Nitrous acid (HONO) serves as the primary source of OH radicals in the atmosphere, exerting significant impacts on atmospheric secondary pollution. The heterogeneous reactions of NO on surfaces and photolysis of particulate nitrate or adsorbed nitric...
The sulfuric acid (SA)-amine nucleation mechanism gained increasing attention due to its important role in atmospheric secondary particle formation. However, the intrinsic enhancing potential (IEP) of various amines remains largely unknown, restraini...
Neurotoxicity is frequently observed in the global aquatic environment, threatening aquatic ecosystems and human health. However, a very limited proportion of neurotoxic effects (∼1%) has been explained by known chemicals of concern. Here, we integra...
Undocumented Orphaned Wells (UOWs) are wells without an operator that have limited or no documentation with regulatory authorities. An estimated 310,000 to 800,000 UOWs exist in the United States (US), whose locations are largely unknown. These wells...
Wildfires have a major influence on the Earth system, with costly impacts on society. Despite decades of research, wildfires are still challenging to represent in air quality and chemistry-climate models. Wildfire plume rise (injection) is one of tho...
Accurate estimation of atmospheric chemical concentrations from multiple observations is crucial for assessing the health effects of air pollution. However, existing methods are limited by imbalanced samples from observations. Here, we introduce a no...
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has gained significant attention for its ability to detect environmental contaminants with high sensitivity and specificity. The cost-effectiveness and potential portability of the technique further enhance ...
With the rapid expansion of microplastic research and reliance on semantic descriptors, there is an increasing need for plastic pollution data harmonization. Data standards have been developed but are seldom implemented across research sectors, geogr...
The linkages between BrC optical properties and chemical composition remain inadequately understood, with quantified chromophores explaining less than 25% of ambient aerosol light absorption. This study characterized 38 typical chromophores in aeroso...
The move toward electrification is critical for decarbonizing the energy sector but may exacerbate energy unaffordability without proper safeguards. Addressing this challenge requires capturing neighborhood-scale dynamics to uncover the blind spots i...