Dear Colleagues,

Biomass burning is the dominant source of carbonaceous aerosol, affecting regional air quality and global climate, and thus directly and indirectly impacting human health. Combustion of biomass takes place in one form or another in essentially every part of the globe, such as through open burning of agricultural residues, slash-and-burn practices, grassland and forest fires, as well as residential combustion of biofuels in stoves and fireplaces for cooking and heating. Thus, large amounts of aerosol particles and gaseous pollutants are emitted into the atmosphere, which can be transported thousands of kilometers away from the source areas, affecting even remote regions, while undergoing chemical and physical transformations. Consequently, physico-chemical and toxicological characteristics of biomass burning aerosols are complex and highly variable.

This Special Issue, therefore, aims to disseminate the latest research findings from either field or modeling studies, investigating the inherent properties of smoke emissions from different types of biomass burning, including wildfires, prescribed burning or domestic biofuel combustion. Authors are invited to submit manuscripts reporting results from ambient air measurements, controlled combustion experiments, as well as targeted health effects studies. Review papers are welcome as well. Ultimately, we hope to convey with this Special Issue a better understanding of the chemical, physical and toxicological properties of aerosol emissions from biomass burning processes to scientists across various disciplines.

Dr. Guenter Engling
Guest Editor

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• biomass burning
• biofuel combustion
• wildfires
• smoke emissions
• aerosol particles
• health effects