, Tianjin 300350, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Urban Transport Emission Research, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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Dai Y, Chen Z, Qin X, Dong P, Xu J, Hu J, Gu L, Chen S. Hydrolysis reactivity reveals significant seasonal variation in the composition of organic peroxides in ambient PM 2.5. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 927:172143. [PMID: 38569967 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 03/24/2024] [Accepted: 03/30/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Atmospheric organic peroxides (POs) play a key role in the formation of O3 and secondary organic aerosol (SOA), impacting both air quality and human health. However, there still remain technical challenges in investigating the reactivity of POs in ambient aerosols due to the instability and lack of standards for POs, impeding accurate evaluation of their environmental impacts. In the present study, we conducted the first attempt to categorize and quantify POs in ambient PM2.5 through hydrolysis, which is an important transformation pathway for POs, thus revealing the reactivities of various POs. POs were generally categorized into hydrolyzable POs (HPO) and unhydrolyzable POs (UPO). HPO were further categorized into three groups: short-lifetime HPO (S-HPO), intermediate-lifetime HPO (I-HPO), and long-lifetime HPO (L-HPO). S-HPO and L-HPO are typically formed from Criegee intermediate (CI) and RO2 radical reactions, respectively. Results show that L-HPO are the most abundant HPO, indicating the dominant role of RO2 pathway in HPO formation. Despite their lower concentration compared to L-HPO, S-HPO make a major contribution to the HPO hydrolysis rate due to their faster rate constants. The hydrolysis of PM2.5 POs accounts for 19 % of the nighttime gas-phase H2O2 growth during the summer observation, constituting a noteworthy source of gas-phase H2O2 and contributing to the atmospheric oxidation capacity. Seasonal and weather conditions significantly impact the composition of POs, with HPO concentrations in summer being significantly higher than those in winter and elevated under rainy and nighttime conditions. POs are mainly composed of HPO in summer, while in winter, POs are dominated by UPO.
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- Yishuang Dai
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Burke SE, Continetti RE. Submicrometer Particle Impact Dynamics and Chemistry. Annu Rev Phys Chem 2024; 75:67-88. [PMID: 38941529 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-physchem-083122-122157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/30/2024]
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Experimental studies of the collision phenomena of submicrometer particles is a developing field. This review examines the range of phenomena that can be observed with new experimental approaches. The primary focus is on single-particle impact studies enabled by charge detection mass spectrometry (CDMS) implemented using the Aerosol Impact Spectrometer (AIS) at the University of California, San Diego. The AIS combines electrospray ionization, aerodynamic lens techniques, CDMS, and an electrostatic linear accelerator to study the dynamics of particle impact over a wide range of incident velocities. The AIS has been used for single-particle impact experiments on positively charged particles of diverse composition, including polystyrene latex spheres, tin particles, and ice grains, over a wide range of impact velocities. Detection schemes based on induced charge measurements and time-of-flight mass spectrometry have enabled measurements of the impact inelasticity through the determination of the coefficient of restitution, measurements of the angular distributions of scattered submicrometer particles, and the chemical composition and dissociation of solute molecules in hypervelocity ice grain impacts.
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- Sally E Burke
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA; ,
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA; ,
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Wong C, Pazienza JE, Rychnovsky SD, Nizkorodov SA. Formation of Chromophores from cis-Pinonaldehyde Aged in Highly Acidic Conditions. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:11702-11710. [PMID: 38640258 PMCID: PMC11066867 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c14177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
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Sulfuric acid in the atmosphere can participate in acid-catalyzed and acid-driven reactions, including those within secondary organic aerosols (SOA). Previous studies have observed enhanced absorption at visible wavelengths and significant changes in the chemical composition when SOA was exposed to sulfuric acid. However, the specific chromophores responsible for these changes could not be identified. The goals of this study are to identify the chromophores and determine the mechanism of browning in highly acidified α-pinene SOA by following the behavior of specific common α-pinene oxidation products, namely, cis-pinonic acid and cis-pinonaldehyde, when they are exposed to highly acidic conditions. The products of these reactions were analyzed with ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with photodiode array spectrophotometry and high-resolution mass spectrometry, UV-vis spectrophotometry, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. cis-Pinonic acid (2) was found to form homoterpenyl methyl ketone (4), which does not absorb visible radiation, while cis-pinonaldehyde (3) formed weakly absorbing 1-(4-(propan-2-ylidene)cyclopent-1-en-1-yl)ethan-1-one (5) and 1-(4-isopropylcyclopenta-1,3-dien-1-yl)ethan-1-one (6) via an acid-catalyzed aldol condensation. This chemistry could be relevant for environments characterized by high sulfuric acid concentrations, for example, during the transport of organic compounds from the lower to the upper atmosphere by fast updrafts.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-2025, United
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-2025, United
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Li EY, Yazdani A, Dillner AM, Shen G, Champion WM, Jetter JJ, Preston WT, Russell LM, Hays MD, Takahama S. Quantifying functional group compositions of household fuel-burning emissions. ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES 2024; 17:2401-2413. [PMID: 38845819 PMCID: PMC11151727 DOI: 10.5194/amt-17-2401-2024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2024]
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Globally, billions of people burn fuels indoors for cooking and heating, which contributes to millions of chronic illnesses and premature deaths annually. Additionally, residential burning contributes significantly to black carbon emissions, which have the highest global warming impacts after carbon dioxide and methane. In this study, we use Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) to analyze fine-particulate emissions collected on Teflon membrane filters from 15 cookstove types and 5 fuel types. Emissions from three fuel types (charcoal, kerosene, and red oak wood) were found to have enough FTIR spectral response for functional group (FG) analysis. We present distinct spectral profiles for particulate emissions of these three fuel types. We highlight the influential FGs constituting organic carbon (OC) using a multivariate statistical method and show that OC estimates by collocated FTIR and thermal-optical transmittance (TOT) are highly correlated, with a coefficient determination of 82.5 %. As FTIR analysis is fast and non-destructive and provides complementary FG information, the analysis method demonstrated herein can substantially reduce the need for thermal-optical measurements for source emissions.
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- Emily Y. Li
- Air Methods and Characterization Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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- Laboratory for Atmospheric Processes and their Impacts, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Air Quality Research Center, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Air Methods and Characterization Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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- Air Methods and Characterization Division, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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- Air Methods and Characterization Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Air Methods and Characterization Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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- Laboratory for Atmospheric Processes and their Impacts, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Yao W, Pan X, Tian Y, Liu H, Zhang Y, Lei S, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Wu L, Sun Y, Wang Z. Development and evaluation of an online monitoring single-particle optical particle counter with polarization detection. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 138:585-596. [PMID: 38135422 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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We developed a single-particle optical particle counter with polarization detection (SOPC) for the real-time measurement of the optical size and depolarization ratio (defined as the ratio of the vertical component to the parallel component of backward scattering) of atmospheric particles, the polarization ratio (DR) value can reflect the irregularity of the particles. The SOPC can detect aerosol particles with size larger than 500 nm and the maximum particle count rate reaches ∼1.8 × 105 particles per liter. The SOPC uses a modulated polarization laser to measure the optical size of particles according to forward scattering signal and the DR value of the particles by backward S and P signal components. The sampling rate of the SOPC was 106 #/(sec·channel), and all the raw data were processed online. The calibration curve was obtained by polystyrene latex spheres with sizes of 0.5-10 µm, and the average relative deviation of measurement was 3.96% for sub 3 µm particles. T-matrix method calculations showed that the DR value of backscatter light at 120° could describe the variations in the aspect ratio of particles in the above size range. We performed insitu observations for the evaluation of the SOPC, the mass concentration constructed by the SOPC showed good agreement with the PM2.5 measurements in a nearby state-controlled monitoring site. This instrument could provide useful data for source appointment and regulations against air pollution.
