DRI / DIRECTORY / JUNJI CAO
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Junji Cao
Adjunct Faculty DRI
E-Mail 
Junji.Cao@dri.edu
Division 
Atmospheric Sciences

Publications
2021
Chen, L.-W.A., Chow, J. C., Wang, X., Cao, J., Mao, J., Watson, J. G. (2021). Brownness of organic aerosol over the U.S.: Evidence for seasonal photobleaching activities, Atmospheric Environment, submitted

Cheng, Y., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Liu, S., Cao, J. (2021). Decreasing concentrations of carbonaceous aerosols in China from 2003 to 2013, Scientific Reports, submitted

Watson, J. G., Cao, J., Wang, X., Chow, J. C. (2021). PM 2.5 pollution in China’s Guanzhong Basin and US’s San Joaquin Valley Mega-Regions, Faraday Discussions, online

2020
Cao, J., Wang, Q. Y., Li, L., Zhang, Y., Tian, J., Chen, L.-W.A., Ho, S.S.H., Wang, X., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G. (2020). Evaluation of the oxidation flow reactor for particulate matter emission limit certification, Atmospheric Environment, 224 (117086), 1-10, 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.117086
Peng, C., Tian, M., Wang, X., Yang, F., Shi, G., Huang, R., Yao, X., Wang, Q., Zhai, C., Zhang, S., Qian, R., Cao, J., Chen, Y. (2020). Light absorption of brown carbon in PM2.5 in the Three Gorges Reservoir region, southwestern China: Implications of biomass burning and secondary formation, Atmospheric Environment, 229, Article No. 117409.

Sun, J., Shen, Z., Niu, X., Zhang, Y., Zhang, B., Zhang, T., He, K., Xu, H., Liu, S., Ho, S.S.H., Li, X., Cao, J. (2020). Cytotoxicity and potential pathway to vascular smooth muscle cells induced by PM2.5 emitted from raw coal chunks and clean coal combustion, Environmental Science and Technology, 54, 14482-14493.

Xu, H., Ta, W., Yang, L., Feng, R., He, K., Shen, Z., Meng, Z., Zhang, N., Li, Y., Zhang, Y., Lu, J., Li, X., Qu, L., Ho, S.S.H., Cao, J. (2020). Characterizations of PM2.5-bound organic compounds and associated potential cancer risks on cooking emissions from dominated types of commercial restaurants in northwestern China, Chemosphere, 261, Article No. 127758.

Chen, X. C., Chuang, H. C., Ward, T. J., Tian, L., Cao, J., Ho, S.S.H., Lau, N. C., Yim, S. H., Ho, K. F. (2020). Indoor, outdoor, and personal exposure to PM2.5 and their bioreactivity among healthy residents of Hong Kong, Environmental Research, 188, Article No. 109780.

Xue, Y., Huang, Y., Ho, S.S.H., Chen, L., Wang, L., Lee, S., Cao, J. (2020). Origin and transformation of ambient volatile organic compounds during a dust-to-haze episode in northwest China, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20, 5425-5436, 10.5194/acp-20-5425-2020

Niu, X., Li, J., Wang, Q., Ho, S.S.H., Sun, J., Li, L., Cao, J., Ho, K. F. (2020). Characteristics of fresh and aged volatile organic compounds from open burning of crop residues, Science of the Total Environment, 726, Article No. 138545.

Niu, X., Chuang, H., Wang, X., Ho, S.S.H., Li, L., Qu, L., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Sun, J., Lee, S., Cao, J., Ho, K. F. (2020). Cytotoxicity of PM2.5 vehicular emissions in the Shing Mun Tunnel, Hong Kong, Environmental Pollution, 263, Article No. 114386.

