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Articles | Volume 26, issue 2
Articles | Volume 26, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-1339-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-1339-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 26, issue 2
Research article
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27 Jan 2026
Research article |  | 27 Jan 2026

Air quality impacts of stratospheric aerosol injections are likely small and mainly driven by changes in climate, not aerosol settling

Cindy Wang, Daniele Visioni, Glen Chua, and Ewa M. Bednarz

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Stratospheric aerosol injection is a proposed method to slow global warming by adding tiny reflective particles high up in the atmosphere to cool the planet. We study how this proposed method might affect air quality and human health using climate models. We find that the health impacts would likely be small and are mainly driven by changes in climate, not by the particles themselves.
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