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- Weijie Yao
- State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China; College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China; College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China; College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China; College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China; College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China; College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China; College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China; College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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Gerritz L, Wei J, Fang T, Wong C, Klodt AL, Nizkorodov SA, Shiraiwa M. Reactive Oxygen Species Formation and Peroxide and Carbonyl Decomposition in Aqueous Photolysis of Secondary Organic Aerosols. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:4716-4726. [PMID: 38412378 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c08662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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The mechanism and kinetics of reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation when atmospheric secondary organic aerosol (SOA) is exposed to solar radiation are poorly understood. In this study, we combined an in situ UV-vis irradiation system with electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy to characterize the photolytic formation of ROS in aqueous extracts of SOA formed by the oxidation of isoprene, α-pinene, α-terpineol, and toluene. We observed substantial formation of free radicals, including •OH, superoxide (HO2•), and organic radicals (R•/RO•) upon irradiation. Compared to dark conditions, the radical yield was enhanced by a factor of ∼30 for •OH and by a factor of 2-10 for superoxide radicals, and we observed the emergence of organic radicals. Total peroxide measurements showed substantial decreases of peroxide contents after photoirradiation, indicating that organic peroxides can be an important source of the observed radicals. A liquid chromatography interfaced with high-resolution mass spectrometry was used to detect a number of organic radicals in the form of adducts with a spin trap, BMPO. The types of detected radicals and aqueous photolysis of model compounds indicated that photolysis of carbonyls by Norrish type I mechanisms plays an important role in the organic radical formation. The photolytic ROS formation serves as the driving force for cloud and fog processing of SOA.
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- Lena Gerritz
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
- Sustainable Energy and Environment Thrust, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Nansha, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511400, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
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Navarro A, Del Moral A, Weber B, Weber J, Molinero A, Delgado R, Párraga J, Martínez-Checa F. Microbial composition of Saharan dust plumes deposited as red rain in Granada (Southern Spain). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 913:169745. [PMID: 38163611 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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During durst storms, also biological material is transported from arid areas such as the Sahara Desert. In the present work, rain samples containing significant amounts of mineral dust have been collected in Granada during different red rain episodes. Biological features (bacteria, biofilm, pollen grain and fungal spore) as well as size-particle distribution and mineralogical composition were studied by SEM. Nanobacteria were observed for the first time in red rain samples. A preliminary metabarcoding analysis was performed on three red rain samples. Here, Bacillota made up 18 % and Pseudomonadota 23 % of the whole prokaryotic community. The fungal community was characterized by a high abundance of Ascomycota and, dependent on the origin, the presence of Chytridiomycota. By means of 16S rRNA sequencing, 18 cultivable microorganisms were identified. In general, members of the phyla Pseudomonadota and Bacillota made up the majority of taxa. Some species, such as Peribacillus frigoritolerans and Bacillus halotolerans were isolated during three different red rain episodes. Generally, red rain carries a wide variety of microorganisms, being their ecosystem and health effects largely unknown.
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- Azahara Navarro
- Department of Edaphology and Agricultural Chemistry, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria; Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Edaphology and Agricultural Chemistry, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Edaphology and Agricultural Chemistry, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Edaphology and Agricultural Chemistry, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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Ye Q, Yao M, Wang W, Li Z, Li C, Wang S, Xiao H, Zhao Y. Multiphase interactions between sulfur dioxide and secondary organic aerosol from the photooxidation of toluene: Reactivity and sulfate formation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 912:168736. [PMID: 37996034 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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There is growing evidence that the interactions between sulfur dioxide (SO2) and organic peroxides (POs) in aerosol and clouds play an important role in atmospheric sulfate formation and aerosol aging, yet the reactivity of POs arising from anthropogenic precursors toward SO2 remains unknown. In this study, we investigate the multiphase reactions of SO2 with secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formed from the photooxidation of toluene, a major type of anthropogenic SOA in the atmosphere. The reactive uptake coefficient of SO2 on toluene SOA was determined to be on the order of 10-4, depending strikingly on aerosol water content. POs contribute significantly to the multiphase reactivity of toluene SOA, but they can only explain a portion of the measured SO2 uptake, suggesting the presence of other reactive species in SOA that also contribute to the particle reactivity toward SO2. The second-order reaction rate constant (kII) between S(IV) and toluene-derived POs was estimated to be in the range of the kII values previously reported for commercially available POs (e.g., 2-butanone peroxide and 2-tert-butyl hydroperoxide) and the smallest (C1-C2) and biogenic POs. In addition, unlike commercial POs that can efficiently convert S(IV) into both inorganic sulfate and organosulfates, toluene-derived POs appear to mainly oxidize S(IV) to inorganic sulfate. Our study reveals the multiphase reactivity of typical anthropogenic SOA and POs toward SO2 and will help to develop a better understanding of the formation and evolution of atmospheric secondary aerosol.
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- Qing Ye
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; School of Environmental & Municipal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Giammona A, Remedia S, Porro D, Lo Dico A, Bertoli G. The biological interplay between air pollutants and miRNAs regulation in cancer. Front Cell Dev Biol 2024; 12:1343385. [PMID: 38434617 PMCID: PMC10905188 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2024.1343385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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Air pollution, especially fine particulate matter (PM2.5, with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 μm), represents a risk factor for human health. Many studies, regarding cancer onset and progression, correlated with the short and/or long exposition to PM2.5. This is mainly mediated by the ability of PM2.5 to reach the pulmonary alveoli by penetrating into the blood circulation. This review recapitulates the methodologies used to study PM2.5 in cellular models and the downstream effects on the main molecular pathways implicated in cancer. We report a set of data from the literature, that describe the involvement of miRNAs or long noncoding RNAs on the main biological processes involved in oxidative stress, inflammation, autophagy (PI3K), cell proliferation (NFkB, STAT3), and EMT (Notch, AKT, Wnt/β-catenin) pathways. microRNAs, as well as gene expression profile, responds to air pollution environment modulating some key genes involved in epigenetic modification or in key mediators of the biological processes described below. In this review, we provide some scientific evidences about the thigh correlation between miRNAs dysregulation, PM2.5 exposition, and gene pathways involved in cancer progression.