2019
Li, H., Wang, D., Cui, L., Gao, Y., Huo, J., Wang, X., Zhang, Z., Tan, Y., Huang, Y., Cao, J., Chow, J. C., Lee, S., Fu, Q. (2019). Characteristics of atmospheric PM 2.5 composition during the implementation of stringent pollution control measures in shanghai for the 2016 G20 summit, Science of the Total Environment, 648, 1121-1129, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.219
Chen, X., Chow, J. C., Ward, T., Cao, J., Lee, Shuncheng, Watson, J. G., Lau, N., Yim, S., Ho, K. (2019). Estimation of personal exposure to fine particles (PM 2.5 ) of ambient origin for healthy adults in Hong Kong, Science of the Total Environment, 654, 514-524, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.088
Liu, T., Chen, L.-W.A., Zhang, M., Watson, J. G., Chow, J. C., Cao, J., Chen, H., Wang, W., Zhang, J., Zhan, C., Liu, H., Zhen, J., Chen, N., Yao, R., Xiao, W. (2019). Bioaerosol concentrations and size distributions during the autumn and winter seasons in an industrial city of central China, Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 19, 1095-1104
Chen, L.-W.A., Zhang, M., Liu, T., Fortier, K., Chow, J. C., Kolberg, R., Cao, J., Lin, G., Patel, T., Cruz, P., Buttner, M., Watson, J. G. (2019). Evaluation of epifluorescence methods for quantifying bioaerosols in fine and coarse particulate air pollution, Atmospheric Environment, 213, 620-628
Zhao, Z., Cao, J., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Chen, L., Wang, X., Wang, Q., Tian, J., Shen, Z., Zhu, C., Liu, S., Tao, J., Ye, Z., Zhang, T., Zhou, J., Tian, R. (2019). Multi-wavelength light absorption of black and brown carbon at a high-altitude site on the Southeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, China, Atmospheric Environment, 212, 54-64, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.05.035
Chow, J. C., Cao, J., Chen, L., Wang, X., Wang, Q., Tian, J., Ho, S.S.H., Watts, A. C., CARLSON, T., Kohl, S. D., Watson, J. G. (2019). Changes in PM 2.5 peat combustion source profiles with atmospheric aging in an oxidation flow reactor, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 12, 5475-5501, 10.5194/amt-2019-198
Watson, J. G., Cao, J., Chen, L.-W.A., Wang, Q. Y., Tian, J., Wang, X., Gronstal, S. B., Ho, S.S.H., Watts, A. C., Chow, J. C. (2019). Gaseous, PM2.5 mass, and speciated emission factors from laboratory chamber peat combustion, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19, 14173-14193, 10.5194/acp-19-14173-2019
2018
Ho, S.S.H., Wang, L., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Xue, Y., Huang, Y., Qu, L., Li, B., Dai, W., Li, L., Cao, J. (2018). Optimization and evaluation of multi-bed adsorbent tube method in collection of volatile organic compounds, Atmospheric Research, 202 (Supplement C), 187-195
Chen, X., Ward, T., Cao, J., Lee, S., Chow, J. C., Lau, G., Yim, S., Ho, K. (2018). Determinants of personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) in adult subjects in Hong Kong, Science of the Total Environment, 628-629, 1165-11177
Li, L., Ho, S.S.H., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Qu, L., Wang, L., Cao, J. (2018). Quantification of oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient aerosol samples using in-injection port thermal desorption-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry: Method exploration and validation, International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 433, 25-30, 10.1016/j.ijms.2018.08.005
