Observation of Clouds Using the CSIR Transportable LIDAR: A Case Study over Durban, South Africa by Lerato Shikwambana, Venkataraman Sivakumar

“…The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) transportable Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) was used to collect data over Durban (29.9°S, 30.9°E) during 20–23 November 2012. Aerosol measurements have been carried out in the past over Durban; however, no cloud measurements using LIDAR have ever been performed. …”
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Impact Assessment of Orography on the Extreme Precipitation Event of July 2010 over Pakistan: A Numerical Study by Khan Muhammad Tahir, Yan Yin, Yong Wang, Zaheer A. Babar, Dong Yan

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Phosphorus transitions driven by cyclone biparjoy linked middle east North Africa (MENA) and Indian Thar Desert dust storm pathways in Asia’s largest grassland by Rupak Dey, Seema B. Sharma, Mahesh G. Thakkar, Ranjit Kumar Sarangi, Abhiroop Chowdhury, Aliya Naz

“…Spatial and temporal variations in dust emissions were assessed using satellite remote sensing data, while ground truthing was performed for phosphorus content analysis using standard protocols. The aerosol data from MERRA-2 for the past 40 years were used to examine the relationships between aerosol concentrations and wind direction and speed. …”
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Source Apportionment of PM10 by Positive Matrix Factorization in Urban Area of Mumbai, India by Indrani Gupta, Abhaysinh Salunkhe, Rakesh Kumar

“…The major contributors of PM10 at Colaba were marine aerosol, wood burning and ammonium sulphate (24%), motor vehicles and smelting work (22%), Natural soil (19%), nitrate and oil burning (18%).…”
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Multi-platform observations and constraints reveal overlooked urban sources of black carbon in Xuzhou and Dhaka by Pravash Tiwari, Jason Blake Cohen, Lingxiao Lu, Shuo Wang, Xiaolu Li, Luoyao Guan, Zhewen Liu, Zhengqiang Li, Kai Qin

“…Abstract Here we use multi-waveband single scattering albedo observations from ground-based instruments and satellite to constrain black carbon aerosol's physical properties and loading over Xuzhou, China, and Dhaka, Bangladesh. …”
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Atmospheric Deposition of Nitrogen and Sulphur Compounds in the Czech Republic by Milos Zapletal

“…Dry deposition was derived from concentrations of gaseous components and aerosol in the air, and from their deposition velocities. …”
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Carbonaceous Particles in the Atmosphere: Experimental and Modelling Issues by Giulia Pavese, Lucas Alados-Arboledas, Junji Cao, S. K. Satheesh

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Metataxonomics study of dental bioaerosols affected by waterline disinfection by Wachirakorn Poolkerd, Boonlased Swatasuk, Methanee Saengpitak, Sureeporn Muangsawat, Piriya Klankeo, Kittisak Thotsaporn, Ruchanee Salingcarnboriboon Ampornaramveth

“…The experiment was performed in two phases, before and after installing the decontamination systems. Aerosol is generated via running airotor in the subject’s mouth. …”
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Estimate of the Arctic Convective Boundary Layer Height from Lidar Observations: A Case Study by L. Di Liberto, F. Angelini, I. Pietroni, F. Cairo, G. Di Donfrancesco, A. Viola, S. Argentini, F. Fierli, G. Gobbi, M. Maturilli, R. Neuber, M. Snels

“…A new automated small size lidar system (microlidar or MULID) has been developed and employed to perform aerosol measurements since March 2010 at Ny Ålesund (78.9°N, 11.9°E), Svalbard. …”
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Quantifying primary oxidation products in the OH-initiated reaction of benzyl alcohol by R. S. Buenconsejo, S. M. Charan, J. H. Seinfeld, J. H. Seinfeld, P. O. Wennberg, P. O. Wennberg

“…Consistent with the known high SOA yields of catechol, we find that HBA has a very high secondary organic aerosol (SOA) yield. Thus, benzyl alcohol and its oxidation products efficiently produce secondary organic aerosol – under some conditions approaching unity. …”
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Children and Pesticides by Frederick M. Fishel

“…But how would parents respond if they suddenly turn around, and their toddler is holding a can of household aerosol insect killer? This 3-page fact sheet outlines some facts and precautionary measures regarding children and pesticides in the home environment, so parents have a better idea of how to keep harmful chemical products away from their children. …”
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Theoretical framework for measuring cloud effective supersaturation fluctuations with an advanced optical system by Y. Kuang, J. Tao, H. Xu, L. Liu, P. Liu, W. Xu, W. Xu, Y. Sun, C. Zhao