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- Alessandro Giammona
- Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology (IBFM), National Research Council (CNR), Segrate, Italy
- National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology (IBFM), National Research Council (CNR), Segrate, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Segrate, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology (IBFM), National Research Council (CNR), Segrate, Italy
- National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology (IBFM), National Research Council (CNR), Segrate, Italy
- National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology (IBFM), National Research Council (CNR), Segrate, Italy
- National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo, Italy
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Sharma B, Mao J, Jia S, Sharma SK, Mandal TK, Bau S, Sarkar S. Size-distribution and driving factors of aerosol oxidative potential in rural kitchen microenvironments of northeastern India. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 343:123246. [PMID: 38158012 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.123246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 12/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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This study reports size-resolved dithiothreitol (DTT)-based oxidative potential (OP: total and water-soluble) in rural kitchens using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), firewood (FW), and mixed biomass (MB) fuels in northeastern (NE) India. In comparison to LPG, volume-normalized total OP (OPtotal(v)DTT) was enhanced by a factor of ∼5 in biomass-using kitchens (74 ± 35 to 78 ± 42 nmol min-1 m-3); however, mass-normalized total OP (OPtotal(m)DTT) was similar between LPG and FW users and higher by a factor of 2 in MB-using kitchens. The water-insoluble OP (OPwi(v, m)DTT) fraction in OPtotal(v, m)DTT was greater than 50% across kitchens. Size distributions across kitchens and OPDTT categories ranged from unimodal to trimodal. OPws(v)DTT was driven by metals as well as organics across size fractions while OPwi(v)DTT was majorly constrained by metals with an increasing importance of organics in fine particles of biomass-using kitchens. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that Cu and Ba explained 71% of the OPtotal(v)DTT variability in LPG-using kitchens, while water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) and Ba were responsible for 44% variability in FW-using kitchens. Finally, the high internal dose of OPtotal(v)DTT (28-31 nmol min-1 m-3) in biomass-using kitchens established the severity of oxidative stress on the exposed population.
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- Bijay Sharma
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, Kamand, Himachal Pradesh 175075, India.
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- Scientific Research Academy of Guangxi Environmental Protection, Nanning 530022, China.
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- School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519082, China; Guangdong Provincial Field Observation and Research Station for Climate Environment and Air Quality Change in the Pearl River Estuary, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), Dr. K.S. Krishnan Road, New Delhi 110012, India.
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- CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), Dr. K.S. Krishnan Road, New Delhi 110012, India.
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- Laboratory of Aerosol Metrology, Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité, Rue du Morvan, CS 60027, Vandoeuvre Cedex 54519, France.
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, Kamand, Himachal Pradesh 175075, India.
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Xue J, Zhang Z, Wang Y, Shang B, Guo J, Tao S, Zhang N, Guo L, Qi P, Lin L, Liu W. Coupled air lasing gain and Mie scattering loss: an aerosol effect in filament-induced plasma spectroscopy. OPTICS LETTERS 2024; 49:550-553. [PMID: 38300056 DOI: 10.1364/ol.506003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Femtosecond laser filament-induced plasma spectroscopy (FIPS) demonstrates great potential in remote sensing for identifying atmospheric pollutant molecules. Due to the widespread aerosols in the atmosphere, remote detection based on FIPS would be affected by both the excitation and the propagation of fingerprint fluorescence, which still remain elusive. Here the physical model of filament-induced aerosol fluorescence is established to reveal the combined effect of Mie scattering and amplification spontaneous emission, which is subsequently proven by experimental results, the dependence of the backward fluorescence on the interaction length between filaments and aerosols. These findings provide an insight into the complicated aerosol effect in the overall physical process of FIPS including propagation, excitation, and emission, paving the way to its practical application in atmospheric remote sensing.
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La Colla NS, Salvador P, Botté SE, Artíñano B. Air quality and characterization of synoptic circulation weather patterns in a South American city from Argentina. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 351:119722. [PMID: 38061092 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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The potential cause-effect relationship between synoptic meteorological conditions and levels of criteria air pollutants, including CO, NO2, O3, PM10, PM2.5 and SO2, in Bahia Blanca, Argentina, was assessed for the period of 2018-2019. Daily back-trajectories and global meteorological data fields were employed to characterize the primary transport paths of air masses reaching the study site, and to identify the synoptic meteorological patterns responsible for these atmospheric circulations. Time series of surface-level meteorological parameters and midday mixing layer height were collected to examine the impact of the synoptic meteorological patterns on local meteorology. Furthermore, the NAAPS global aerosol model was utilized to identify days when contributions from long-range transport processes, such as dust and/or biomass burning smoke, impacted air quality. By applying this methodology, it was determined that the air masses coming from the N, NW and W regions significantly contributed to increased mean concentrations of coarse particles in this area through long-range transport events involving dust and smoke. Indeed, the high average levels of PM10 recorded in 2018-2019 (annual mean values of 47 and 52 μg/m3, respectively) represent the main air quality concern in Bahía Blanca. Moreover, PM10, PM2.5 and NO2 emissions should be reduced in order to meet recommended air quality guidelines. On the other hand, the results from this study suggest that the sources and meteorological processes leading to the increase in the concentrations of CO and SO2 have a local-regional origin, although these air pollutants did not reach high values probably as a consequence of the strong wind speed registered in this region during any synoptic meteorological pattern.
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- Noelia S La Colla
- Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO - CONICET/UNS), Bahía Blanca, 8000, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, 1425, Argentina; Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), Bahía Blanca, 8000, Argentina.
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Av. Complutense 40, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO - CONICET/UNS), Bahía Blanca, 8000, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, 1425, Argentina; Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), Bahía Blanca, 8000, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Av. Complutense 40, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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Wu Z, Wang Y, Shao L, Zhang H, Dai H, Fan H, Zheng C, Gao X. Electrostatic removal of ultrafine carbon black with square-grooved collecting plates: Insights for capturing black carbon emitted from ships. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 136:559-569. [PMID: 37923464 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2022.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Ships and other mobile pollution sources emitted massive ultrafine and low-resistivity particles containing black carbon (BC), which were harmful to human health and were difficult to capture by conventional electrostatic precipitators (ESPs). In this study, nanoscale carbon black was adopted as simulated particles (SP) with similar physicochemical properties for black carbon emitted from ships (SP-BC) to investigate the feasibility of using an ESP with square-grooved collecting plates for the removal of SP-BC at low backpressures. The increased applied voltage significantly improved the total collection of SP-BC whereas may also promote the conversion of relatively larger particle size SP-BC into nano-size below 20 nm. The outlet number concentration of SP-BC under 27 kV at 130°C was three times that of the inlet. While the reduction of the flow rate could strengthen the capture of SP-BC below 20 nm, and under the combined action of low flow rate and maximum applied voltage, the collection efficiency of 20-100 nm SP-BC could exceed 90%. In addition, the escape and capture characteristics of SP-BC under long-term rapping were revealed. The square-grooved collecting plate could effectively restrain the re-entrainment of collected SP-BC generated by rapping, and the nanoscale SP-BC was trapped in the grooves after rapping. The results could provide insights into the profound removal of massive nanoscale black carbon emissions from mobile sources.
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- Zhicheng Wu
- State Key Lab of Clean Energy Utilization, State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Coal-Fired Air Pollution Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Lab of Clean Energy Utilization, State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Coal-Fired Air Pollution Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Lab of Clean Energy Utilization, State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Coal-Fired Air Pollution Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, United Kingdom
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- Zhejiang Tiandi Environmental Protection Engineering Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310012, China
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- Baima Lake Laboratory (Zhejiang Provincial Laboratory of Energy and Carbon Neutrality), Hangzhou 310000, China
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- State Key Lab of Clean Energy Utilization, State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Coal-Fired Air Pollution Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; Baima Lake Laboratory (Zhejiang Provincial Laboratory of Energy and Carbon Neutrality), Hangzhou 310000, China.
