Research

Carbonaceous aerosols

Black carbon, brown carbon and organic aerosol — the light-absorbing and carbon-containing fraction, its optical properties and its origin.

Themes on publications are derived from each record’s title, not assigned by its authors. The rules are in data/research-themes.yaml and every tag records the term that produced it. Theses use the laboratory’s own “Area of Research” where it is specific enough. Four publications and one thesis match no theme and are deliberately left untagged.

Publications 28

  1. 2 June 2026

    Distinct dual-isotopic signatures of major methane sources in South Asia

    Peng Yao, Katja Belec, Henry Holmstrand, Josh Balacky, Abdus Salam, Krishnakant Budhavant, Mohanan Remani Manoj, Khaled Shaifullah Joy, Md. Alamin Hossain, Atinderpal Singh, Anil Patel, Neeraj Rastogi, Chinmay Mallik, Kirpa Ram, Gyanesh Kumar Singh, Örjan Gustafsson

    Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 26(11), 7765-7787

    Carbonaceous aerosols

  2. 14 March 2026

    Multi-year dual-isotope fingerprinting at South Asian receptor sites constrain carbon monoxide sources and enhanced oxidation

    Peng Yao, Henry Holmstrand, Carina van der Veen, Maria Elena Popa, Chloe A. Brashear, Krishnakant Budhavant, Mohanan Remani Manoj, Joakim Romson, Abdus Salam, Thomas Röckmann, Örjan Gustafsson

    Copernicus GmbH

    Carbonaceous aerosols Materials for pollutant removal

  3. 20 February 2026

    Distinct dual-isotopic signatures of major methane sources in South Asia

    Peng Yao, Katja Belec, Henry Holmstrand, Josh Balacky, Abdus Salam, Krishnakant Budhavant, Mohanan Remani Manoj, Khaled Shaifullah Joy, Md. Alamin Hossain, Atinderpal Singh, Anil Patel, Neeraj Rastogi, Chinmay Mallik, Kirpa Ram, Gyanesh Kumar Singh, Örjan Gustafsson

    Copernicus GmbH

    Carbonaceous aerosols

  4. 4 November 2025

    Composition and Formation Mechanism of Brown Carbon: Identification and Quantification of Phenolic Precursors

    Md. Al-Amin Hossen, Mehedi Hasan Shakil, Md. Fahim Ehasan, Abu Rayhan Mohammad Tareq, Abdus Salam

    Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 25(21), 14629-14642

    Carbonaceous aerosols

  5. 31 July 2025

    Black carbon emissions generally underestimated in the global south as revealed by globally distributed measurements

    Yuxuan Ren, Christopher R. Oxford, Dandan Zhang, Xuan Liu, Haihui Zhu, Ann M. Dillner, Warren H. White, Rajan K. Chakrabarty, Sina Hasheminassab, David J. Diner, Emmie J. Le Roy, Joshin Kumar, Valerie Viteri, Keyao Song, Clement Akoshile, Omar Amador-Muñoz, Araya Asfaw, Rachel Ying-Wen Chang, Diana Francis, Paterne Gahungu, Rebecca M. Garland, Michel Grutter, Jhoon Kim, Kristy Langerman, Pei-Chen Lee, Puji Lestari, Olga L. Mayol-Bracero, Mogesh Naidoo, Narendra Nelli, Norm O’Neill, Sang Seo Park, Abdus Salam, Bighnaraj Sarangi, Yoav Schechner, Robyn Schofield, Sachchida N. Tripathi, Eli Windwer, Ming-Tsang Wu, Qiang Zhang, Yinon Rudich, Michael Brauer, Randall V. Martin

    Nature Communications, 16(1)

    Carbonaceous aerosols Emission sources

  6. 26 June 2025

    Composition and Formation Mechanism of Brown Carbon: Identification and Quantification of Phenolic Precursors

    Md. Al-amin Hossen, Mehedi Hasan Shakil, Md. Fahim Ehasan, Abu Rayhan Mohammad Tareq, Abdus Salam

    Copernicus GmbH

    Carbonaceous aerosols

  7. 23 April 2025

    Optical properties of brown carbon aerosols in Dhaka’s atmosphere: evaluating climate forcing potential

    Asfay Raihan, Md Safiqul Islam, Samiha Nahian, Abdus Salam

    Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment, 19(1)

    Air quality and particulate matter Carbonaceous aerosols

  8. 17 February 2025

    Black Carbon Emissions Generally Underestimated in the Global South as Revealed by Globally Distributed Measurements