Li, L., Ho, S.S.H., Han, Y., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Wang, L., Qu, L., Cao, J. (2018). Quantification of nitrated-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in atmospheric aerosol samples with in-injection port thermal desorption-gas chromatography/negative chemical ionization mass spectrometry method, Atmospheric Environment, 192, 84-93, 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.08.049
2017
Nollett, L. M., Lambropoulou, D. A. (Eds.) Ho, S.S.H., Chow, J. C., Yu, J., Watson, J. G., Cao, J., Huang, Y. (2017). Application of thermal desorption mass spectrometry for the analysis of environmental pollutants, In Chromatographic Analysis of the Environment, Chromatographic Science Series, 79-108, Taylor & Francis Group, CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL
Ho, S.S.H., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Wang, L., Qu, L., Dai, W., Huang, Y., Cao, J. (2017). Influences of relative humidities and temperatures on the collection of C2-C5 aliphatic hydrocarbons with multi-bed (Tenax TA, Carbograph 1TD, Carboxen 1003) sorbent tube method, Atmospheric Environment, 151, 45-51, 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.12.007
Tian, J., Ni, H., Cao, J., Han, Y., Wang, Q., Wang, X., Chen, L., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Wei, C., Sun, J., Zhang, T., Huang, R. (2017). Characteristics of carbonaceous particles from residential coal combustion and agricultural biomass burning in China, Atmospheric Pollution Research, 8 (3), 521-527, 10.1016/j.apr.2016.12.006
Ni, H., Tian, J., Wang, X., Wang, Q., Han, Y., Cao, J., Long, X., Chen, L.-W.A., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Huang, R., Dusek, U. (2017). PM2.5 emissions and source profiles from open burning of crop residues, Atmospheric Environment, 169, 229-237
Li, L., Ho, S.S.H., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Lee, Shuncheng, Cui, L., Gao, Y., Dai, W., Ho, K., Cao, J. (2017). Characterization and health risk assessment of PM2.5 bound organics inside and outside of Chinese smoking lounges, Chemosphere, 186, 438-445
Wang, J. Z., Guinot, B., Dong, Z. B., Li, X. P., Xu, H. M., Xiao, S., Ho, S.S.H., Liu, S. X., Cao, J. (2017). PM2.5-Bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), Oxygenated-PAHs and Phthalate Esters (PAEs) inside and outside Middle School Classrooms in Xi’an, China: Concentration, Characteristics and Health Risk Assessment, Aerosol Air Qual. Res., 17 (7), 1811-1824, 10.4209/aaqr.2017.03.0109
2016
Xu, H., Cao, J., Chow, J. C., Huang, R., Shen, Z., Chen, L.-W.A., Ho, K., Watson, J. G. (2016). Inter-annual variability of wintertime PM2.5 chemical composition in Xi’an, China: Evidences of changing source emissions, Science of the Total Environment, 545–546, 546-555
Han, Y. M., Chen, L.-W.A., Huang, R. J., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Ni, H. Y., Liu, S. X., Fung, K., Shen, Z. X., Wei, C., Wang, Q. Y., Tian, J., Zhao, Z. Z., Prevot, A. H., Cao, J. (2016). Carbonaceous aerosol in megacity Xi’an, China: Implications of thermal/optical protocol comparison, Atmos. Environ., 132 (May 2016), 58-68, 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.02.023
Han, Y., Wei, C., Huang, R., Bandowe, B., Ho, S.S.H., Cao, J., Jin, Z., Xu, B., Gao, S., Tie, X., An, Z., Wilcke, W. (2016). Reconstruction of atmospheric soot history in inland regions from lake sediments over the past 150 years, Scientific Reports, 6, 10.1038/srep19151
Zhu, C., Cao, J., Xu, B., Huang, R., Wang, P., Ho, K., Shen, Z., Liu, S., Han, Y., Tie, X., Zhao, Z., Chen, L.-W.A. (2016). Black Carbon Aerosols at Mt. Muztagh Ata, a High-Altitude Location in the Western Tibetan Plateau, Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 16 (3), 752-763, 10.4209/aaqr.2015.04.0255