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- State Key Lab of Clean Energy Utilization, State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Coal-Fired Air Pollution Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; Baima Lake Laboratory (Zhejiang Provincial Laboratory of Energy and Carbon Neutrality), Hangzhou 310000, China
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Shen F, Niu M, Chen H, Zhang T, Li J, Tong H, Wu Y. Nonlinear proinflammatory effect of short-term PM 2.5 exposure: A potential role of lipopolysaccharide. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 136:292-300. [PMID: 37923439 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2022.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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The association between PM2.5 (particulate matter ≤ 2.5 µm) short-term exposure and its health effect is non-linear from the epidemiological studies. And this nonlinearity is suggested to be related with the PM2.5 heterogeneity, however, the underlying biological mechanism is still unclear. Here, a total of 38 PM2.5 filters were collected continuously for three weeks in winter Beijing, with the ambient PM2.5 varying between 10 and 270 µg/m3. Human monocytes-derived macrophages (THP-1) were treated with PM2.5 water-soluble elutes at 10 µg/mL to investigate the PM2.5 short-term exposure effect from a proinflammatory perspective. The proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor (TNF) induced by the PM2.5 elutes at equal concentrations were unequal, showing the heterogeneity of PM2.5 proinflammatory potentials. Of the various chemical and biological components, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) showed a strong positive association with the TNF heterogeneity. However, some outliers were observed among the TNF-LPS association. Specifically, for PM2.5 from relatively clean air episodes, the higher LPS amount corresponded to relatively low TNF levels. And this phenomenon was also observed in the promotion tests by treating macrophages with PM2.5 elutes dosed with additional trace LPS. Gene expression analysis indicated the involvement of oxidative-stress related genes in the LPS signaling pathway. Therefore, a potential oxidative-stress-mediated suppression on the PM2.5-borne LPS proinflammatory effect was proposed to be accounted for the outliers. Overall, the results showed the differential role of LPS in the heterogeneity of PM2.5 proinflammatory effects from a component-based perspective. Future experimental studies are needed to elucidate the signaling pathway of LPS attached on PM2.5 from different air quality episodes.
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- Fangxia Shen
- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China.
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- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Institute of Surface Science, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Geesthacht 21502, Germany
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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Lelieveld S, Lelieveld J, Mishra A, Daiber A, Pozzer A, Pöschl U, Berkemeier T. Endogenous Nitric Oxide Can Enhance Oxidative Stress Caused by Air Pollutants and Explain Higher Susceptibility of Individuals with Inflammatory Disorders. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:1823-1831. [PMID: 38235527 PMCID: PMC10832043 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c07010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Air pollution causes morbidity and excess mortality. In the epithelial lining fluid of the respiratory tract, air pollutants trigger a chemical reaction sequence that causes the formation of noxious hydroxyl radicals that drive oxidative stress. For hitherto unknown reasons, individuals with pre-existing inflammatory disorders are particularly susceptible to air pollution. Through detailed multiphase chemical kinetic analysis, we show that the commonly elevated concentrations of endogenous nitric oxide in diseased individuals can increase the production of hydroxyl radicals via peroxynitrite formation. Our findings offer a molecular rationale of how adverse health effects and oxidative stress caused by air pollutants may be exacerbated by inflammatory disorders.
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- Steven Lelieveld
- Multiphase
Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute
for Chemistry, Mainz 55128, Germany
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- Atmospheric
Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute
for Chemistry, Mainz 55128, Germany
- Climate and Atmosphere
Research Center, the Cyprus Institute, Nicosia 2121, Cyprus
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- Multiphase
Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute
for Chemistry, Mainz 55128, Germany
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- Department
of Cardiology, University Medical Center
of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz 55131, Germany
- German
Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz 55131, Germany
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- Atmospheric
Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute
for Chemistry, Mainz 55128, Germany
- Climate and Atmosphere
Research Center, the Cyprus Institute, Nicosia 2121, Cyprus
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- Multiphase
Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute
for Chemistry, Mainz 55128, Germany
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- Multiphase
Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute
for Chemistry, Mainz 55128, Germany
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Shahpoury P, Lelieveld S, Johannessen C, Berkemeier T, Celo V, Dabek-Zlotorzynska E, Harner T, Lammel G, Nenes A. Influence of aerosol acidity and organic ligands on transition metal solubility and oxidative potential of fine particulate matter in urban environments. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 906:167405. [PMID: 37777133 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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The adverse health effects of air pollution around the world have been associated with the inhalation of fine particulate matter (PM2.5). Such outcomes are thought to be related to the induction of oxidative stress due to the excess formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. The ability of airborne chemicals to deplete antioxidants and to form ROS is known as oxidative potential (OP). Here we studied the influence of aerosol acidity and organic ligands on the solubility of transition metals, in particular iron (Fe) and copper (Cu), and on the OP of PM2.5 from Canadian National Air Pollution Surveillance urban sites in Toronto, Vancouver, and Hamilton. Using chemical assays and model simulations of the lung redox chemistry, we quantified ROS formation in the lung lining fluid, targeting superoxide anion (O2•-), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and hydroxyl radical (•OH), as well as the PM2.5 redox potential (RP). Experimental •OH formation (OPOH) showed high correlations with RP and model-predicted ROS metrics. Both aerosol acidity and oxalate content enhanced the solubility of transition metals, with oxalate showing a stronger association. While experimental OP metrics were primarily associated with species of primary origin such as elemental carbon, Fe, and Cu, model-predicted ROS were associated with secondary processes including proton- and ligand-mediated dissolution of Fe. Model simulations showed that water-soluble Cu was the main contributor to O2•- formation, while water-soluble Fe dominated the formation of highly reactive •OH radical, particularly at study sites with highly acidic aerosol and elevated levels of oxalate. This study underscores the importance of reducing transition metal emissions in urban environments to improve population health.
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- Pourya Shahpoury
- Environmental and Life Sciences, Trent University, Peterborough, Canada; Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany.
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- Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
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- Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
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- Analysis and Air Quality Section, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ottawa, Canada
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- Air Quality Processes Research Section, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Canada
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- Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Processes and their Impacts, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland; Center for the Study of Air Quality and Climate Change, Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Patras, Greece
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Zheng H, Kong S, Seo J, Yan Y, Cheng Y, Yao L, Wang Y, Zhao T, Harrison RM. Achievements and challenges in improving air quality in China: Analysis of the long-term trends from 2014 to 2022. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2024; 183:108361. [PMID: 38091821 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Due to the implementation of air pollution control measures in China, air quality has significantly improved, although there are still additional issues to be addressed. This study used the long-term trends of air pollutants to discuss the achievements and challenges in further improving air quality in China. The Kolmogorov-Zurbenko (KZ) filter and multiple-linear regression (MLR) were used to quantify the meteorology-related and emission-related trends of air pollutants from 2014 to 2022 in China. The KZ filter analysis showed that PM2.5 decreased by 7.36 ± 2.92% yr-1, while daily maximum 8-h ozone (MDA8 O3) showed an increasing trend with 3.71 ± 2.89% yr-1 in China. The decrease in PM2.5 and increase in MDA8 O3 were primarily attributed to changes in emission, with the relative contribution of 85.8% and 86.0%, respectively. Meteorology variations, including increased ambient temperature, boundary layer height, and reduced relative humidity, also contributed to the reduction of PM2.5 and the enhancement of MDA8 O3. The emission-related trends of PM2.5 and MDA8 O3 exhibited continuous decrease and increase, respectively, from 2014 to 2022, while the variation rates slowed during 2018-2020 compared to that during 2014-2017, highlighting the challenges in further improving air quality, particularly in simultaneously reducing PM2.5 and O3. This study recommends reducing NH3 emissions from the agriculture sector in rural areas and transport emissions in urban areas to further decrease PM2.5 levels. Addressing O3 pollution requires the reduction of O3 precursor gases based on site-specific atmospheric chemistry considerations.
