Search Results - "Koss, Abigail R."
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Proton-Transfer-Reaction Mass Spectrometry: Applications in Atmospheric Sciences
Published in Chemical reviews (08-11-2017)“…Proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) has been widely used to study the emissions, distributions, and chemical evolution of volatile organic…”
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Modern mass spectrometry in atmospheric sciences: Measurement of volatile organic compounds in the troposphere using proton‐transfer‐reaction mass spectrometry
Published in Journal of mass spectrometry. (01-03-2021)“…Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the troposphere are emitted from a wide variety of natural and man‐made sources and resulting in environmental issues such…”
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Non-methane organic gas emissions from biomass burning: identification, quantification, and emission factors from PTR-ToF during the FIREX 2016 laboratory experiment
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (07-03-2018)“…Volatile and intermediate-volatility non-methane organic gases (NMOGs) released from biomass burning were measured during laboratory-simulated wildfires by…”
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Oxygenated Aromatic Compounds are Important Precursors of Secondary Organic Aerosol in Biomass-Burning Emissions
Published in Environmental science & technology (21-07-2020)“…Biomass burning is the largest combustion-related source of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to the atmosphere. We describe the development of a…”
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Modern mass spectrometry in atmospheric sciences: Measurement of volatile organic compounds in the troposphere using proton‐transfer‐reaction mass spectrometry
Published in Journal of mass spectrometry. (01-03-2021)“…This month's Special Feature is a contribution from Dr. Kanako Sekimoto (Yokohama City University) and Dr. Abigail Koss (Tofwerk USA). The authors discuss the…”
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Secondary organic aerosol formation from the laboratory oxidation of biomass burning emissions
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (14-10-2019)“…Biomass burning is an important source of aerosol and trace gases to the atmosphere, but how these emissions change chemically during their lifetimes is not…”
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High- and low-temperature pyrolysis profiles describe volatile organic compound emissions from western US wildfire fuels
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (03-07-2018)“…Biomass burning is a large source of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and many other trace species to the atmosphere, which can act as precursors to secondary…”
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Diurnal Variability and Emission Pattern of Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D 5 ) from the Application of Personal Care Products in Two North American Cities
Published in Environmental science & technology (15-05-2018)“…Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D ) is a cyclic volatile methyl siloxane (cVMS) that is widely used in consumer products and commonly observed in urban air. This…”
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The nitrogen budget of laboratory-simulated western US wildfires during the FIREX 2016 Fire Lab study
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (24-07-2020)“…Reactive nitrogen (Nr, defined as all nitrogen-containing compounds except for N2 and N2O) is one of the most important classes of compounds emitted from…”
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Emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs): chemical compositions and separation of sources
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (18-04-2017)“…Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) emit a large number of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to the atmosphere. In this study, we conducted mobile…”
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Primary emissions of glyoxal and methylglyoxal from laboratory measurements of open biomass burning
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (26-10-2018)“…We report the emissions of glyoxal and methylglyoxal from the open burning of biomass during the NOAA-led 2016 FIREX intensive at the Fire Sciences Laboratory…”
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Electrocautery smoke exposure and efficacy of smoke evacuation systems in minimally invasive and open surgery: a prospective randomized study
Published in Scientific reports (23-03-2022)“…Worldwide, health care professionals working in operating rooms (ORs) are exposed to electrocautery smoke on a daily basis. Aims of this study were to…”
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Dimensionality-reduction techniques for complex mass spectrometric datasets: application to laboratory atmospheric organic oxidation experiments
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (27-01-2020)“…Oxidation of organic compounds in the atmosphere produces an immensely complex mixture of product species, posing a challenge for both their measurement in…”
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Volatile chemical product emissions enhance ozone and modulate urban chemistry
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (10-08-2021)“…Decades of air quality improvements have substantially reduced the motor vehicle emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Today, volatile chemical…”
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Monoterpenes are the largest source of summertime organic aerosol in the southeastern United States
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (27-02-2018)“…The chemical complexity of atmospheric organic aerosol (OA) has caused substantial uncertainties in understanding its origins and environmental impacts. Here,…”
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OH chemistry of non-methane organic gases (NMOGs) emitted from laboratory and ambient biomass burning smoke: evaluating the influence of furans and oxygenated aromatics on ozone and secondary NMOG formation
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (10-12-2019)“…Chamber oxidation experiments conducted at the Fire Sciences Laboratory in 2016 are evaluated to identify important chemical processes contributing to the…”
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Mechanistic study of the formation of ring-retaining and ring-opening products from the oxidation of aromatic compounds under urban atmospheric conditions
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (13-12-2019)“…Aromatic hydrocarbons make up a large fraction of anthropogenic volatile organic compounds and contribute significantly to the production of tropospheric ozone…”
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Effects of temperature-dependent NOx emissions on continental ozone production
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (22-02-2018)“…Surface ozone concentrations are observed to increase with rising temperatures, but the mechanisms responsible for this effect in rural and remote continental…”
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Measurements of volatile organic compounds in ambient air by gas-chromatography and real-time Vocus PTR-TOF-MS: calibrations, instrument background corrections, and introducing a PTR Data Toolkit
Published in Atmospheric measurement techniques (08-11-2023)“…Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions and subsequent oxidation contribute to the formation of secondary pollutants and poor air quality in general. As more…”
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Contrasting Reactive Organic Carbon Observations in the Southeast United States (SOAS) and Southern California (CalNex)
Published in Environmental science & technology (01-12-2020)“…Despite the central role of reactive organic carbon (ROC) in the formation of secondary species that impact global air quality and climate, our assessment of…”
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