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B. de Foy is affiliated with Saint Louis University in the United States. Their research focuses on environmental science, particularly within the fields of atmospheric science and Earth and planetary sciences. Their publications contribute to a deeper understanding of atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality impacts, and environmental gas dynamics.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these fields, the scientist has worked extensively in subfields such as atmospheric science, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, global and planetary change, environmental engineering, and automotive engineering.

Key research topics covered by B. de Foy include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies

Frequent co-authors collaborating with B. de Foy are:

  • James J. Schauer
  • Qianggong Zhang
  • Shichang Kang
  • Jinxi Hua
  • Yuanxun Zhang

Their work appears in a variety of scientific publication venues, including:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Atmospheric Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Research Letters

Selected recent publications by B. de Foy include:

  • "Quantitative estimation of meteorological impacts and the COVID-19 lockdown reductions on NO2 and PM2.5 over the Beijing area using Generalized Additive Models (GAM)" (2021) in Journal of Environmental Management
  • "Changes in ozone photochemical regime in Fresno, California from 1994 to 2018 deduced from changes in the weekend effect" (2020) in Environmental Pollution
  • "Competing PM2.5 and NO2 holiday effects in the Beijing area vary locally due to differences in residential coal burning and traffic patterns" (2020) in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "An improved understanding of NOx emissions in South Asian megacities using TROPOMI NO2 retrievals" (2022) in Environmental Research Letters
  • "Evaluating NO x emissions and their effect on O 3 production in Texas using TROPOMI NO 2 and HCHO" (2022) in Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Best Publications

  • Mexico City aerosol analysis during MILAGRO using high resolution aerosol mass spectrometry at the urban supersite (T0) – Part 1: Fine particle composition and organic source apportionment

    Allison Aiken;Allison Aiken;D. Salcedo;Michael J. Cubison;J. Huffman

  • Emissions estimation from satellite retrievals: A review of current capability

    David G. Streets;Timothy Canty;Gregory R. Carmichael;Benjamin de Foy

  • An overview of the MILAGRO 2006 Campaign: Mexico City emissions and their transport and transformation

    L. T. Molina;S. Madronich;J. S. Gaffney;E. Apel

  • Investigation of the sources and processing of organic aerosol over the Central Mexican Plateau from aircraft measurements during MILAGRO

    P. F. DeCarlo;P. F. DeCarlo;P. F. DeCarlo;I. M. Ulbrich;I. M. Ulbrich;J. Crounse;B. de Foy

  • Air quality in North America's most populous city - overview of the MCMA-2003 campaign

    L. T. Molina;C. E. Kolb;B. de Foy;B. de Foy;B. K. Lamb

  • Measurement of ambient aerosols in northern Mexico City by single particle mass spectrometry

    R. C. Moffet;B. de Foy;L. T. Molina;M. J. Molina

  • Estimates of power plant NOx emissions and lifetimes from OMI NO2 satellite retrievals

    Benjamin de Foy;Zifeng Lu;David G. Streets;Lok N. Lamsal

  • Correlation of Secondary Organic Aerosol with Odd Oxygen in Mexico City

    Scott C. Herndon;Timothy B. Onasch;Ezra C. Wood;Jesse H. Kroll

  • Enhanced Capabilities of TROPOMI NO2: Estimating NOX from North American Cities and Power Plants.

    Daniel L. Goldberg;Daniel L. Goldberg;Daniel L. Goldberg;Zifeng Lu;Zifeng Lu;David G. Streets;David G. Streets;Benjamin de Foy

  • A meteorological overview of the MILAGRO field campaigns

    J. D. Fast;B. de Foy;F. Acevedo Rosas;E. Caetano

  • Distribution, magnitudes, reactivities, ratios and diurnal patterns of volatile organic compounds in the Valley of Mexico during the MCMA 2002 & 2003 field campaigns

    E. Velasco;B. Lamb;H. Westberg;E. Allwine

  • Mexico city aerosol analysis during MILAGRO using high resolution aerosol mass spectrometry at the urban supersite (T0) – Part 2: Analysis of the biomass burning contribution and the non-fossil carbon fraction

    Allison Aiken;B. de Foy;Christine Wiedinmyer;Peter DeCarlo;Peter DeCarlo

  • The observed response of Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) NO2 columns to NOx emission controls on power plants in the United States: 2005–2011

    Bryan N. Duncan;Yasuko Yoshida;Benjamin de Foy;Lok N. Lamsal;Lok N. Lamsal

  • Emissions of nitrogen oxides from US urban areas: estimation from Ozone Monitoring Instrument retrievals for 2005-2014

    Z. Lu;D. G. Streets;B. de Foy;L. N. Lamsal;L. N. Lamsal

  • Seasonal Variations of the Urban Heat Island at the Surface and the Near-Surface and Reductions due to Urban Vegetation in Mexico City

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  • Black carbon over Mexico: the effect of atmospheric transport on mixing state, mass absorption cross-section, and BC/CO ratios

    R. Subramanian;G. L. Kok;Darrel Baumgardner;A. D. Clarke

  • Ozone Monitoring Instrument Observations of Interannual Increases in SO2 Emissions from Indian Coal-Fired Power Plants during 2005–2012

    Zifeng Lu;David G Streets;Benjamin de Foy;Nickolay A Krotkov

  • Characterizing ozone production in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area: a case study using a chemical transport model

    W. Lei;B. de Foy;M. Zavala;R. Volkamer;R. Volkamer

  • Mexico City basin wind circulation during the MCMA-2003 field campaign

    B. de Foy;E. Caetano;V. Magaña;A. Zitácuaro

  • Satellite NO2 retrievals suggest China has exceeded its NOx reduction goals from the twelfth Five-Year Plan.

    Benjamin de Foy;Zifeng Lu;David G. Streets

  • Model evaluation of methods for estimating surface emissions and chemical lifetimes from satellite data

    Benjamin de Foy;Joseph L. Wilkins;Zifeng Lu;David G. Streets

  • Basin-scale wind transport during the MILAGRO field campaign and comparison to climatology using cluster analysis

    B. de Foy;Jerome D. Fast;S. J. Paech;D. Phillips

  • Rapid ventilation of the Mexico City basin and regional fate of the urban plume

    B. de Foy;J. R. Varela;L. T. Molina;M. J. Molina

  • Evaluating simulated primary anthropogenic and biomass burning organic aerosols during MILAGRO: implications for assessing treatments of secondary organic aerosols

    J. Fast;A. C. Aiken;J. Allan;L. Alexander

  • Aerosol composition and source apportionment in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area with PIXE/PESA/STIM and multivariate analysis

    Kirsten S. Johnson;B. de Foy;Bilal M. Zuberi;Luisa Molina

Frequent Co-Authors

Mario J. Molina
Mario J. Molina University of California, San Diego
Rainer Volkamer
Rainer Volkamer University of Colorado Boulder
Miguel Zavala
Miguel Zavala San Diego State University, Imperial Valley Campus
Allison C. Aiken
Allison C. Aiken Los Alamos National Laboratory
Peter F. DeCarlo
Peter F. DeCarlo Johns Hopkins University
Jose L. Jimenez
Jose L. Jimenez University of Colorado Boulder
Timothy B. Onasch
Timothy B. Onasch Boston College
Scott C. Herndon
Scott C. Herndon Aerodyne Research
Christine Wiedinmyer
Christine Wiedinmyer University of Colorado Boulder

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