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R. M. Garland is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa and specializes in Environmental Science. Their research covers multiple subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's work focuses primarily on topics related to air quality and its impacts on health, climate change and associated health outcomes, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality monitoring and forecasting, global health care issues, environmental gas dynamics, and allergic rhinitis and sensitization.

Garland has authored numerous scientific papers published in several academic journals. The more frequently appearing publication venues include:

  • Clean Air Journal
  • The Lancet Planetary Health
  • Environment International
  • Atmospheric Research
  • Atmosphere

Notable recent papers by Garland include:

  • "Mortality risk attributable to wildfire-related PM2·5 pollution: a global time series study in 749 locations" (2021, The Lancet Planetary Health)
  • "Short term association between ozone and mortality: global two stage time series study in 406 locations in 20 countries" (2020, BMJ)
  • "A global observational analysis to understand changes in air quality during exceptionally low anthropogenic emission conditions" (2021, Environment International)
  • "Heat-related cardiorespiratory mortality: Effect modification by air pollution across 482 cities from 24 countries" (2023, Environment International)
  • "Joint effect of heat and air pollution on mortality in 620 cities of 36 countries" (2023, Environment International)

Garland's frequent co-authors include Aurelio Tobías, Evangelia Samoli, Joana Madureira, Masahiro Hashizume, and Noah Scovronick, each of whom has collaborated on at least 11 publications with Garland.

Best Publications

  • Ambient Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality in 652 Cities

    Cong Liu;Renjie Chen;Francesco Sera;Ana M. Vicedo-Cabrera

  • Rainforest Aerosols as Biogenic Nuclei of Clouds and Precipitation in the Amazon

    U. Pöschl;S. T. Martin;B. Sinha;Q. Chen

  • Projections of rapidly rising surface temperatures over Africa under low mitigation.

    Francois Engelbrecht;Francois Engelbrecht;Jimmy Adegoke;Mary-Jane Bopape;Mogesh Naidoo

  • Mortality risk attributable to wildfire-related PM2·5 pollution: a global time series study in 749 locations.

    Gongbo Chen;Yuming Guo;Xu Yue;Shilu Tong

  • Relative roles of biogenic emissions and Saharan dust as ice nuclei in the Amazon basin

    Anthony J. Prenni;Markus D. Petters;Sonia M. Kreidenweis;Colette L. Heald

  • Exploring the atmospheric chemistry of nitrous acid (HONO) at a rural site in Southern China

    X. Li;T. Brauers;R. Häseler;B. Bohn

  • Short term association between ozone and mortality: global two stage time series study in 406 locations in 20 countries.

    Ana M. Vicedo-Cabrera;Ana M. Vicedo-Cabrera;Ana M. Vicedo-Cabrera;Francesco Sera;Cong Liu;Ben Armstrong

  • A global observational analysis to understand changes in air quality during exceptionally low anthropogenic emission conditions.

    Ranjeet S. Sokhi;Vikas Singh;Xavier Querol;Sandro Finardi

  • Cloud condensation nuclei in polluted air and biomass burning smoke near the mega-city Guangzhou, China – Part 2: Size-resolved aerosol chemical composition, diurnal cycles, and externally mixed weakly CCN-active soot particles

    D. Rose;S. S. Gunthe;H. Su;R. M. Garland

  • Size distributions and temporal variations of biological aerosol particles in the Amazon rainforest characterized by microscopy and real-time UV-APS fluorescence techniques during AMAZE-08

    J. A. Huffman;B. Sinha;R. M. Garland;A. Snee-Pollmann;A. Snee-Pollmann

  • Cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) from fresh and aged air pollution in the megacity region of Beijing

    Sachin S Gunthe;Diana Rose;Hang Su;Rebecca M Garland

  • AEROSOL OPTICAL PROPERTIES IN A RURAL ENVIRONMENT NEAR THE MEGA-CITY GUANGZHOU, CHINA: IMPLICATIONS FOR REGIONAL AIR POLLUTION, RADIATIVE FORCING AND REMOTE SENSING

    R. M. Garland;H. Yang;O. Schmid;D. Rose

  • Aerosol optical properties observed during Campaign of Air Quality Research in Beijing 2006 (CAREBeijing‐2006): Characteristic differences between the inflow and outflow of Beijing city air

    R. M. Garland;O. Schmid;A. Nowak;P. Achtert

  • Kinetic double-layer model of aerosol surface chemistry and gas-particle interactions (K2-SURF): Degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposed to O 3 , NO 2 , H 2 O, OH and NO 3

    M. Shiraiwa;R. M. Garland;U. Pöschl

  • An overview of regional and local characteristics of aerosols in South Africa using satellite, ground, and modeling data.

    S. P. Hersey;S. P. Hersey;R. M. Garland;R. M. Garland;E. Crosbie;T. Shingler

  • Kinetics of acid-catalyzed aldol condensation reactions of aliphatic aldehydes

    Mia T. Casale;Aviva R. Richman;Matthew J. Elrod;Rebecca M. Garland

  • Influence of soot mixing state on aerosol light absorption and single scattering albedo during air mass aging at a polluted regional site in northeastern China

    Y. F. Cheng;Y. F. Cheng;M. Berghof;R. M. Garland;A. Wiedensohler

  • SPARTAN: a global network to evaluate and enhance satellite-based estimates of ground-level particulate matter for global health applications

    G. Snider;C. L. Weagle;R. V. Martin;R. V. Martin;A. van Donkelaar

  • Heat-related cardiorespiratory mortality: Effect modification by air pollution across 482 cities from 24 countries.

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  • Impact of Palmitic Acid Coating on the Water Uptake and Loss of Ammonium Sulfate Particles

    R. M. Garland;M. E. Wise;M. E. Wise;M. R. Beaver;H. L. DeWitt

  • Phase Changes in Internally Mixed Maleic Acid/Ammonium Sulfate Aerosols

    Sarah D. Brooks;Rebecca M. Garland;Matthew E. Wise;Anthony J. Prenni

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Pöschl
Ulrich Pöschl Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Margaret A. Tolbert
Margaret A. Tolbert University of Colorado Boulder
Willem A. Landman
Willem A. Landman University of Pretoria
Meinrat O. Andreae
Meinrat O. Andreae Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Francois Engelbrecht
Francois Engelbrecht University of the Witwatersrand
Min Hu
Min Hu Peking University
Nobuyuki Takegawa
Nobuyuki Takegawa Tokyo Metropolitan University
A. R. Ravishankara
A. R. Ravishankara Colorado State University
Shilu Tong
Shilu Tong Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Hang Su
Hang Su Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

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