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RESEARCH

We study particulate matter (aerosols) emitted from various combustion sources. Our research endeavors can be mapped on a two-dimensional space. The first dimension pertains to the environmental impacts (health and/or climate) and the second dimension pertains to the employed techniques (experimental and/or modeling). Click on each study below to learn more, and you can also check our complete list of publications.

PUBLICATIONS

2022

  • Perrie, C., Glenn, C, Reed, G., Brudette, T., Atwi, K., El Hajj, O., Cheng, Z., Kumar, K., Frossard, A., Mani, S., & Saleh, R. (2022). Effect of Torrefaction on Aerosol Emissions at Combustion Temperatures Relevant for Domestic Burning and Power Generation. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. doi: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.2c00251

  • Neyestani, S. & Saleh, R. (2022). Observationally constrained representation of brown carbon emissions from wildfires in a chemical transport model. Environmental Science: Atmospheres. doi: 10.1039/D1EA00059D

  • Islam, M., Neyestani, S., Saleh, R., & Grieshop, A. (2022). Quantifying brown carbon light absorption in real-world biofuel combustion emissions. Aerosol Science and Technology. doi: 10.1080/02786826.2022.2051425

2021

  • Atwi, K., Perrie, C., Cheng, Z., El Hajj, O., & Saleh, R. (2021). A dominant contribution to light absorption by methanol-insoluble brown carbon produced in the combustion of biomass fuels typically consumed in wildland fires in the United States. Environmental Science: Atmospheres. doi:10.1039/d1ea00065a

  • Atwi, K., Wilson, S. N., Mondal, A., Edenfield, R. C., Symosko Crow, K. M., El Hajj, O., . . . Saleh, R. (2021). Differential response of human lung epithelial cells to particulate matter in fresh and photochemically aged biomass-burning smoke. Atmospheric Environment, 118929. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118929

  • El Hajj, O., Atwi, K., Cheng, Z., Koritzke, A. L., Christianson, M. G., Dewey, N. S., . . . Saleh, R. (2021). Two-stage aerosol formation in low-temperature combustion. Fuel, 304, 121322. doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2021.121322

  • Brown, H., Liu, X., Pokhrel, R., Murphy, S., Lu, Z., Saleh, R., . . . Chand, D. (2021). Biomass burning aerosols in most climate models are too absorbing. Nature Communications, 12(1). doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20482-9

  • Atwi, K., Mondal, A., Pant, J., Cheng, Z., El Hajj, O., Ijeli, I., Handa, H., Saleh, R. (2021). Physicochemical properties and cytotoxicity of brown carbon produced under different combustion conditions. Atmospheric Environment, 244, 117881. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117881

2020

  • Yu, Z., Cheng, Z., Magoon, G., El Hajj, O., & Saleh, R. (2020). Characterization of light-absorbing aerosols from a laboratory combustion source with two different photoacoustic techniques. Aerosol Science and Technology. doi:10.1080/02786826.2020.1849537  (accepted manuscript)

  • Cheng, Z., Atwi, K., El Hajj, O., Ifeoma, I., Fischer, A., Smith, G., & Saleh, R. (2020). Discrepancies between brown carbon light-absorption properties retrieved from online and offline measurements. Aerosol Science and Technology. doi:10.1080/02786826.2020.1820940 (accepted manuscript)

  • Saleh, R. (2020). From Measurements to Models: Toward Accurate Representation of Brown Carbon in Climate Calculations. Current Pollution Reports, 6, 90-104. doi: 10.1007/s40726-020-00139-3

  • Cheng, Z., Atwi, K. M., Yu, Z., Avery, A., Fortner, E. C., Williams, L., . . . Saleh, R. (2020). Evolution of the light-absorption properties of combustion brown carbon aerosols following reaction with nitrate radicals. Aerosol Science and Technology, 54(7), 849-863. doi:10.1080/02786826.2020.1726867 (accepted manuscript)

  • Neyestani, S., Walters, S., Pfister, G., Kooperman, G., & Saleh, R. (2020). Direct Radiative Effect and Public Health Implications of Aerosol Emissions Associated with Shifting to Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) Technologies in Light-Duty Vehicles in the United States. Environmental Science and Technology. doi:10.1021/acs.est.9b04115 (accepted manuscript)

2019

  • Ahern, A. T., Robinson, E. S., Tkacik, D. S., Saleh, R., Hatch, L. E., Barsanti, K. C., . . . Donahue, N. M. (2019). Production of Secondary Organic Aerosol During Aging of Biomass Burning Smoke From Fresh Fuels and Its Relationship to VOC Precursors. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124(6), 3583-3606. doi:10.1029/2018jd029068

