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ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2026

Nucleation-Mode-Particle Emissions from Biosolid Processing Plants.

Lintong Cai, Sanghee Han, Minghao Han, Jonah Hazelwood, Aaron Collins, Sarah Suda Petters, Nicholas Meskhidze, Markus Petters

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Article in Environmental science & technology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Lintong CaiDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), University of California─Riverside, 1084 Columbia Avenue, Riverside, California 92507, United States.
Sanghee HanDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), University of California─Riverside, 1084 Columbia Avenue, Riverside, California 92507, United States.
Minghao HanDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), University of California─Riverside, 1084 Columbia Avenue, Riverside, California 92507, United States.
Jonah HazelwoodDepartment of Marine Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, 2800 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607, United States.
Aaron CollinsOpenAeros Inc., 670 Transfer Road, St. Paul, Minnesota 55114, United States.
Sarah Suda PettersDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), University of California─Riverside, 1084 Columbia Avenue, Riverside, California 92507, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4501-7127
Nicholas MeskhidzeDepartment of Marine Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, 2800 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607, United States.
Markus PettersDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), University of California─Riverside, 1084 Columbia Avenue, Riverside, California 92507, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4082-1693

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although modern technologies have significantly reduced mass emissions of particulate matter, there remains growing concern about the number emissions of particles smaller than 10 nm in diameter. Despite their minimal contribution to total aerosol mass, these particles have high surface-to-volume ratios, making them highly reactive and capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract. Here we show that biosolid processing facilities can emit nanoparticles. Repeated and persistent episodes of elevated particle number concentrations (PNs) were observed downwind from a facility, frequently exceeding 200,000 cm

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Refuse DisposalAerosolsAir PollutantsCarbon DioxideNanoparticlesParticle SizeParticulate MatterAerosolsAir PollutantsCarbon DioxideParticulate Mattercomposting facilitiesenergy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX)nanoparticlesnew particle formationnucleation-mode particlestransmission electron microscopy (TEM)wastewater treatment plants

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