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Markus Kalberer is a researcher affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland. Their work primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with strong emphasis on Atmospheric Science and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. The research also encompasses Environmental Engineering, Automotive Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change as subfields.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure

Markus Kalberer has contributed to numerous research publications, including the following recent papers:

  • Ascorbate oxidation by iron, copper and reactive oxygen species: review, model development, and derivation of key rate constants, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Atmospheric conditions and composition that influence PM 2.5 oxidative potential in Beijing, China, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Are reactive oxygen species (ROS) a suitable metric to predict toxicity of carbonaceous aerosol particles?, 2022, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • The organic coating unit, an all-in-one system for reproducible generation of secondary organic matter aerosol, 2022, Aerosol Science and Technology
  • Dynamic Wood Smoke Aerosol Toxicity during Oxidative Atmospheric Aging, 2023, Environmental Science & Technology

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Christian Feigenwinter (15 publications)
  • Stavros Stagakis (14 publications)
  • Roland Vogt (14 publications)
  • Battist Utinger (11 publications)
  • Steven J. Campbell (10 publications)

Their work has been published across a range of venues, with multiple publications in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) - 8 publications
  • Environmental Science & Technology - 6 publications
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics - 5 publications
  • The Science of The Total Environment - 3 publications
  • SSRN Electronic Journal - 3 publications

Best Publications

  • Identification of polymers as major components of atmospheric organic aerosols.

    Markus Kalberer;Dwane Paulsen;Mirjam Sax;Martin Steinbacher

  • The molecular identification of organic compounds in the atmosphere : state of the art and challenges

    Barbara Nozière;Markus Kalberer;Magda Claeys;James Allan

  • Heterogeneous production of nitrous acid on soot in polluted air masses

    M. Ammann;M. Kalberer;M. Kalberer;D. T. Jost;L. Tobler

  • Contributions of fossil fuel, biomass-burning, and biogenic emissions to carbonaceous aerosols in Zurich as traced by 14C

    Sönke Szidat;Theo M. Jenk;Theo M. Jenk;Hans-Arno Synal;Markus Kalberer

  • Secondary organic aerosols from anthropogenic and biogenic precursors

    U. Baltensperger;M. Kalberer;J. Dommen;D. Paulsen

  • Elemental composition of HULIS in the Pearl River Delta Region, China: results inferred from positive and negative electrospray high resolution mass spectrometric data.

    Peng Lin;Angela G. Rincon;Markus Kalberer;Jian Zhen Yu

  • Secondary organic aerosol formation by irradiation of 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene-NOx-H2O in a new reaction chamber for atmospheric chemistry and physics.

    Dwane Paulsen;Josef Dommen;Markus Kalberer;André S H Prévôt

  • The effect of water on gas-particle partitioning of secondary organic aerosol: II. m-xylene and 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene photooxidation systems

    David R Cocker;Brian T Mader;Markus Kalberer;Richard C Flagan

  • Ascorbate oxidation by iron, copper and reactive oxygen species: review, model development, and derivation of key rate constants.

    Jiaqi Shen;Paul T. Griffiths;Steven J. Campbell;Battist Utinger

  • Organosulfates in Humic-like Substance Fraction Isolated from Aerosols at Seven Locations in East Asia: A Study by Ultra-High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry

    Peng Lin;Jian Zhen Yu;Guenter Engling;Markus Kalberer

  • Laboratory observation of oligomers in the aerosol from isoprene/NOx photooxidation

    J. Dommen;A. Metzger;J. Duplissy;M. Kalberer

  • Aerosol Formation in the Cyclohexene-Ozone System

    M. Kalberer;J. Yu;D. R. Cocker;R. C. Flagan

  • Ultrahigh Mass Resolution and Accurate Mass Measurements as a Tool To Characterize Oligomers in Secondary Organic Aerosols

    Alain Reinhardt;Christian Emmenegger;Bertran Gerrits;Christian Panse

  • Heterogeneous formation of nitrous acid (HONO) on soot aerosol particles

    M. Kalberer;M. Ammann;F. Arens;H. W. Gäggeler

  • Compilation and evaluation of gas phase diffusion coefficients of reactive trace gases in the atmosphere: volume 1. Inorganic compounds

    M. J. Tang;M. J. Tang;R. A. Cox;M. Kalberer

  • An extractive electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer (EESI-TOF) for online measurement of atmospheric aerosol particles

    Felipe D. Lopez-Hilfiker;Veronika Pospisilova;Wei Huang;Markus Kalberer;Markus Kalberer

  • Radiocarbon (14C)-deduced biogenic and anthropogenic contributions to organic carbon (OC) of urban aerosols from Zürich, Switzerland

    S Szidat;T.M Jenk;T.M Jenk;H.W Gäggeler;H.W Gäggeler;H.-A Synal

  • Two-stroke scooters are a dominant source of air pollution in many cities.

    S. M. Platt;I. El Haddad;S. M. Pieber;R. J. Huang

  • SOURCE APPORTIONMENT OF AEROSOLS BY 14C MEASUREMENTS IN DIFFERENT CARBONACEOUS PARTICLE FRACTIONS

    Sönke Szidat;Theo Jenk;Heinz Gäggeler;H.-A. Synal

  • Combined determination of the chemical composition and of health effects of secondary organic aerosols: the POLYSOA project.

    Urs Baltensperger;Josef Dommen;M. Rami Alfarra;Jonathan Duplissy

  • Identification of Organic Acids in Secondary Organic Aerosol and the Corresponding Gas Phase from Chamber Experiments

    R Fisseha;J Dommen;M Sax;D Paulsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Urs Baltensperger
Urs Baltensperger Paul Scherrer Institute
Renato Zenobi
Renato Zenobi ETH Zurich
Ernest Weingartner
Ernest Weingartner University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Heinz W. Gäggeler
Heinz W. Gäggeler Paul Scherrer Institute
Markus Ammann
Markus Ammann Paul Scherrer Institute
André S. H. Prévôt
André S. H. Prévôt Paul Scherrer Institute
John C. Wenger
John C. Wenger University College Cork
Josef Dommen
Josef Dommen Paul Scherrer Institute
Roy M. Harrison
Roy M. Harrison University of Birmingham
Richard A. Cox
Richard A. Cox University of Cambridge

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