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- Huang Zheng
- Department of Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China; Research Centre for Complex Air Pollution of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430078, China
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- Department of Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China; Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters, Key Laboratory for Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation of the China Meteorological Administration, PREMIC, Nanjing University of Information Science &Technology, Nanjing, China; Research Centre for Complex Air Pollution of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430078, China.
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- Climate and Environmental Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China; Research Centre for Complex Air Pollution of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430078, China
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- Department of Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China
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- Department of Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China
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- Department of Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430078, China; Research Centre for Complex Air Pollution of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430078, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters, Key Laboratory for Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation of the China Meteorological Administration, PREMIC, Nanjing University of Information Science &Technology, Nanjing, China
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environment Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80203, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Das S, McEwen A, Prospero J, Spalink D, Chellam S. Respirable Metals, Bacteria, and Fungi during a Saharan-Sahelian Dust Event in Houston, Texas. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:19942-19955. [PMID: 37943153 PMCID: PMC10862556 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c04158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Although airborne bacteria and fungi can impact human, animal, plant, and ecosystem health, very few studies have investigated the possible impact of their long-range transport in the context of more commonly measured aerosol species, especially those present in an urban environment. We report first-of-kind simultaneous measurements of the elemental and microbial composition of North American respirable airborne particulate matter concurrent with a Saharan-Sahelian dust episode. Comprehensive taxonomic and phylogenetic profiles of microbial communities obtained by 16S/18S/ITS rDNA sequencing identified hundreds of bacteria and fungi, including several cataloged in the World Health Organization's lists of global priority human pathogens along with numerous other animal and plant pathogens and (poly)extremophiles. While elemental analysis sensitively tracked long-range transported Saharan dust and its mixing with locally emitted aerosols, microbial diversity, phylogeny, composition, and abundance did not well correlate with the apportioned African dust mass. Bacterial/fungal diversity, phylogenetic signal, and community turnover were strongly correlated to apportioned sources (especially vehicular emissions and construction activities) and elemental composition (especially calcium). Bacterial communities were substantially more dissimilar from each other across sampling days than were fungal communities. Generalized dissimilarity modeling revealed that daily compositional turnover in both communities was linked to calcium concentrations and aerosols from local vehicles and Saharan dust. Because African dust is known to impact large areas in northern South America, the Caribbean Basin, and the southern United States, the microbiological impacts of such long-range transport should be assessed in these regions.
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- Sourav Das
- Department
of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department
of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Rosenstiel
School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33149, United States
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- Department
of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Texas
A&M University, College
Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department
of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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Fröhlich-Nowoisky J, Bothen N, Backes AT, Weller MG, Pöschl U. Oligomerization and tyrosine nitration enhance the allergenic potential of the birch and grass pollen allergens Bet v 1 and Phl p 5. FRONTIERS IN ALLERGY 2023; 4:1303943. [PMID: 38125293 PMCID: PMC10732249 DOI: 10.3389/falgy.2023.1303943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Protein modifications such as oligomerization and tyrosine nitration alter the immune response to allergens and may contribute to the increasing prevalence of allergic diseases. In this mini-review, we summarize and discuss relevant findings for the major birch and grass pollen allergens Bet v 1 and Phl p 5 modified with tetranitromethane (laboratory studies), peroxynitrite (physiological processes), and ozone and nitrogen dioxide (environmental conditions). We focus on tyrosine nitration and the formation of protein dimers and higher oligomers via dityrosine cross-linking and the immunological effects studied.
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- Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
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- Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
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- Division 1.5 - Protein Analysis, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin, Germany
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- Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
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Fu Z, Ma F, Liu Y, Yan C, Huang D, Chen J, Elm J, Li Y, Ding A, Pichelstorfer L, Xie HB, Nie W, Francisco JS, Zhou P. An overlooked oxidation mechanism of toluene: computational predictions and experimental validations. Chem Sci 2023; 14:13050-13059. [PMID: 38023500 PMCID: PMC10664553 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc03638c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Secondary organic aerosols (SOAs) influence the Earth's climate and threaten human health. Aromatic hydrocarbons (AHs) are major precursors for SOA formation in the urban atmosphere. However, the revealed oxidation mechanism dramatically underestimates the contribution of AHs to SOA formation, strongly suggesting the importance of seeking additional oxidation pathways for SOA formation. Using toluene, the most abundant AHs, as a model system and the combination of quantum chemical method and field observations based on advanced mass spectrometry, we herein demonstrate that the second-generation oxidation of AHs can form novel epoxides (TEPOX) with high yield. Such TEPOX can further react with H2SO4 or HNO3 in the aerosol phase to form less-volatile compounds including novel non-aromatic and ring-retaining organosulfates or organonitrates through reactive uptakes, providing new candidates of AH-derived organosulfates or organonitrates for future ambient observation. With the newly revealed mechanism, the chemistry-aerosol box modeling revealed that the SOA yield of toluene oxidation can reach up to 0.35, much higher than 0.088 based on the original mechanism under the conditions of pH = 2 and 0.1 ppbv NO. This study opens a route for the formation of reactive uptake SOA precursors from AHs and significantly fills the current knowledge gap for SOA formation in the urban atmosphere.
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- Zihao Fu
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Formation and Prevention of Urban Air Pollution Complex, Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences Shanghai China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 China
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- Department of Chemistry, iClimate, Aarhus University Langelandsgade 140 DK-8000 Aarhus C Denmark
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki P. O. Box 64 FIN-00014 Helsinki Finland
- pi-numerics Wallbachsiedlung 28 5202 Neumarkt am W. Austria
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA 19104-6316
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- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki P. O. Box 64 FIN-00014 Helsinki Finland
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Mallah MA, Soomro T, Ali M, Noreen S, Khatoon N, Kafle A, Feng F, Wang W, Naveed M, Zhang Q. Cigarette smoking and air pollution exposure and their effects on cardiovascular diseases. Front Public Health 2023; 11:967047. [PMID: 38045957 PMCID: PMC10691265 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.967047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has no socioeconomic, topographical, or sex limitations as reported by the World Health Organization (WHO). The significant drivers of CVD are cardio-metabolic, behavioral, environmental, and social risk factors. However, some significant risk factors for CVD (e.g., a pitiable diet, tobacco smoking, and a lack of physical activities), have also been linked to an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. Lifestyles and environmental factors are known key variables in cardiovascular disease. The familiarity with smoke goes along with the contact with the environment: air pollution is considered a source of toxins that contribute to the CVD burden. The incidence of myocardial infarction increases in males and females and may lead to fatal coronary artery disease, as confirmed by epidemiological studies. Lipid modification, inflammation, and vasomotor dysfunction are integral components of atherosclerosis development and advancement. These aspects are essential for the identification of atherosclerosis in clinical investigations. This article aims to show the findings on the influence of CVD on the health of individuals and human populations, as well as possible pathology and their involvement in smoking-related cardiovascular diseases. This review also explains lifestyle and environmental factors that are known to contribute to CVD, with indications suggesting an affiliation between cigarette smoking, air pollution, and CVD.
