But sulphate aerosols are not
the major aerosol component by particle mass or number.
Not exact matches
The study, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, showed that the production of tar sands and other heavy oil — thick, highly viscous crude oil that is difficult to produce — are a
major source of
aerosols, a
component of fine particle air pollution, which can affect regional weather patterns and increase the risk of lung and heart disease.
The latter can be considered in terms of forcings and natural unforced variations.The
major positive forcings were those from GHGs, black carbon
aerosols, and solar irradiance (including its spectral
components).