NJAES Faculty Expertise Database

Impacts: 1. Only roughly one quarter of atmospheric fine particulate matter in urban New Jersey is formed locally, whereas roughly three quarters of airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon is of local origin – these findings aid the development of effective air quality management plans for New Jersey and the region. 2. Particulate elemental carbon has a longer atmospheric residence time than particulate organic carbon – this finding will improve the prediction of radiative forcing and climate in continentally-influenced regions of the globe. 3. The RIOPA study is providing insights regarding human exposure to airborne particles generated indoors and generated outdoors. Examination of exposure to outdoor particles is improving the interpretation of epidemiological studies that link particle exposure to morbidity and mortality. This has regulatory implications.