Oil sands operations as a large source of secondary organic aerosols

John Liggio (), Shao-Meng Li (), Katherine Hayden, Youssef M. Taha, Craig Stroud, Andrea Darlington, Brian D. Drollette, Mark Gordon, Patrick Lee, Peter Liu, Amy Leithead, Samar G. Moussa, Danny Wang, Jason O’Brien, Richard L. Mittermeier, Jeffrey R. Brook, Gang Lu, Ralf M. Staebler, Yuemei Han, Travis W. Tokarek, Hans D. Osthoff, Paul A. Makar, Junhua Zhang, Desiree L. Plata and Drew R. Gentner
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John Liggio: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Shao-Meng Li: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Katherine Hayden: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Youssef M. Taha: University of Calgary
Craig Stroud: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Andrea Darlington: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Brian D. Drollette: Yale University
Mark Gordon: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Patrick Lee: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Peter Liu: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Amy Leithead: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Samar G. Moussa: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Danny Wang: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Jason O’Brien: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Richard L. Mittermeier: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Jeffrey R. Brook: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Gang Lu: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Ralf M. Staebler: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Yuemei Han: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Travis W. Tokarek: University of Calgary
Hans D. Osthoff: University of Calgary
Paul A. Makar: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Junhua Zhang: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Desiree L. Plata: Yale University
Drew R. Gentner: Yale University

Nature, 2016, vol. 534, issue 7605, 91-94

Abstract: The evaporation and atmospheric oxidation of low-volatility organic vapours from mined oil sands material is shown to be responsible for a large amount of secondary organic aerosol mass—which affects air quality and climate change—observed during airborne measurements in Canada.

Date: 2016
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