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      • “Primary” aerosols, like dust, soot, or sea salt, come directly from the planet’s surface. They get lifted into the atmosphere by gusty winds, shot high into the air by exploding volcanoes, or they waft away from smokestacks or flames.
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  2. Apr 9, 2019 · “Primary” aerosols, like dust, soot, or sea salt, come directly from the planet’s surface. They get lifted into the atmosphere by gusty winds, shot high into the air by exploding volcanoes,...

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  3. Biogenic aerosols are those which come from living things. This can include organic chemicals such as limonene, which are emitted by plants and react in the atmosphere to form aerosols, as well as other debris such as pollen, spores, and microbes.

  4. The bulk of aerosols—about 90 percent by mass—have natural origins. Volcanoes, for example, eject huge columns of ash into the air, as well as sulfur dioxide and other gases, yielding sulfates. Forest fires send partially burned organic carbon aloft.

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  5. Aerosols are part of air pollution. Some aerosols are a natural part of the atmosphere - coming from erupting volcanoes, sea salt, and wildfires. However, humans add lots of aerosols to the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas.

  6. Sulfur-based aerosols. Sulfur-based aerosols come from both natural and human sources. Industrial and urban pollution is a major source of sulfur-based aerosols, along with natural sources such as volcanic eruptions and sea spray. The atmo-spheric concentration of sulfur-based aerosols produced by

  7. Aa Aa Aa. Introduction. Aerosol is condensed-phase material suspended as discrete particles in a gas. Atmospheric aerosol, termed particulate matter (PM), is critically important because of its...

  8. Jun 12, 2023 · In Brief: Aerosols are small particles in the air that can either cool or warm the climate, depending on the type and color of the particle. We often think of aerosols as spray paint, insect repellant, or similar substances sprayed from a can.

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