Ho, K., Ho, S.S.H., Huang, R., Chuang, H., Cao, J., Han, Y., Lui, K., Ning, Z., Chuang, K., Cheng, T., Lee, S., Hu, D., Wang, B., Zhang, R. (2016). Chemical composition and bioreactivity of PM2.5 during 2013 haze events in China, Atmospheric Environment, 126, 162-170, 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.11.055
Wang, J., Ho, S.S.H., Ma, S., Cao, J., Dai, W., Liu, S., Shen, Z., Huang, R., Wang, G., Han, Y. (2016). Characterization of PM2.5 in Guangzhou, China: uses of organic markers for supporting source apportionment, Science of the Total Environment, 550, 961-971, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.138
2015
Cheng, Y., Lee, Shuncheng, Gu, Z., Ho, K., Zhang, Y., Huang, Y., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Cao, J., Zhang, R. (2015). PM2.5 and PM10-2.5 chemical composition and source apportionment near a Hong Kong roadway, Particuology, 18, 96-104
Zhu, C., Cao, J., Ho, K. F., Chen, L.-W.A., Huang, R. J., Li, H., Shen, Z. X., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Su, X. L., Wang, Q. Y., Xiao, S. (2015). The optical properties of urban aerosol in northern China: A case study at Xi’an, Atmospheric Research, 160 (0), 59-67
Ni, H., Han, Y. M., Cao, J., Chen, L.-W.A., Tian, J., Wang, X., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Wang, Q. Y., Want, P., Li, H., Huang, R. J. (2015). Emission characteristics of carbonaceous particles and trace gases from open burning of crop residue in China, Atmospheric Environment, 123 (Part B), 399-406
Wang, J., Ho, S.S.H., Cao, J., Huang, R., Zhou, J., Zhao, Y., Xu, H., Liu, S., Wang, G., Shen, Z., Han, Y. (2015). Characteristics and major sources of carbonaceous aerosols in PM2.5 from Sanya, China, Science of the Total Environment, 530, 110-119, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.05.005
Ho, K., Ho, S.S.H., Huang, R., Dai, W., Cao, J., Tian, L., Deng, W. (2015). Spatiotemporal distribution of carbonyl compounds in China, Environmental Pollution, 197, 316-324, 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.11.014
Ho, K., Ho, S.S.H., Huang, R., Liu, S., Cao, J., Zhang, T., Chuang, H., Chan, C., Hu, D., Tian, L. (2015). Characteristics of water-soluble organic nitrogen in fine particulate matter in the continental area of China, Atmospheric Environment, 106, 252-261, 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.02.010
Huang, Y., Ling, Z., Lee, S., Ho, S.S.H., Cao, J., Blake, D., Cheng, Y., Lai, S., Ho, K., Gao, Y., Cui, L., Louie, P. (2015). Characterization of volatile organic compounds at a roadside environment in Hong Kong: An investigation of influences after air pollution control strategies, Atmospheric Environment, 122, 809-818, 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.09.036
2014
Zhang, T., Cao, J., Chow, J. C., Shen, Z., Ho, K., Ho, S.S.H., Liu, S., Han, Y., Watson, J. G., Wang, G., Huang, R. (2014). Characterization and seasonal variations of levoglucosan in fine particulate matter in Xi’an, China, J.Air Waste Manage.Assoc., 1317-1327
Ho, K., Engling, G., Ho, S.S.H., Huang, R., Lai, S., Cao, J., Lee, Shuncheng (2014). Seasonal variations of anhydrosugars in PM2.5 in the Pearl River Delta Region, China, Tellus Series B-Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 66
2013
Cao, J., Chow, J. C., Lee, S. C., Watson, J. G. (2013). Evolution of PM2.5 measurements and standards in the U.S. and future perspectives for China, AAQR, 13 (4), 1197-1211
Han, Y. M., Chen, L.-W.A., Cao, J., Fung, K. K., Ho, K. F., Yan, B. Z., Zhan, C. L., Liu, S. X., Wei, C., An, Z. S. (2013). Thermal/optical methods for elemental carbon quantification in soils and urban dusts: Equivalence of different analysis protocols, PLoS ONE, 8 (12), e83462, 10.1371/journal.pone.0083462
