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Oil sands operations as a large source of secondary organic aerosols

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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)

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.

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  • 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, 2016. "Oil sands operations as a large source of secondary organic aerosols," Nature, Nature, vol. 534(7605), pages 91-94, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:534:y:2016:i:7605:d:10.1038_nature17646
    DOI: 10.1038/nature17646
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