Shedding light on the dark side of biomass burning pollution
E-Mail Oxidized organic aerosol is a major component of ambient particulate matter, substantially impacting climate, human health, and ecosystems. Oxidized aerosol from biomass burning is especially toxic, known to contain a large amount of species that are known carcinogens, mutagens. Inhaling biomass burning particles also cause oxidative stress and cause a wide range of diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, and asthma. Oxidized aerosol primarily forms from the atmospheric oxidation of v...
United States Athanasios Nenes Spyros Pandis Foundation For Research Technology Hellas Institute Of Chemical Engineering Sciences
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