Wang, Q., Cao, J., Tao, J., Li, N., Su, X., Chen, L.-W.A., Wang, P., Shen, Z., Liu, S., Dai, W. (2013). Long-term trends in visibility and at Chengdu, China, PLOS ONE, 8 (7), e6889r, 10.1371/journal.pone.0068894
Xu, H. M., Tao, J., Ho, S.S.H., Ho, K. F., Cao, J., Li, N., Chow, J. C., Wang, G. H., Han, Y. M., Zhang, R. J., Watson, J. G., Zhang, J. Q. (2013). Characteristics of fine particulate non-polar organic compounds in Guangzhou during the 16th Asian Games: Effectiveness of air pollution controls, Atmos. Environ., 76, 94-101
Zhao, Z., Cao, J., Shen, Z., Xu, B., Zhu, C., Chen, L.-W.A., Su, X., Liu, S., Han, Y., Wang, G., Ho, K. (2013). Aerosol particles at a high‐altitude site on the Southeast Tibetan Plateau, China: implications for pollution transport from South Asia, J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 118 (19), 11360-11375, 10.1002/jgrd.50599
Tao, J., Zhang, L., Engling, G., Zhang, R., Yang, Y., Cao, J., Zhu, C., Wang, Q., Luo, L. (2013). Chemical composition of PM2.5 in an urban environment in Chengdu, China: Importance of springtime dust storms and biomass burning, Atmospheric Research, 122, 270-283
2012
Chow, J. C., Lee, S. C., Watson, J. G., Cao, J., Wang, X. (2012). A brief history of PM2.5 and its adverse effects (in Chinese), J. Earth Environ., 3, 1019-1029
Cao, J., Wang, Q. Y., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Tie, X. X., Shen, Z. X., An, Z. S. (2012). Impacts of aerosol compositions on visibility impairment in Xi’an, China, Atmos. Environ., 59, 559-566
Cao, J., Huang, H., Lee, S. C., Chow, J. C., Zou, C. W., Ho, K. F., Watson, J. G. (2012). Indoor/outdoor relationships for organic and elemental carbon in PM2.5 at residential homes in Guangzhou, China, Aerosol Air Qual. Res., 12 (5), 902-910
Cao, J., Shen, Z. X., Chow, J. C., Lee, S. C., Watson, J. G., Tie, X. X., Ho, K. F., Wang, G. H., Han, Y. M. (2012). Winter and summer PM2.5 chemical compositions in 14 Chinese cities, J. Air & Waste Manage. Assoc., 62 (10), 1214-1226
Dai, W. T., Ho, S.S.H., Cao, J. (2012). Characterization of Particulate-Phase High Molecular Weight Mono-Carbonyls (C# > 5) and Dicarbonyls in Urban Atmospheric of Xi’an, China, AAQR, 12 (5), 892-901
Dai, W. T., Ho, S.S.H., Ho, K. F., Liu, W. D., Cao, J., Lee, Shuncheng (2012). Seasonal and Diurnal Variations of Mono- and Di-Carbonyls in Xi’an, China, Atmos. Res., 113, 102-112
Ho, S.S.H., Ho, K. F., Liu, S. X., Cao, J., Liu, W. D., Lee, S. C., Fung, K. K., Zhang, R. J., Huang, Y., Feng, N., Cheng, Y. (2012). Quantification of carbonate carbon in aerosol filter samples using a modified thermal/optical carbon analyzer (M-TOCA), Anal. Methods, 4, 2578-2584
Xu, H. M., Cao, J., Ho, K. F., Ding, H., Han, Y. M., Wang, G. H., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Kohl, S. D., Qiang, J., Li, W. T. (2012). Lead concentrations in fine particulate matter after the phasing out of leaded gasoline in Xi’an, China, Atmos. Environ., 46, 217-224
Zhou, J., Cao, J., Zhang, R., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G. (2012). Carbonaceous and Ionic Components of Atmospheric Fine Particles in Beijing and their Impact on Atmospheric Visibility, Aerosol Air Qual. Res., 12 (4), 492-502
2011
Cao, J., Li, H., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Lee, Shuncheng, Rong, B., Dong, J., Ho, K. (2011). Chemical composition of indoor and outdoor atmospheric particles at Emperor Qin’s Terra-cotta Museum, Xi’an, China, Aerosol and Air Quality Res, 11 (1), 70-79
Cao, J., Chow, J. C., Tao, J., Lee, Shuncheng, Watson, J. G., Ho, K., Wang, G., Zhu, C., Han, Y. (2011). Stable carbon isotopes in aerosols from Chinese cities: Influence of fossil fuels, Atmos.Environ., 1359-1363
