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Chemical composition, optical properties, and oxidative potential of water- and methanol-soluble organic compounds emitted from the combustion of biomass materials and coal
Tao Cao
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Provincial
Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization,
Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou
510640, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou 510640,
China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Meiju Li
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Provincial
Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization,
Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou
510640, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou 510640,
China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Chunlin Zou
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Provincial
Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization,
Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou
510640, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou 510640,
China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Xingjun Fan
College of Resource and Environment, Anhui Science and Technology
University, Anhui 233100, China
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Provincial
Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization,
Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou
510640, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou 510640,
China
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution
and Control, Guangzhou 510640, China
Wanglu Jia
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Provincial
Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization,
Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou
510640, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou 510640,
China
Chiling Yu
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Provincial
Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization,
Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou
510640, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou 510640,
China
Zhiqiang Yu
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Provincial
Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization,
Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou
510640, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou 510640,
China
Ping'an Peng
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Provincial
Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization,
Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou
510640, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou 510640,
China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution
and Control, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Short summary
Brown carbon (BrC) fractions derived from biomass burning and coal combustion including water- and methanol-soluble organic carbon were comprehensively characterized for their optical and chemical properties, as well as oxidative potential. Moreover, the key components or functional groups that were responsible for the reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation capacity of BrC were also discussed. These findings are useful for estimation of their environmental, climate, and health impacts.
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