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- Department of Sociology, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology, Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutics Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Insbruck, Austria
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- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Nursing, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, United States
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- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Raparthi N, Yadav S, Khare A, Dubey S, Phuleria HC. Chemical and oxidative properties of fine particulate matter from near-road traffic sources. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 337:122514. [PMID: 37678733 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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The toxicity associated with the fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has not been well studied, particularly in relation to the emissions from on-road vehicles and other sources in low- and middle-income countries such as India. Thus, a study was conducted to examine the oxidative potential (OP) of PM2.5 at a roadside (RS) site with heavy vehicular traffic and an urban background (BG) site in Mumbai using the dithiothreitol (DTT) assay. Simultaneous gravimetric PM2.5 was measured at both sites and characterized for carbonaceous constituents and water-soluble trace elements and metals. Results depicted higher PM2.5, elemental carbon (EC), and organic carbon (OC) concentrations on the RS than BG (by a factor of 1.7, 4.6, and 1.2, respectively), while BG had higher water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) levels (by a factor of 1.4) and a higher WSOC to OC ratio (86%), likely due to the dominance of secondary aerosol formation. In contrast, the measured OPDTTv at RS (8.9 ± 5.5 nmol/min/m3) and BG (8.1 ± 6.4 nmol/min/m3) sites were similar. However, OPDTTv at BG was higher during the afternoon, suggesting the influence of photochemical transformation on measured OPDTTv at BG. At RS, OC and redox-active metals (Cu, Zn, Mn, and Fe) were significantly associated with measured OP (p < 0.05), while at BG, WSOC was most strongly associated (p < 0.05). The coefficient of divergence (COD) for PM2.5, its chemical species, and OPDTTv was >0.2, indicating spatial heterogeneity between the sites, and differences in emission sources and toxicity. The estimated hazard index (HI) was not associated with OPDTTv, indicating that current PM2.5 mass regulations may not adequately capture the health effects of PM2.5. The study highlights the need for further studies examining PM2.5 toxicity and developing toxicity-based air quality regulations.
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- Nagendra Raparthi
- Environmental Science and Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India; Air Quality Research Center, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Environmental Science and Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Environmental Science and Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Environmental Science and Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India; IDP in Climate Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India; Koita Centre for Digital Health, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India.
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Wu D, Zheng H, Li Q, Wang S, Zhao B, Jin L, Lyu R, Li S, Liu Y, Chen X, Zhang F, Wu Q, Liu T, Jiang J, Wang L, Li X, Chen J, Hao J. Achieving health-oriented air pollution control requires integrating unequal toxicities of industrial particles. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6491. [PMID: 37838777 PMCID: PMC10576764 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42089-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/16/2023] Open
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Protecting human health from fine particulate matter (PM) pollution is the ambitious goal of clean air actions, but current control strategies largely ignore the role of source-specific PM toxicity. Here, we proposed health-oriented control strategies by integrating the unequal toxic potencies of the most polluting industrial PMs. Iron and steel industry (ISI)-emitted PM2.5 exhibit about one order of magnitude higher toxic potency than those of cement and power industries. Compared with the current mass-based control strategy (prioritizing implementation of ultralow emission standards in the power sector), the proposed health-oriented control strategy (priority control of the ISI sector) could generate 5.4 times higher reduction in population-weighted toxic potency-adjusted PM2.5 exposure among polluting industries in China. Furthermore, the marginal abatement cost per unit of toxic potency-adjusted mass of ISI-emitted PM2.5 is only a quarter of that of the other two sectors under ultralow emission scenarios. We highlight that a health-oriented air pollution control strategy is urgently required to achieve cost-effective reductions in particulate exposure risks.
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- Di Wu
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Sources and Control of Air Pollution Complex, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
- Shanghai Institute of Eco-Chongming (SIEC), 20 Cuiniao Road, Chenjia Town, Chongming District, Shanghai, 202162, China.
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Sources and Control of Air Pollution Complex, Beijing, 100084, China.
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Sources and Control of Air Pollution Complex, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- China Huaneng Clean Energy Research Institute, Beijing, 102209, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Sources and Control of Air Pollution Complex, Beijing, 100084, China
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- China National Environmental Monitoring Center, Beijing, 100012, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Sources and Control of Air Pollution Complex, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
- Shanghai Institute of Eco-Chongming (SIEC), 20 Cuiniao Road, Chenjia Town, Chongming District, Shanghai, 202162, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Sources and Control of Air Pollution Complex, Beijing, 100084, China
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Divisekara T, Schum S, Mazzoleni L. Ultrahigh performance LC/FT-MS non-targeted screening for biomass burning organic aerosol with MZmine2 and MFAssignR. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 338:139403. [PMID: 37422220 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
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In recent years, ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography Fourier transform mass spectrometry (LC/FT-MS) based non-targeted screening (NTS) methods have become increasingly popular for comprehensive analysis of complex organic mixtures. However, applying these methods for environmental complex mixture analysis is challenging due to the extreme complexity of natural samples and a lack of standard samples or surrogates for environmental complex mixtures. Furthermore, limited molecular markers in the databases and insufficient data processing software workflows make the application of these methods more challenging for environmental complex mixtures. In this work, we implement a new NTS data processing workflow to process data collected from ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography and Fourier transform Orbitrap Elite Mass Spectrometry (LC/FT-MS) by combining MZmine2 and MFAssignR, two opensource data processing tools and commercial Mesquite liquid smoke as a surrogate for biomass burning organic aerosol. MZmine2.53 data extraction followed MFAssignR molecular formula assignment offered noise free and highly accurate 1733 individual molecular formulas presented in liquid smoke with 4906 molecular species, including isomers. The results of this new approach were consistent with the results of direct infusion FT-MS analysis confirming its reliability. Over 90% of the molecular formulas presented in mesquite liquid smoke were matched with the molecular formulas of ambient biomass burning organic aerosol. This suggests the potential use of commercial liquid smoke is an acceptable surrogate for biomass burning organic aerosol research. The presented method significantly improves the identification of the molecular composition of biomass burning organic aerosol by successfully addressing some of the limitations related to the data analysis and giving a semi quantitative insight into the analysis.
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- Thusitha Divisekara
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA; Chemical Advanced Resolution Methods Laboratory, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA.
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Kayaba S, Kajino M. Potential Impacts of Energy and Vehicle Transformation Through 2050 on Oxidative Stress-Inducing PM 2.5 Metals Concentration in Japan. GEOHEALTH 2023; 7:e2023GH000789. [PMID: 37842137 PMCID: PMC10574721 DOI: 10.1029/2023gh000789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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The impacts of renewable energy shifting, passenger car electrification, and lightweighting through 2050 on the atmospheric concentrations of PM2.5 total mass and oxidative stress-inducing metals (PM2.5-Fe, Cu, and Zn) in Japan were evaluated using a regional meteorology-chemistry model. The surface concentrations of PM2.5 total mass, Fe, Cu, and Zn in the urban area decreased by 8%, 13%, 18%, and 5%, respectively. Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) have been considered to have no advantage in terms of non-exhaust PM emissions by previous studies. This is because the disadvantages (heavier weight increases tire wear, road wear, and resuspention) offset the advantages (regenerative braking system (RBS) reduces brake wear). However, the future lightweighting of drive battery and body frame were estimated to reduce all non-exhaust PM. Passenger car electrification only reduced PM2.5 concentration by 2%. However, Fe and Cu concentrations were more reduced (-8% and -13%, respectively) because they have high brake wear-derived and significantly reflects the benefits of BEV's RBS. The water-soluble fraction concentration of metals (induces oxidative stress in the body) was estimated based on aerosol acidity. The reduction of SOx, NOx, and NH3 emissions from on-road and thermal power plants slightly changed the aerosol acidity (pH ± 0.2). However, it had a negligible effect on water-soluble metal concentrations (maximum +2% for Fe and +0.5% for Cu and Zn). Therefore, the metal emissions reduction was more important than gaseous pollutants in decreasing the water-soluble metals that induces respiratory oxidative stress and passenger car electrification and lightweighting were effective means of achieving this.
