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Aerosols affect environment at the local, regional, and global levels. At the local level, aerosols are now becoming recognized as a significant health problem, especially in regard to respiratory illnesses, including asthma (Dockery et al., 1993). At global scale, atmospheric aerosols influence climate in two main ways, referred to as direct forcing and indirect forcing (Charlson et al., 1992). In the direct forcing mechanism, aerosols reflect sunlight back to space, thus cooling the planet. The indirect effect involves aerosol particles acting as (additional) cloud condensation nuclei, spreading the cloud's liquid water over smaller droplets. This makes clouds more reflective and longer lasting.
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Yassaa, N., Ladji, R., Cecinato, A., Meklati, B.Y. (2010). Chemical Characteristics and Source Reconciliation of Organic Aerosols in Algiers City Area. In: Dincer, I., Hepbasli, A., Midilli, A., Karakoc, T. (eds) Global Warming. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1017-2_42
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