Cao, J., Watson, J. G., Chow, J. C. (2011). A special issue of JAWMA on papers from the “Leapfrogging Opportunities for Air Quality Improvement Conference”, J.Air Waste Manage.Assoc., 1091-1092
Ho, S.S.H., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Ng, L., Kwok, Y., Ho, K., Cao, J. (2011). Precautions for in-injection port thermal desorption-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (TD-GC/MS) applied to aerosol filter samples, Atmos.Environ., 1491-1496
Hu, T., Cao, J., Ho, K., An, Z., Lee, S., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Li, H. (2011). Winter and summer characteristics of airborne particles Inside Emperor Qin’s Terra-Cotta Museum, China: A study by scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry, J.Air Waste Manage.Assoc., 914-922
Shaw, D., Hidy, G., Cao, J., Chen, J., Chow, J. C., Chou, C., Chu, S., Feng, X., Jacob, D., Liao, H., Tao, S., Wang, Y., Watson, J. G., Zhu, T. (2011). Conference highlights: Climate and Air Quality: An East Asia-Pacific Rim Conference, EM, 25-27
Wu, F., Chow, J. C., An, Z., Watson, J. G., Cao, J. (2011). Size-differentiated chemical characteristics of Asian Paleo dust: Records from aeolian deposition on the Chinese loess plateau, J.Air Waste Manage.Assoc., 180-189
2010
Wu, F., Chow, J. C., An, Z. S., Watson, J. G., Cao, J. (2010). Size-differentiated chemical characteristics of Asian Paleo dust: Records from aeolian deposition on the Chinese loess plateau, J. Air Waste Manage. Assoc., 61 (2), 180-189, 10.3155/1047-3289.61.2.180
Cheng, Y., Lee, Shuncheng, Ho, K., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Louie, P., Cao, J., Hai, X. (2010). Chemically-speciated on-road PM 2.5 motor vehicle emission factors in Hong Kong, Sci.Total Environ., 1621-1627
Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Cao, J. (2010). Proceedings: Leapfrogging Opportunities for Air Quality Improvement, Air & Waste Management Association
Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Cao, J. (2010). Highlights from “Leapfrogging Opportunities for Air Quality Improvement”, EM, 38-43
2009
Cao, J., Shen, Z., Chow, J. C., Qi, G., Watson, J. G. (2009). Seasonal variations and sources of mass and chemical composition for PM10 aerosol in Hangzhou, China, Particuology, 7 (3), 161-168
Cao, J., Zhang, T., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Wu, F., Li, H. (2009). Characterization of atmospheric ammonia over Xi’an, China, AAQR, 9 (2), 277-289
Cheng, Y., Lee, Shuncheng, Cao, J., Ho, K., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Ao, C. (2009). Elemental composition of airborne aerosols at a traffic site and a suburban site in Hong Kong, International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 36 (1-3), 166-179, 10.1504/IJEP.2009.021824
Han, Y., Cao, J., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., An, Z., Liu, S. (2009). Elemental carbon in urban soils and road dusts in Xi’an, China and its implication for air pollution, Atmos.Environ., 43 (15), 2464-2470
Han, Y., Cao, J., Posmentier, E., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Fung, K., Jin, Z., Liu, S., An, Z. (2009). The effect of acidification on the determination of elemental carbon, char-, and soot-elemental carbon in soils and sediments, Chemosphere, 75 (1), 92-99
Hu, T., Lee, Shuncheng, Cao, J., Ho, W., Ho, K., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Rong, B., An, Z. (2009). Atmospheric deterioration of Qin brick in an environmental chamber at Emperor Qin’s Terracotta Museum, China, Journal of Archaeological Science, 36 (11), 2578-2583