“…<p>Supersaturation is crucial in cloud physics, determining aerosol activation and influencing cloud droplet size distributions, yet its measurement remains challenging and poorly constrained. …”
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Editorial: Impact of climate changes on groundwater resources by Ionut Minea, Daniel Boicu, Abdelazim Negm, Martina Zelenakova, Mustafa Demirci

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The Fundamental Aspects of TEMOM Model for Particle Coagulation due to Brownian Motion—Part II: In the Continuum Regime by He Qing, Xie Mingliang

“…The fundamental aspects of the Taylor-series expansion method of moment (TEMOM) model proposed to model the aerosol population balance equation due to Brownian coagulation in the continuum regime is shown in this study, such as the choice of the expansion point u, the relationship between asymptotic behavior and analytical solution, and the error of the high-order moment equations. …”
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Children and Pesticides by Frederick M. Fishel

“…But how would parents respond if they suddenly turn around, and their toddler is holding a can of household aerosol insect killer? This 3-page fact sheet outlines some facts and precautionary measures regarding children and pesticides in the home environment, so parents have a better idea of how to keep harmful chemical products away from their children. …”
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Desert Dust Outbreaks over Mediterranean Basin: A Modeling, Observational, and Synoptic Analysis Approach by F. Calastrini, F. Guarnieri, S. Becagli, C. Busillo, M. Chiari, U. Dayan, F. Lucarelli, S. Nava, M. Pasqui, R. Traversi, R. Udisti, G. Zipoli

“…Dust intrusions from African desert regions have an impact on the Mediterranean Basin (MB), as they cause an anomalous increase of aerosol concentrations in the tropospheric column and often an increase of particulate matter at the ground level. …”
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Correction: Kuklane et al. A Database of Static Thermal Insulation and Evaporative Resistance Values of Dutch Firefighter Clothing Items and Ensembles. <i>Biology</i> 2022, <i>11</... by Kalev Kuklane, Jakob Eggeling, Maurice Kemmeren, Ronald Heus

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Tackling the effects of atmospheric dust hazard on human health by Emmanouil Proestakis

“…What is the contribution of the inhalable component of atmospheric dust to the total aerosol load? How much of it resides close to the Earth’s surface, where most human activity takes place? …”
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Ice-nucleating particles active below −24&thinsp;°C in a Finnish boreal forest and their relationship to bioaerosols by F. Vogel, F. Vogel, M. P. Adams, L. Lacher, P. B. Foster, G. C. E. Porter, G. C. E. Porter, B. Bertozzi, B. Bertozzi, K. Höhler, J. Schneider, T. Schorr, N. S. Umo, J. Nadolny, Z. Brasseur, P. Heikkilä, E. S. Thomson, N. Büttner, M. I. Daily, R. Fösig, A. D. Harrison, J. Keskinen, U. Proske, U. Proske, U. Proske, J. Duplissy, J. Duplissy, M. Kulmala, T. Petäjä, O. Möhler, B. J. Murray

“…Using the 6 <span class="inline-formula">min</span> time resolution PINE data, we present several lines of evidence that INPs below <span class="inline-formula">−</span>24 <span class="inline-formula">°C</span> in this location are also from biological sources: (i) an INP parameterization developed for a pine forest site in Colorado, where many INPs were shown to be biological, produced a good fit to our measurements; a moderate correlation of INPs with aerosol concentration larger than 0.5 <span class="inline-formula">µm</span> and the fluorescent bioaerosol concentration; (ii) a negative correlation with relative humidity that may relate to enhanced release of bioaerosol at low humidity from local sources such as the prolific lichen population in boreal forests; and (iii) the absence of correlation with ultra-fine particles (3.5 to 50 <span class="inline-formula">nm</span>), indicating that new particle formation events are not sources of INPs. …”
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External particle mixing influences hygroscopicity in a sub-urban area by S. Deshmukh, L. Poulain, B. Wehner, S. Henning, J.-E. Petit, P. Fombelle, P. Fombelle, O. Favez, H. Herrmann, M. Pöhlker, M. Pöhlker

“…<p>Hygroscopicity strongly influences aerosol properties and multiphase chemistry, which is essential in several atmospheric processes. …”
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