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- Satoko Kayaba
- Graduate School of Science and TechnologyUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaJapan
- Meteorological Research InstituteJapan Meteorological AgencyTsukubaJapan
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- Meteorological Research InstituteJapan Meteorological AgencyTsukubaJapan
- Faculty of Life and Environmental SciencesUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaJapan
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Lyu Y, Wu H, Pang X, Wang J, Zhao M, Chen J, Qin K. The complexation of atmospheric Brown carbon surrogates on the generation of hydroxyl radical from transition metals in simulated lung fluid. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2023; 180:108240. [PMID: 37797479 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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Atmospheric particulate matter (PM) poses great adverse effects through the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Various components in PM are acknowledged to induce ROS formation, while the interactions among chemicals remain to be elucidated. Here, we systematically investigate the influence of Brown carbon (BrC) surrogates (e.g., imidazoles, nitrocatechols and humic acid) on hydroxyl radical (OH) generation from transition metals (TMs) in simulated lung fluid. Present results show that BrC has an antagonism (interaction factor: 20-90 %) with Cu2+ in OH generation upon the interaction with glutathione, in which the concentrations of BrC and TMs influence the extent of antagonism. Rapid OH generation in glutathione is observed for Fe2+, while OH formation is very little for Fe3+. The compositions of antioxidants (e.g., glutathione, ascorbate, urate), resembling the upper and lower respiratory tract, respond differently to BrC and TMs (Cu2+, Fe2+ and Fe3+) in OH generation and the degree of antagonism. The complexation equilibrium constants and site numbers between Cu2+ and humic acid were further analyzed using fluorescence quenching experiments. Possible complexation products among TMs, 4-nitrocatechol and glutathione were also identified using quadropule-time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The results suggest atmospheric BrC widely participate in complexation with TMs which influence OH formation in the human lung fluid, and complexation should be considered in evaluating ROS formation mediated by ambient PM.
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- Yan Lyu
- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China; School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China; Shaoxing Research Institute, Zhejiang University of Technology, Shaoxing 312077, China.
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China.
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
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Liu F, Joo T, Ditto JC, Saavedra MG, Takeuchi M, Boris AJ, Yang Y, Weber RJ, Dillner AM, Gentner DR, Ng NL. Oxidized and Unsaturated: Key Organic Aerosol Traits Associated with Cellular Reactive Oxygen Species Production in the Southeastern United States. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:14150-14161. [PMID: 37699525 PMCID: PMC10538939 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c03641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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Exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with millions of premature deaths annually. Oxidative stress through overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is a possible mechanism for PM2.5-induced health effects. Organic aerosol (OA) is a dominant component of PM2.5 worldwide, yet its role in PM2.5 toxicity is poorly understood due to its chemical complexity. Here, through integrated cellular ROS measurements and detailed multi-instrument chemical characterization of PM in urban southeastern United States, we show that oxygenated OA (OOA), especially more-oxidized OOA, is the main OA type associated with cellular ROS production. We further reveal that highly unsaturated species containing carbon-oxygen double bonds and aromatic rings in OOA are major contributors to cellular ROS production. These results highlight the key chemical features of ambient OA driving its toxicity. As more-oxidized OOA is ubiquitous and abundant in the atmosphere, this emphasizes the need to understand its sources and chemical processing when formulating effective strategies to mitigate PM2.5 health impacts.
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- Fobang Liu
- Department
of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Power
Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710049, China
- School
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School
of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia
Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- School
of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia
Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia
Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Air
Quality Research Center, University of California
Davis, Davis, California 95618, United States
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- School
of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia
Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School
of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia
Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Air
Quality Research Center, University of California
Davis, Davis, California 95618, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- School
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
- School
of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia
Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
- School of
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia
Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Saito S, Numadate N, Teraoka H, Enami S, Kobayashi H, Hama T. Impurity contribution to ultraviolet absorption of saturated fatty acids. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadj6438. [PMID: 37729407 PMCID: PMC10511181 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj6438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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Saturated fatty acids are abundant organic compounds in oceans and sea sprays. Their photochemical reactions induced by solar radiation have recently been found as an abiotic source of volatile organic compounds, which serve as precursors of secondary organic aerosols. However, photoabsorption of wavelengths longer than 250 nanometers in liquid saturated fatty acids remains unexplained, despite being first reported in 1931. Here, we demonstrate that the previously reported absorption of wavelengths longer than 250 nanometers by liquid nonanoic acid [CH3(CH2)7COOH)] originates from traces of impurities (0.1% at most) intrinsically contained in nonanoic acid reagents. Absorption cross sections of nonanoic acid newly obtained here indicate that the upper limit of its photolysis rate is three to five orders of magnitude smaller than those for atmospherically relevant carbonyl compounds.
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- Shota Saito
- Komaba Institute for Science and Department of Basic Science, The University of Tokyo, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Komaba Institute for Science and Department of Basic Science, The University of Tokyo, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Komaba Institute for Science and Department of Basic Science, The University of Tokyo, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8571, Japan
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- Komaba Institute for Science and Department of Basic Science, The University of Tokyo, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Komaba Institute for Science and Department of Basic Science, The University of Tokyo, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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Jo DS, Nault BA, Tilmes S, Gettelman A, McCluskey CS, Hodzic A, Henze DK, Nawaz MO, Fung KM, Jimenez JL. Global Health and Climate Effects of Organic Aerosols from Different Sources. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:13793-13807. [PMID: 37671787 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c02823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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The impact of aerosols on human health and climate is well-recognized, yet many studies have only focused on total PM2.5 or changes from anthropogenic activities. This study quantifies the health and climate effects of organic aerosols (OA) from anthropogenic, biomass burning, and biogenic sources. Using two atmospheric chemistry models, CAM-chem and GEOS-Chem, our findings reveal that anthropogenic primary OA (POA) has the highest efficiency for health effects but the lowest for direct radiative effects due to spatial and temporal variations associated with population and surface albedo. The treatment of POA as nonvolatile or semivolatile also influences these efficiencies through different chemical processes. Biogenic OA shows moderate efficiency for health effects and the highest for direct radiative effects but has the lowest efficiency for indirect effects due to the reduced high cloud, caused by stabilized temperature profiles from aerosol-radiation interactions in biogenic OA-rich regions. Biomass burning OA is important for cloud radiative effect changes in remote atmospheres due to its ability to be transported further than other OAs. This study highlights the importance of not only OA characteristics such as toxicity and refractive index but also atmospheric processes such as transport and chemistry in determining health and climate impact efficiencies.
