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SUMMARY:Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire: How forests, fires, and ou
 r homes influence the air we breathe
LOCATION:Chemistry A101
TZID:America/Denver
DTSTART:20211006T160000
UID:2026-05-05-04-31-46@natsci.colostate.edu
DTSTAMP:20260505T043146
Description:The chemical composition of the atmosphere controls the quality
  of the air we breathe\, and the radiative balance of the planet. Reactive
  organic carbon plays a particularly important role in the atmosphere\, ac
 ting as the fuel for oxidation reactions\, a source of secondary organic a
 erosol\, and a key ingredient for ozone production. Various sources emit o
 rganic carbon into the atmosphere\, including plants\, wildfire smoke\, an
 d vehicles. Once in the atmosphere\, the organic carbon chemically evolves
 \, and then can be removed through wet or dry deposition. Our group uses m
 ass spectrometry and other analytical techniques to provide observational 
 constraints on the emissions\, evolution\, and fate of atmospheric organic
  carbon. This talk will explore three aspects of our work: (1) wildfire em
 issions and evolution\; (2) dry deposition of particles to Earth’s surfa
 ces\; and (3) indoor chemistry. While each aspect of the atmosphere repres
 ents unique measurements and chemistry\, they all demonstrate the importan
 ce of observational constraints on the processes controlling organic carbo
 n in both gas and particle phase to better understanding and controlling s
 ources of air pollution. 4:00 pm
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