  • Cheng, Z., Atwi, K., Onyima, T., & Saleh, R. (2019). Investigating the dependence of light-absorption properties of combustion carbonaceous aerosols on combustion conditions. Aerosol Science and Technology, 53(4), 419-434. doi:10.1080/02786826.2019.1566593 (accepted manuscript)

2018

  • Saleh, R., Cheng, Z., & Atwi, K. (2018). The Brown–Black Continuum of Light-Absorbing Combustion Aerosols. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 5(8), 508-513. doi:10.1021/acs.estlett.8b00305 (accepted manuscript)

  • Sinha, A., Saleh, R., Robinson, E. S., Ahern, A. T., Tkacik, D. S., Presto, A. A., . . . Donahue, N. M. (2018). Mass accommodation coefficients of fresh and aged biomass-burning emissions. Aerosol Science and Technology, 52(3), 300-309. doi:10.1080/02786826.2017.1413488

  • Zhao, Y., Lambe, A. T., Saleh, R., Saliba, G., & Robinson, A. L. (2018). Secondary Organic Aerosol Production from Gasoline Vehicle Exhaust: Effects of Engine Technology, Cold Start, and Emission Certification Standard. Environmental Science & Technology, 52(3), 1253-1261. doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b05045

2017

  • Zhao, Y., Saleh, R., Saliba, G., Presto, A. A., Gordon, T. D., Drozd, G. T., . . . Robinson, A. L. (2017). Reducing secondary organic aerosol formation from gasoline vehicle exhaust. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(27), 6984-6989. doi:10.1073/pnas.1620911114

  • Tkacik, D. S., Robinson, E. S., Ahern, A., Saleh, R., Stockwell, C., Veres, P., . . . Robinson, A. L. (2017). A dual‐chamber method for quantifying the effects of atmospheric perturbations on secondary organic aerosol formation from biomass burning emissions. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 122(11), 6043-6058. doi:10.1002/2016jd025784

  • Baassiri, M., Talih, S., Salman, R., Karaoghlanian, N., Saleh, R., El Hage, R., . . . Shihadeh, A. (2017). Clouds and “throat hit”: Effects of liquid composition on nicotine emissions and physical characteristics of electronic cigarette aerosols. Aerosol Science and Technology, 51(11), 1231-1239. doi:10.1080/02786826.2017.1341040

  • Saliba, G., Saleh, R., Zhao, Y., Presto, A. A., Lambe, A. T., Frodin, B., . . . Robinson, A. L. (2017). Comparison of Gasoline Direct-Injection (GDI) and Port Fuel Injection (PFI) Vehicle Emissions: Emission Certification Standards, Cold-Start, Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation Potential, and Potential Climate Impacts. Environmental Science & Technology, 51(11), 6542-6552. doi:10.1021/acs.est.6b06509

  • Saleh, R., Robinson, E. S., Ahern, A. T., & Donahue, N. M. (2017). Evaporation rate of particles in the vaporizer of the Aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometer. Aerosol Science and Technology, 51(4), 501-508. doi:10.1080/02786826.2016.1271109

2016

  • Saliba, G., Subramanian, R., Saleh, R., Ahern, A. T., Lipsky, E. M., Tasoglou, A., . . . Robinson, A. L. (2016). Optical properties of black carbon in cookstove emissions coated with secondary organic aerosols: Measurements and modeling. Aerosol Science and Technology, 50(11), 1264-1276. doi:10.1080/02786826.2016.1225947

  • Saleh, R., Adams, P. J., Donahue, N. M., & Robinson, A. L. (2016). The interplay between assumed morphology and the direct radiative effect of light-absorbing organic aerosol. Geophysical Research Letters, 43(16), 8735-8743. doi:10.1002/2016gl069786

2005 - 2015

  • Saleh, R., Marks, M., Heo, J., Adams, P. J., Donahue, N. M., & Robinson, A. L. (2015). Contribution of brown carbon and lensing to the direct radiative effect of carbonaceous aerosols from biomass and biofuel burning emissions. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 120(19). doi:10.1002/2015jd023697

  • Robinson, E. S., Saleh, R., & Donahue, N. M. (2015). Probing the Evaporation Dynamics of Mixed SOA/Squalane Particles Using Size-Resolved Composition and Single-Particle Measurements. Environmental Science & Technology, 49(16), 9724-9732. doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b01692

  • Saleh, R., Marks, M., Heo, J., Adams, P. J., Donahue, N. M., & Robinson, A. L. (2015). Contribution of brown carbon and lensing to the direct radiative effect of carbonaceous aerosols from biomass and biofuel burning emissions. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, n/a. doi:10.1002/2015jd023697-t

  • Tan, Y., Lipsky, E. M., Saleh, R., Robinson, A. L., & Presto, A. A. (2014). Characterizing the Spatial Variation of Air Pollutants and the Contributions of High Emitting Vehicles in Pittsburgh, PA. Environmental Science & Technology, 48(24), 14186-14194. doi:10.1021/es5034074