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- Duseong S Jo
- Atmospheric Chemistry Observations and Modeling Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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- Center for Aerosols and Cloud Chemistry, Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, United States
- Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States
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- Atmospheric Chemistry Observations and Modeling Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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- Atmospheric Chemistry Observations and Modeling Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
- Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado 80305, United States
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- Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado 80305, United States
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- Atmospheric Chemistry Observations and Modeling Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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Kumar V, Slowik JG, Baltensperger U, Prevot ASH, Bell DM. Time-Resolved Molecular Characterization of Secondary Organic Aerosol Formed from OH and NO 3 Radical Initiated Oxidation of a Mixture of Aromatic Precursors. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:11572-11582. [PMID: 37496264 PMCID: PMC10413940 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c00225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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Aromatic hydrocarbons (ArHCs) and oxygenated aromatic hydrocarbons (ArHC-OHs) are emitted from a variety of anthropogenic activities and are important precursors of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) in urban areas. Here, we analyzed and compared the composition of SOA formed from the oxidation of a mixture of aromatic VOCs by OH and NO3 radicals. The VOC mixture was composed of toluene (C7H8), p-xylene + ethylbenzene (C8H10), 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene (C9H12), phenol (C6H6O), cresol (C7H8O), 2,6-dimethylphenol (C8H10O), and 2,4,6-trimethylphenol (C9H12O) in a proportion where the aromatic VOCs were chosen to approximate day-time traffic-related emissions in Delhi, and the aromatic alcohols make up 20% of the mixture. These VOCs are prominent in other cities as well, including those influenced by biomass combustion. In the NO3 experiments, large contributions from CxHyOzN dimers (C15-C18) were observed, corresponding to fast SOA formation within 15-20 min after the start of chemistry. Additionally, the dimers were a mixture of different combinations of the initial VOCs, highlighting the importance of exploring SOAs from mixed VOC systems. In contrast, the experiments with OH radicals yielded gradual SOA mass formation, with CxHyOz monomers (C6-C9) being the dominant constituents. The evolution of SOA composition with time was tracked and a fast degradation of dimers was observed in the NO3 experiments, with concurrent formation of monomer species. The rates of dimer decomposition in NO3 SOA were ∼2-3 times higher compared to those previously determined for α-pinene + O3 SOA, highlighting the dependence of particle-phase reactions on VOC precursors and oxidants. In contrast, the SOA produced in the OH experiments did not dramatically change over the same time frame. No measurable effects of humidity were observed on the composition and evolution of SOA.
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Villigen 5232, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Villigen 5232, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Villigen 5232, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Villigen 5232, Switzerland
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Nishita‐Hara C, Kobayashi H, Hara K, Hayashi M. Dithiothreitol-Measured Oxidative Potential of Reference Materials of Mineral Dust: Implications for the Toxicity of Mineral Dust Aerosols in the Atmosphere. GEOHEALTH 2023; 7:e2022GH000736. [PMID: 37426691 PMCID: PMC10326488 DOI: 10.1029/2022gh000736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Oxidative stress is a mechanism that might raise the toxicity of mineral dust aerosols. We evaluated the oxidative potential (OP) of four reference materials (RMs) of mineral dusts using dithiothreitol assay. The OP of the water-soluble fraction of the dust RMs accounts for 40%-70% of the OP of the total fraction. The values of total and water-soluble OP normalized by the surface area of insoluble particles showed agreement among the different dust RMs. The surface area of insoluble dust particles was therefore inferred as an important factor affecting the OP of mineral dust. Using the relation between total OP and the surface area of insoluble particles of the dust RMs, we estimated the total OPs of fine and coarse atmospheric mineral dust aerosols assuming a typical particle size distribution of Asian dust aerosols observed in Japan. Mass-normalized total OPs were estimated at 44 and 23 pmol min-1 μg-1 for fine and coarse atmospheric mineral dust particles. They closely approximate the values observed for urban aerosols in Japan, which suggests that mineral dust plume advection can lead to a marked increase in human exposure to redox-active aerosols, even far downwind from mineral dust source regions.
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- Chiharu Nishita‐Hara
- Fukuoka Institute for Atmospheric Environment and HealthFukuoka UniversityFukuokaJapan
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- Division of Life and Environmental SciencesUniversity of YamanashiKofuJapan
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- Fukuoka Institute for Atmospheric Environment and HealthFukuoka UniversityFukuokaJapan
- Department of Earth System ScienceFaculty of ScienceFukuoka UniversityFukuokaJapan
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- Fukuoka Institute for Atmospheric Environment and HealthFukuoka UniversityFukuokaJapan
- Department of Earth System ScienceFaculty of ScienceFukuoka UniversityFukuokaJapan
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Kauffmann PJ, Walker NL, Gupta V, Dick JE. Triple-Barrel Ultramicroelectrodes for Multipurpose, Submilliliter Electroanalysis. Anal Chem 2023; 95:8411-8416. [PMID: 37218147 PMCID: PMC10911394 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c00735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Here, we have developed and applied a triple-barrel microelectrode. This device incorporates a platinum disk working electrode, a platinum disk counter electrode, and a low-leakage Ag/AgCl reference electrode into a small probe. We demonstrate that the incorporated low-leakage reference electrode shows similar voltammetry, potentiometry, and drift when compared to a commercial reference electrode in bulk solution. We also demonstrate the versatility of such a small three-channel system via voltammetry in nanoliter droplets and through electroanalysis of captured aerosols. Finally, we demonstrate the probe's potential utility in single-cell electroanalysis by making measurements within salmon eggs.
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- Philip J Kauffmann
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
- Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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Préndez M, Nova P, Romero H, Mendes F, Fuentealba R. Representativeness of the particulate matter pollution assessed by an official monitoring station of air quality in Santiago, Chile: projection to human health. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2023; 45:2985-3001. [PMID: 36125600 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-022-01390-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Santiago, capital city of Chile, presents air pollution problems for decades mainly by particulate matter, which significantly affects population health, despite national authority efforts to improve air quality. Different properties of the particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5 and PM1 fractions, particle surface and number) were measured with an optical spectrometer. The sampling was done during spring 2019 at different sites within the official representative area of Independencia monitoring station (ORMS-IS). The results of this study evidence large variations in PM mass concentration at small-scale areas within the ORMS-IS representative zone, which reports the same value for the total area. Results from PM properties such as PM1, particle number and particle surface distribution show that these properties should be incorporated in regular monitoring in order to improve the understanding of the effects of these factors on human health. The use of urban-climate canopy-layer models in a portion of the sampled area around the monitoring station demonstrates the influence of street geometry, building densities and vegetation covers on wind velocity and direction. These factors, consequently, have an effect on the potential for air pollutants concentrations. The results of this study evidence the existence of hot spots of PM pollution within the area of representativeness of the ORMS-IS. This result is relevant from the point of view of human health and contributes to improve the effectiveness of emission reduction policies.
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- Margarita Préndez
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Laboratorio de Química de la Atmósfera y Radioquímica, Sergio Livingstone 1007, Independencia, Universidad de Chile, 8380492, Santiago, Chile.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Laboratorio de Química de la Atmósfera y Radioquímica, Sergio Livingstone 1007, Independencia, Universidad de Chile, 8380492, Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo, Laboratorio de Medio Ambiente y Territorio, Universidad de Chile, 8320000, Santiago, Chile
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- Escuela Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz", Doutorando Em Ciências Florestais, Universidad de Sao Paulo, Piracicaba, Brasil
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Laboratorio de Química de la Atmósfera y Radioquímica, Sergio Livingstone 1007, Independencia, Universidad de Chile, 8380492, Santiago, Chile
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