Search Results - "Yao, Dawen"
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Secondary organic aerosol formed by condensing anthropogenic vapours over China’s megacities
Published in Nature geoscience (01-04-2022)“…Secondary organic aerosol contributes a significant fraction to aerosol mass and toxicity. Low-volatility organic vapours are critical intermediates connecting…”
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Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from Urban Roadside Air in Hong Kong
Published in Environmental science & technology (19-03-2019)“…Motor vehicle emissions are an important but poorly constrained source of secondary organic aerosol (SOA). Here, we investigated in situ SOA formation from…”
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In Situ Measurements of Molecular Markers Facilitate Understanding of Dynamic Sources of Atmospheric Organic Aerosols
Published in Environmental science & technology (15-09-2020)“…Reducing the amount of organic aerosol (OA) is crucial to mitigation of particulate pollution in China. We present time and air-origin dependent variations of…”
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Addressing COVID-19 Spread: Development of Reliable Testing System for Mask Reuse
Published in Aerosol and Air Quality Research (01-11-2020)“…While the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) continues to wreak havoc globally, self-protection from possible infection by wearing a mask in daily life has…”
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Contributions of Indoor Household Activities to Inhalation Health Risks Induced by Gaseous Air Pollutants in Hong Kong Home
Published in Aerosol and Air Quality Research (01-09-2023)“…To understand inhalation health risks at home, a comprehensive sampling campaign was conducted in a Hong Kong residential apartment from October to December…”
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Wintertime ozone surges: The critical role of alkene ozonolysis
Published in Environmental science and ecotechnology (01-11-2024)“…Ozone (O3) pollution is usually linked to warm weather and strong solar radiation, making it uncommon in cold winters. However, an unusual occurrence of four…”
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Forecasting Urban Air Quality via a Back-Propagation Neural Network and a Selection Sample Rule
Published in Atmosphere (01-07-2015)“…In this paper, based on a sample selection rule and a Back Propagation (BP) neural network, a new model of forecasting daily SO2, NO2, and PM10 concentration…”
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Differences in aerosol chemistry at a regional background site in Hong Kong before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Published in The Science of the total environment (20-05-2024)“…Restrictions on human-related activities implemented in Hong Kong to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic provided an…”
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Secondary organic aerosol formation at an urban background site on the coastline of South China: Precursors and aging processes
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (15-09-2022)“…Understanding the formation mechanisms of secondary organic aerosols (SOA) is an arduous task in atmospheric chemistry. In November 2018, a sampling campaign…”
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Emission characteristics, sources, and airborne fate of speciated organics in particulate matters in a Hong Kong residence
Published in Indoor air (01-03-2022)“…A growing number of studies warn of the adverse health effects of indoor particulate matters (PM). However, little is known about the molecular compositions…”
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Characteristics, sources and evolution processes of atmospheric organic aerosols at a roadside site in Hong Kong
Published in Atmospheric environment (1994) (01-05-2021)“…A sampling campaign was conducted at an urban roadside site in Hong Kong from Nov. to Dec. in 2017 using a suite of state-of-the-art instruments to monitor…”
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Real‐time molecular characterization of air pollutants in a Hong Kong residence: Implication of indoor source emissions and heterogeneous chemistry
Published in Indoor air (01-09-2021)“…Due to the high health risks associated with indoor air pollutants and long‐term exposure, indoor air quality has received increasing attention. In this study,…”
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Primary emissions and secondary production of organic aerosols from heated animal fats
Published in The Science of the total environment (10-11-2021)“…Cooking is an important source of primary organic aerosol (POA) in urban areas, and it may also generate abundant non-methane organic gases (NMOGs), which form…”
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Continuous effectiveness of replacing catalytic converters on liquified petroleum gas-fueled vehicles in Hong Kong
Published in The Science of the total environment (15-01-2019)“…To mitigate the concentrations of air pollutants in the atmosphere, an intervention program of replacing the converters of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fueled…”
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Atmospheric fate of peroxyacetyl nitrate in suburban Hong Kong and its impact on local ozone pollution
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-09-2019)“…Peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) is an important reservoir of atmospheric nitrogen, modulating reactive nitrogen cycle and ozone (O3) formation. To understand the…”
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In situ measurement of organic aerosol molecular markers in urban Hong Kong during a summer period: temporal variations and source apportionment
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (20-06-2024)“…Organic aerosol (OA) is a significant constituent of urban particulate matter (PM), and molecular markers therein provide information on the sources and…”
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Estimating organic aerosol emissions from cooking in winter over the Pearl River Delta region, China
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-01-2022)“…Cooking is an important source of organic aerosols (OA), particularly in urban areas, but it has not been explicitly included in current emission inventories…”
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Exploring the Formation of High Levels of Hydroxyl Dicarboxylic Acids at an Urban Background Site in South China
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Atmospheres (28-03-2024)“…Hydroxyl dicarboxylic acids (OHDCA) are ubiquitous in the atmosphere as an important constituent of secondary organic aerosol, yet the formation mechanisms…”
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