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Olivier Favez is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a particular emphasis on atmospheric science and related subfields.

The scientist's work covers various interdisciplinary areas, including health, toxicology, mutagenesis, environmental engineering, automotive engineering, and global and planetary change. Key topics within their research portfolio include atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality and health impacts, air quality monitoring and forecasting, vehicle emissions and performance, atmospheric ozone and climate, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, and maritime transport emissions and efficiency.

Favez has contributed extensively to the scientific literature. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Sources of particulate-matter air pollution and its oxidative potential in Europe" (2020, Nature)
  • "European aerosol phenomenology − 8: Harmonised source apportionment of organic aerosol using 22 Year-long ACSM/AMS datasets" (2022, Environment International)
  • "A global analysis of climate-relevant aerosol properties retrieved from the network of Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) near-surface observatories" (2020, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques)
  • "Meteorology-driven variability of air pollution (PM 1) revealed with explainable machine learning" (2021, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics)
  • "Substantial brown carbon emissions from wintertime residential wood burning over France" (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)

The scientist regularly publishes in several key venues relevant to their fields, including:

  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Environment International
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Atmosphere

Olivier Favez has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, among them:

  • Jean-Eudes Petit
  • Jean-Luc Jaffrezo
  • Andrés Alástuey
  • Gaëlle Uzu
  • Nicolas Marchand

Best Publications

  • Sources of particulate-matter air pollution and its oxidative potential in Europe.

    Kaspar R. Daellenbach;Kaspar R. Daellenbach;Kaspar R. Daellenbach;Gaëlle Uzu;Jianhui Jiang;Laure Estelle Cassagnes

  • A user-friendly tool for comprehensive evaluation of the geographical origins of atmospheric pollution

    J.-E. Petit;O. Favez;A. Albinet;F. Canonaco

  • Inter-comparison of source apportionment models for the estimation of wood burning aerosols during wintertime in an Alpine city (Grenoble, France)

    O. Favez;O. Favez;I. El Haddad;C. Piot;C. Piot;A. Boreave

  • Characterization of aerosol chemical composition with aerosol mass spectrometry in Central Europe: An overview

    V. A. Lanz;A. S. H. Prevot;M. R. Alfarra;M. R. Alfarra;S. Weimer

  • European aerosol phenomenology - 8: Harmonised source apportionment of organic aerosol using 22 Year-long ACSM/AMS datasets.

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  • Source apportionment of PM 10 in a north-western Europe regional urban background site (Lens, France) using positive matrix factorization and including primary biogenic emissions

    A. Waked;O. Favez;L. Y. Alleman;C. Piot

  • Seasonal variability and source apportionment of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the Paris megacity (France)

    Alexia Baudic;Valérie Gros;Stéphane Sauvage;Nadine Locoge

  • Evidence for a significant contribution of wood burning aerosols to PM2.5 during the winter season in Paris, France

    Olivier Favez;Hélène Cachier;Jean Sciare;Roland Sarda-Estève

  • Two years of near real-time chemical composition of submicron aerosols in the region of Paris using an Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor (ACSM) and a multi-wavelength Aethalometer

    J.-E. Petit;J.-E. Petit;O. Favez;J. Sciare;V. Crenn

  • Long-term measurements of carbonaceous aerosols in the Eastern Mediterranean: evidence of long-range transport of biomass burning

    J. Sciare;K. Oikonomou;O. Favez;E. Liakakou

  • ACTRIS ACSM intercomparison - Part 1: Reproducibility of concentration and fragment results from 13 individual Quadrupole Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitors (Q-ACSM) and consistency with co-located instruments

    Vincent Crenn;Jean Sciare;Jean Sciare;Philip L. Croteau;Stéphanie Verlhac

  • Long-term observations of carbonaceous aerosols in the Austral Ocean atmosphere: Evidence of a biogenic marine organic source

    J. Sciare;O. Favez;R. Sarda-Estève;K. Oikonomou

  • Large contribution of water‐insoluble secondary organic aerosols in the region of Paris (France) during wintertime

    Jean Sciare;Odile d'Argouges;Roland Sarda-Estève;Cécile Gaimoz

  • ACTRIS ACSM intercomparison - Part 2: Intercomparison of ME-2 organic source apportionment results from 15 individual, co-located aerosol mass spectrometers

    R. Fröhlich;V. Crenn;A. Setyan;C. A. Belis

  • Size-partitioning of an urban aerosol to identify particle determinants involved in the proinflammatory response induced in airway epithelial cells

    Kiran Ramgolam;Olivier Favez;Hélène Cachier;Annie Gaudichet

  • Traffic induced particle resuspension in Paris: Emission factors and source contributions

    F. Amato;O. Favez;M. Pandolfi;A. Alastuey

  • European guide on air pollution source apportionment with receptor models.

    CA Belis;O Favez;M Mirea;E Diapouli

  • Evidence of major secondary organic aerosol contribution to lensing effect black carbon absorption enhancement

    Yunjiang Zhang;Olivier Favez;Francesco Canonaco;Dantong Liu

  • Alternative pathway for atmospheric particles growth

    Maria Eugenia Monge;Thomas Rosenørn;Olivier Favez;Markus Müller

  • Thermal-optical analysis for the measurement of elemental carbon (EC) and organic carbon (OC) in ambient air a literature review

    Angeliki Karanasiou;María Cruz Minguillón;Mar Viana;Andrés Alastuey

  • Evaluation of receptor and chemical transport models for PM10 source apportionment

    C.A. Belis;D. Pernigotti;G. Pirovano;O. Favez

  • A global analysis of climate-relevant aerosol properties retrieved from the network of Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) near-surface observatories

    Paolo Laj;Paolo Laj;Alessandro Bigi;Clémence Rose;Elisabeth Andrews;Elisabeth Andrews

  • Seasonality of major aerosol species and their transformations in Cairo megacity

    Olivier Favez;Hélène Cachier;Jean Sciare;Stéphane C. Alfaro

Frequent Co-Authors

Valérie Gros
Valérie Gros Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jean Sciare
Jean Sciare Cyprus Institute
Jean-Luc Jaffrezo
Jean-Luc Jaffrezo Grenoble Alpes University
Griša Močnik
Griša Močnik Jožef Stefan Institute
André S. H. Prévôt
André S. H. Prévôt Paul Scherrer Institute
Andrés Alastuey
Andrés Alastuey Spanish National Research Council
Francesco Canonaco
Francesco Canonaco Paul Scherrer Institute
Paolo Laj
Paolo Laj Grenoble Alpes University
Marco Pandolfi
Marco Pandolfi Spanish National Research Council
Hélène Cachier
Hélène Cachier Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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