Organic peroxides in aerosol: key reactive intermediates for multiphase processes in the atmosphere

S Wang, Y Zhao, AWH Chan, M Yao, Z Chen… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Organic peroxides (POs) are organic molecules with one or more peroxide (− O–O−)
functional groups. POs are commonly regarded as chemically labile termination products …

Multiphase oxidation of sulfur dioxide in aerosol particles: Implications for sulfate formation in polluted environments

T Liu, AWH Chan, JPD Abbatt - Environmental Science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Atmospheric oxidation of sulfur dioxide (SO2) forms sulfate-containing aerosol particles that
impact air quality, climate, and human and ecosystem health. It is well-known that in-cloud …

[HTML][HTML] Sulfate formation is dominated by manganese-catalyzed oxidation of SO2 on aerosol surfaces during haze events

W Wang, M Liu, T Wang, Y Song, L Zhou, J Cao… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The formation mechanism of aerosol sulfate during wintertime haze events in China is still
largely unknown. As companions, SO2 and transition metals are mainly emitted from coal …

Revealing drivers of haze pollution by explainable machine learning

L Hou, Q Dai, C Song, B Liu, F Guo, T Dai… - … & Technology Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Many places on earth still suffer from a high level of atmospheric fine particulate matter
(PM2. 5) pollution. Formation of a particulate pollution event or haze episode (HE) involves …

Photocatalytic chlorine atom production on mineral dust–sea spray aerosols over the North Atlantic

MMJW van Herpen, Q Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Active chlorine in the atmosphere is poorly constrained and so is its role in the oxidation of
the potent greenhouse gas methane, causing uncertainty in global methane budgets. We …

Spontaneous dark formation of OH radicals at the interface of aqueous atmospheric droplets

K Li, Y Guo, SA Nizkorodov, Y Rudich… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Hydroxyl radical (OH) is a key oxidant that triggers atmospheric oxidation chemistry in both
gas and aqueous phases. The current understanding of its aqueous sources is mainly …

[HTML][HTML] Fast sulfate formation from oxidation of SO2 by NO2 and HONO observed in Beijing haze

J Wang, J Li, J Ye, J Zhao, Y Wu, J Hu, D Liu… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Severe events of wintertime particulate air pollution in Beijing (winter haze) are associated
with high relative humidity (RH) and fast production of particulate sulfate from the oxidation …

[HTML][HTML] Global environmental implications of atmospheric methane removal through chlorine-mediated chemistry-climate interactions

Q Li, D Meidan, P Hess, JA Añel, CA Cuevas… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Atmospheric methane is both a potent greenhouse gas and photochemically active, with
approximately equal anthropogenic and natural sources. The addition of chlorine to the …

Aging of atmospheric brown carbon aerosol

RF Hems, EG Schnitzler, C Liu-Kang… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Emitted by numerous primary sources and formed by secondary sources, atmospheric
brown carbon (BrC) aerosol is chemically complex. As BrC aerosol ages in the atmosphere …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure and health: A progress update by evaluation and scientometric analysis

RP Kumar, SJ Perumpully, C Samuel… - … Research and Risk …, 2023 - Springer
Several hands are now working worldwide to reduce exposure to air pollution, especially in
developing nations. Future steps should be determined and classified as possible research …