    Yuxuan Ren, Christopher Oxford, Dandan Zhang, Xuan Liu, Haihui Zhu, Ann Dillner, Warren White, Rajan Chakrabarty, Sina Hasheminassab, DJ Diner, Emmie Le Roy, Joshin Kumar, Valerie Viteri, Keyao Song, Clement Akoshile, Omar Amador-Muñoz, Araya Asfaw, Rachel Chang, Diana Francis, Paterne Gahungu, Rebecca Garland, Michel Grutter, Jhoon Kim, Kristy Langerman, Pei-Chen Lee, Puji Lestari, Olga Mayol-Bracero, Mogesh Naidoo, Narendra Nelli, Norman O'Neil, Sang Seo Park, Abdus Salam, Bighnaraj Sarangi, Yoav Schechner, Robyn Schofield, Sachchida Tripathi, Eli Windwer, Ming-Tsang Wu, Qiang Zhang, Yinon Rudich, Michael Brauer, Randall V Martin

    Research Square

    Carbonaceous aerosols Emission sources

  9. 4 January 2025

    The influence of meteorological factors on wintertime black carbon and PM2.5 pollution in Dhaka, Bangladesh

    S. U. Zaman, K. Budhavant, A. Salam

    International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 22(9), 8225-8234

    Air quality and particulate matter Carbonaceous aerosols

  10. January 2025

    Wintertime black carbon assessment in dhaka, Bangladesh: Integrated health risk analysis

    A.K.M. Nayem, Shahid Uz Zaman, Farida Begum, Abdus Salam

    Heliyon, 11(2), e41809

    Carbonaceous aerosols Exposure and health risk

  11. 24 October 2024

    Changing optical properties of black carbon and brown carbon aerosols during long-range transport from the Indo-Gangetic Plain to the equatorial Indian Ocean

    Krishnakant Budhavant, Mohanan Remani Manoj, Hari Ram Chandrika Rajendran Nair, Samuel Mwaniki Gaita, Henry Holmstrand, Abdus Salam, Ahmed Muslim, Sreedharan Krishnakumari Satheesh, Örjan Gustafsson

    Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 24(20), 11911-11925

    Air quality and particulate matter Carbonaceous aerosols

  12. August 2024

    Optical characteristics of brown carbon in the atmospheric particulate matter of Dhaka, Bangladesh: Analysis of solvent effects and chromophore identification

    Razia Sultana Ankhy, Shatabdi Roy, Aynun Nahar, Ahedul Akbor, Md Al-amin Hossen, Farah Jeba, Md Safiqul Islam, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Abdus Salam

    Heliyon, 10(16), e36213

    Air quality and particulate matter Carbonaceous aerosols

  13. 25 July 2024

    Spatio-temporal variation of aerosol optical depth and black carbon mass concentration over five airports across Bangladesh: emphasis on effect of COVID-19 lockdown

    Khaled Shaifullah Joy, Shahid Uz Zaman, Md. Riad Sarkar Pavel, Md. Safiqul Islam, Abdus Salam

    Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment, 18(1)

    Air quality and particulate matter Carbonaceous aerosols

  14. 17 January 2024

    Changing optical properties of Black Carbon and Brown Carbon aerosols during long-range transport from the Indo-Gangetic Plain to the equatorial Indian Ocean

    Krishnakant Budhavant, Mohanan Remani Manoj, Samuel Mwaniki Gaita, Henry Holmstrand, Abdus Salam, Ahmed Muslim, Sreedharan K. Satheesh, Orjan Gustafsson

    Copernicus GmbH

    Air quality and particulate matter Carbonaceous aerosols

  15. 18 January 2023

    Light absorption properties of black carbon and brown carbon emitted from biomass combustion at the typical rural cooking stoves in Bangladesh

    Md Riad Sarkar Pavel, Shahid Uz Zaman, Sabuz Paul, Piasha Zaman, Abdus Salam

    Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 16(4), 719-732

    Carbonaceous aerosols Emission sources

  16. 2023

    Light Absorption Properties of Biomass Burning Emissions in Bangladesh: Current State of Knowledge

    Shahid Uz Zaman, Md Safiqul Islam, Shatabdi Roy, Farah Jeba, Abdus Salam

    Vegetation Fires and Pollution in Asia, 283-298

    Carbonaceous aerosols Emission sources

  17. 2022

    Light Absorption Properties of Black Carbon and Brown Carbon Emitted from Biomass Combustion in Bangladesh