Hu, T. F., Lee, Shuncheng, Cao, J., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Ho, K. F., Ho, W. K., Rong, B., An, Z. S. (2009). Characterization of winter airborne particles at Emperor Qin’s terra-cotta museum, China, Sci.Total Environ., 407, 5319-5327
2008
Cao, J., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Wu, F., Han, Y., Jin, Z., Shen, Z., An, Z. (2008). Size-differentiated source profiles for fugitive dust in the Chinese Loess Plateau, Atmos.Environ., 42 (10), 2261-2275
Cao, J., Zhu, C., Chow, J. C., Liu, W., Han, Y., Watson, J. G. (2008). Stable carbon and oxygen isotopic composition of carbonate in fugitive dust in the Chinese Loess Plateau, Atmos.Environ., 9118-9122
Han, Y., Han, Z., Cao, J., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., An, Z., Liu, S., Zhang, R. (2008). Distribution and origin of carbonaceous aerosol over a rural high-mountain lake area, Northern China and its transport significance, Atmos.Environ., 2405-2414
Li, X., Cao, J., Chow, J. C., Han, Y., Lee, Shuncheng, Watson, J. G. (2008). Chemical characteristics of carbonaceous aerosols during dust storms over Xi’an in China, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 847-855
2007
Cao, J., Lee, Shuncheng, Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Ho, K., Zhang, R., Jin, Z., Shen, Z., Chen, G., Kang, Y., Zou, S., Zhang, L., Qi, S., Dai, M., Cheng, Y., Hu, K. (2007). Spatial and seasonal distributions of carbonaceous aerosols over China, J.Geophys Res.- Atmospheres, 112 (D22S11), 1-9
Han, Y., Cao, J., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., An, Z., Jin, Z., Fung, K., Liu, S. (2007). Evaluation of the thermal/optical reflectance method for discrimination between char- and soot-EC, Chemosphere, 69, 569-574
Han, Y., Cao, J., An, Z., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Jin, Z., Fung, K., Liu, S. (2007). Evaluation of the thermal/optical reflectance method for quantification of elemental carbon in sediments, Chemosphere, 69, 526-533
Ho, K., Cao, J., Lee, Shuncheng, Kawamura, K., Zhang, R., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G. (2007). Dicarboxylic acids, ketocarboxyylic acids, and dicarbonyls in the urban atmosphere of China, J.Geophys Res.- Atmospheres, D22, S27-1-S27-12
2006
Cao, J., Lee, Shuncheng, Ho, K. F., Fung, K. K., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G. (2006). Characterization of Roadside Fine Particulate Carbon and its Eight Fractions in Hong Kong, Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 6 (2), 106-122
Cheng, Y., Lee, Shuncheng, Ho, K., Wang, Y., Cao, J., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G. (2006). Black carbon measurement in a coastal area of South China, J.Geophys Res.- Atmospheres, 111, D12310
Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Chen, L.-W.A., Ho, S.S.H., Koracin, D. R., Zielinska, B. K., Tang, D., Perera, F., Cao, J., Lee, Shuncheng (2006). Exposure to PM2.5 and PAHs from the Tong Liang, China, epidemiological study, J.Env.Sci.Health Part A, A41, 517-542
Ho, K., Lee, Shuncheng, Cao, J., Li, Y., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Fung, K. (2006). Variability of organic and elemental carbon, water soluble organic carbon, and isotopes in Hong Kong, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 6, 4569-4576, 10.5194/acp-6-4569-2006
Ho, K., Lee, Shuncheng, Cao, J., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Chan, C. (2006). Seasonal variations and mass closure analysis of particulate matter in Hong Kong, Sci.Total Environ., 355, 276-287
Hu, T., Li, X., Dong, J., Rong, B., Shen, Z., Cao, J., Lee, Shuncheng, Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G. (2006). Morphology and elemental composition of dustfall particles inside Emperor Qin’s terra-cotta warriors and horses museum, Particuology, 4 (6), 346-351