  • Saleh, R., Robinson, E. S., Tkacik, D. S., Ahern, A. T., Liu, S., Aiken, A. C., . . . Robinson, A. L. (2014). Brownness of organics in aerosols from biomass burning linked to their black carbon content. Nature Geoscience, 7(9), 647-650. doi:10.1038/ngeo2220

  • Robinson, E. S., Saleh, R., & Donahue, N. M. (2013). Organic Aerosol Mixing Observed by Single-Particle Mass Spectrometry. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 117(51), 13935-13945. doi:10.1021/jp405789t

  • Saleh, R., Donahue, N. M., & Robinson, A. L. (2013). Time Scales for Gas-Particle Partitioning Equilibration of Secondary Organic Aerosol Formed from Alpha-Pinene Ozonolysis. Environmental Science & Technology, 47(11), 5588-5594. doi:10.1021/es400078d

  • Saleh, R., Hennigan, C. J., McMeeking, G. R., Chuang, W. K., Robinson, E. S., Coe, H., . . . Robinson, A. L. (n.d.). Absorptivity of brown carbon in fresh and photo-chemically aged biomass-burning emissions. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 13(15), 7683-7693. doi:10.5194/acp-13-7683-2013

  • May, A. A., Saleh, R., Hennigan, C. J., Donahue, N. M., & Robinson, A. L. (2012). Volatility of Organic Molecular Markers Used for Source Apportionment Analysis: Measurements and Implications for Atmospheric Lifetime. Environmental Science & Technology, 46(22), 12435-12444. doi:10.1021/es302276t

  • Saleh, R., Khlystov, A., & Shihadeh, A. (2012). Determination of Evaporation Coefficients of Ambient and Laboratory-Generated Semivolatile Organic Aerosols from Phase Equilibration Kinetics in a Thermodenuder. Aerosol Science and Technology, 46(1), 22-30. doi:10.1080/02786826.2011.602762

  • Saleh, R., Shihadeh, A., & Khlystov, A. (n.d.). On transport phenomena and equilibration time scales in thermodenuders. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 4(3), 571-581. doi:10.5194/amt-4-571-2011

  • Katurji, M., Daher, N., Sheheitli, H., Saleh, R., & Shihadeh, A. (2010). Direct measurement of toxicants inhaled by water pipe users in the natural environment using a real-timein situsampling technique. Inhalation Toxicology, 22(13), 1101-1109. doi:10.3109/08958378.2010.524265

  • Saleh, R., Khlystov, A., & Shihadeh, A. (2010). Effect of Aerosol Generation Method on Measured Saturation Pressure and Enthalpy of Vaporization for Dicarboxylic Acid Aerosols. Aerosol Science and Technology, 44(4), 302-307. doi:10.1080/02786821003591810

  • Daher, N., Saleh, R., Jaroudi, E., Sheheitli, H., Badr, T., Sepetdjian, E., . . . Shihadeh, A. (2010). Comparison of carcinogen, carbon monoxide, and ultrafine particle emissions from narghile waterpipe and cigarette smoking: Sidestream smoke measurements and assessment of second-hand smoke emission factors. Atmospheric Environment, 44(1), 8-14. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.10.004

  • Saleh, R., Shihadeh, A., & Khlystov, A. (2009). Determination of evaporation coefficients of semi-volatile organic aerosols using an integrated volume—tandem differential mobility analysis (IV-TDMA) method. Journal of Aerosol Science, 40(12), 1019-1029. doi:10.1016/j.jaerosci.2009.09.008

  • Saleh, R., & Khlystov, A. (2009). Determination of Activity Coefficients of Semi-Volatile Organic Aerosols Using the Integrated Volume Method. Aerosol Science and Technology, 43(8), 838-846. doi:10.1080/02786820902959474

  • Saleh, R., Walker, J., & Khlystov, A. (2008). Determination of saturation pressure and enthalpy of vaporization of semi-volatile aerosols: The integrated volume method. Journal of Aerosol Science, 39(10), 876-887. doi:10.1016/j.jaerosci.2008.06.004

  • Saleh, R., & Shihadeh, A. (2008). Elevated toxicant yields with narghile waterpipes smoked using a plastic hose. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 46(5), 1461-1466. doi:10.1016/j.fct.2007.12.007

  • Saleh, R., & Shihadeh, A. (2007). Hygroscopic growth and evaporation in an aerosol with boundary heat and mass transfer. Journal of Aerosol Science, 38(1), 1-16. doi:10.1016/j.jaerosci.2006.07.008

  • Shihadeh, A., & Saleh, R. (2005). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, “tar”, and nicotine in the mainstream smoke aerosol of the narghile water pipe. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 43(5), 655-661. doi:10.1016/j.fct.2004.12.013

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