    Md Riad Sarkar Pavel, Shahid Uz Zaman, Sabuz Paul, Piasha Zaman, Abdus Salam

    Elsevier BV

    Carbonaceous aerosols Emission sources

  18. 8 November 2021

    Light absorption properties of brown carbon from biomass burning emissions

    Farzana Runa, Md. Safiqul Islam, Farah Jeba, Abdus Salam

    Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(14), 21012-21022

    Carbonaceous aerosols Emission sources

  19. 10 September 2021

    Wintertime Air Quality in Megacity Dhaka, Bangladesh Strongly Affected by Influx of Black Carbon Aerosols from Regional Biomass Burning

    Abdus Salam, August Andersson, Farah Jeba, Md. Imdadul Haque, Md Dulal Hossain Khan, Örjan Gustafsson

    Environmental Science & Technology, 55(18), 12243-12249

    Air quality and particulate matter Carbonaceous aerosols Emission sources

  20. 4 September 2020

    Source Quantification of South Asian Black Carbon Aerosols with Isotopes and Modeling

    Sanjeev Dasari, August Andersson, Andreas Stohl, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Srinivas Bikkina, Henry Holmstrand, Krishnakant Budhavant, Abdus Salam, Örjan Gustafsson

    Environmental Science & Technology, 54(19), 11771-11779

    Air quality and particulate matter Carbonaceous aerosols

  21. 4 January 2019

    Photochemical degradation affects the light absorption of water-soluble brown carbon in the South Asian outflow

    Sanjeev Dasari, August Andersson, Srinivas Bikkina, Henry Holmstrand, Krishnakant Budhavant, Sreedharan Satheesh, Eija Asmi, Jutta Kesti, John Backman, Abdus Salam, Deewan Singh Bisht, Suresh Tiwari, Zahid Hameed, Örjan Gustafsson

    Science Advances, 5(1)

    Carbonaceous aerosols

  22. 8 July 2018

    Particulate black carbon and gaseous emission from brick kilns in Greater Dhaka region, Bangladesh

    Md Imdadul Haque, Kamrun Nahar, Md Humayun Kabir, Abdus Salam

    Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 11(8), 925-935

    Carbonaceous aerosols Emission sources

  23. 2018

    Emission of Carbonaceous Species from Biomass Burning in the Traditional Rural Cooking Stove in Bangladesh

    Morshad Ahmed, M. Das, T. Afser, M. Rokonujjaman, T. Akther, A. Salam

    Open Journal of Air Pollution, 07(04), 287-297

    Carbonaceous aerosols Emission sources

  24. 15 December 2012

    Source Identification of Carbonaceous Aerosols During Winter Months in the Dhaka City

    Bilkis A Begum, Kollol Roy, Fakrul Islam, A Salam, Philip K Hopke

    Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, 36(2), 241-250

    Air quality and particulate matter Carbonaceous aerosols Emission sources

Theses 5

  1. MSc, completed 2024

    Composition, Formation Mechanism and Optical Properties of Brown Carbon with Chemical Characterization of Atmospheric Fine Particulate Matter in Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Md. Al- Amin Hossen

    Supervisor: Abdus Salam

    Atmoshpheric Science

    Air quality and particulate matter Carbonaceous aerosols

  2. BSc, completed 2023

    Emission of water-soluble brown carbon from different combustion sources: Optical properties and Characterisation of Functional group

    Md. Al- Amin Hossen

    Supervisor: Dr Abdus Salam

    Atmospheric Science

    Air quality and particulate matter Carbonaceous aerosols Emission sources

  3. BSc, completed 2023

    Real time black carbon and brown carbon measurements in the ambient atmosphere of Dhaka,Bangladesh

    Sammim Tabassum Mim

    Supervisor: Prof. Dr Abdus Salam
    Co-supervisor: Shatabdi Roy

    Black carbon, brown carbon, aethalometer,

    Carbonaceous aerosols

  4. BSc, completed 2024

    Black Carbon (BC), Brown Carbon (BrC) and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Exposure to Commuters in Public Transport in Dhaka City

    Merajul Azam

    Supervisor: Abdus Salam
    Co-supervisor: Samiha Nahian

    Atmospheric Science

    Carbonaceous aerosols Exposure and health risk

  5. BSc, completed 2025

    Identification and quantification of phenolic compound and observed optical properties of Brown carbon from biomass burning and coil combustion

    Mehedi Hasan Shakil

    Supervisor: Samiha Nahiyan
    Co-supervisor: Pro. Dr. Abdus Salam

    Environmental Quantification

    Air quality and particulate matter Carbonaceous aerosols Emission sources