Lee, S. C., Cheng, Y., Ho, K., Cao, J., Louie, P., Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G. (2006). PM1.0 and PM2.5 characteristics in the roadside environment of Hong Kong, Aerosol Sci.Technol., 157-165, 40: 3, 10.1080/02786820500494544
2005
Cao, J., Lee, Shuncheng, Chow, J. C., Cheng, Y., Ho, K. F., Fung, K. K., Liu, S. X., Watson, J. G. (2005). Indoor/outdoor relationships for PM2.5 and associated carbonaceous pollutants at residential homes in Hong Kong – case study, Indoor Air, 15 (3), 197-204
Cao, J., Lee, Shuncheng, Chow, J. C., Cheng, Y., Ho, K., Fung, K., Liu, S., Watson, J. G. (2005). Indoor/outdoor relationships for PM2.5 and associated carbonaceous pollutants at residential homes in Hong Kong – Case study, Indoor Air, 15, 197-204
Cao, J., Wu, F., Chow, J. C., Lee, Shuncheng, Li, Y., Chen, S., An, Z., Fung, K., Watson, J. G., Zhu, C., Liu, S. (2005). Characterization and source apportionment of atmospheric organic and elemental carbon during fall and winter of 2003 in Xi’an, China, Atmos.Chem.Phys., 5, 3127-3137
Cao, J., Rong, B., Lee, Shuncheng, Chow, J. C., Ho, K., Liu, S., Zhu, C. (2005). Composition of indoor aerosols at the Emperor Qin’s Terra-Cotta Museum, Xi’an, China, during summer 2004, Particuology, 3 (3), 170-175
Conference Proceedings
2019
Chow, J. C., Cao, J., Wang, Q., Tian, J., Watson, J. G., Wang, X., Chen, L.-W.A. (2019). Fresh and Aged Combustion Profiles for Regional Source Apportionment, Plenary presentation, 16th Cross-Strait Aerosol Technology Symposium: Luoyang, China, November 16, 2019
Watson, J. G., Cao, J., Wang, Q., Tian, J., Wang, X., Chow, J. C. (2019). Application of Oxidation Flow Reactors for Receptor Modeling, Plenary presentation, 16th Cross-Strait Aerosol Technology Symposium: Luoyang, China, November 16, 2019
2017
Chen, L.-W.A., Cao, J., Wang, X., Watson, J. G. (2017). PM2.5 Source Apportionment Using a Hybrid Environmental Receptor Model, 110th Annual Meeting of the Air & Waste Management Association: Pittsburgh, PA
2014
Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Wang, X., Cao, J. (2014). Establishing New Ambient Air Quality Standards for PM2.5: The Chinese and U.S. Experiences, Invited plenary presentation, 9th International Conference on Air Quality: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, March 28, 2014
2013
Chen, L.-W.A., Han, Y. M., Robles, J. A., Chow, J. C., Cao, J., Watson, J. G. (2013). Black Carbon in Dust and Geological Material: Reconciling Thermal/Optical and Spectral Quantification Methods, 2013 Air Quality Measurement Methods and Technology Conference: Sacramento, CA, November 19, 2013-November 21, 2013
Chow, J. C., Watson, J. G., Cao, J., Lee, S. C. (2013). Emperor Qin’s Terra-cotta Warriors and Air Pollution: Their Biggest Battle, Davidson Academic Seminars, The Davidson Academy: Reno, NV, May 3, 2013
Chow, J. C., Cao, J., Wang, X., Lee, S. C., Watson, J. G. (2013). Evolution of PM2.5 Standards in the U.S. and China, The 11th China Aerosol Conference and 10th Cross-Strait Aerosol Conference: Wuhan, China, May 17, 2013
Chow, J. C., Cao, J., Wang, X., Lee, S. C., Watson, J. G. (2013). Evolution of PM2.5 Standards in the U.S. and Perspectives in China., Presented at The Workshop on Multi-pollutant/Multi-effect Air Quality Management, Shanghai Environmental Monitoring: Shanghai, China, September 25, 2013
2012
Casuccio, G. S., Watson, J. G., Chow, J. C., Cao, J. (2012). Symposium on Microscopic Methods and Applications to Ultrafine Particle/PM2.5/PM10 Characterization and Source Apportionment: Xi’an, China, July 18, 2012