Biogenic secondary organic aerosols: A review on formation mechanism, analytical challenges and environmental impacts

M Mahilang, MK Deb, S Pervez - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The review initiates with current state of information on the atmospheric reaction mechanism
of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) and its fate in the atmosphere. The plants …

Formation mechanism and control strategy for particulate nitrate in China

H Wang, K Lu, Z Tan, X Chen, Y Liu, Y Zhang - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, fine particulate matter (PM) pollution in China has been abated
significantly, benefiting from strict emission control measures, but particulate nitrate …

Heterogeneous nitrate production mechanisms in intense haze events in the North China Plain

YC Chan, MJ Evans, P He, CD Holmes… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Studies of wintertime air quality in the North China Plain (NCP) show that particulate‐nitrate
pollution persists despite rapid reduction in NOx emissions. This intriguing NOx‐nitrate …

Investigating the sources of atmospheric nitrous acid (HONO) in the megacity of Beijing, China

R Gu, H Shen, L Xue, T Wang, J Gao, H Li… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nitrous acid (HONO) can powerfully influence atmospheric photochemistry by producing
hydroxyl radical (radical dot OH), which is a crucial oxidant that controls the fate of …

NO3 and N2O5 chemistry at a suburban site during the EXPLORE-YRD campaign in 2018

H Wang, X Chen, K Lu, R Hu, Z Li, H Wang, X Ma… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - Elsevier
During the EXPLORE-YRD campaign (EXPeriment on the eLucidation of the atmospheric
Oxidation capacity and aerosol foRmation, and their Effects in Yangtze River Delta) in May …

Characterizing nitrate radical budget trends in Beijing during 2013–2019

H Wang, K Lu, S Chen, X Li, L Zeng, M Hu… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nitrate (NO 3) radical is an important oxidant in the atmosphere as it regulates the NO x
budget and impacts secondary pollutant formation. Here, a long-term observational dataset …

Atmospheric nitrate formation pathways in urban and rural atmosphere of Northeast China: Implications for complicated anthropogenic effects

Z Li, WW Walters, MG Hastings, L Song, S Huang… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Effects of human activities on atmospheric nitrate (NO 3-) formation remain unclear,
though the knowledge is critical for improving atmospheric chemistry models and nitrogen …

Anthropogenic short-lived halogens increase human exposure to mercury contamination due to enhanced mercury oxidation over continents

X Fu, X Sun, O Travnikov, Q Li, C Qin… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Mercury (Hg) is a contaminant of global concern, and an accurate understanding of its
atmospheric fate is needed to assess its risks to humans and ecosystem health. Atmospheric …

Wintertime N2O5 uptake coefficients over the North China Plain

H Wang, X Chen, K Lu, Z Tan, X Ma, Z Wu, X Li, Y Liu… - Science bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
The heterogeneous hydrolysis of dinitrogen pentoxide (N 2 O 5) plays an important role in
regulating NO x. The N 2 O 5 uptake coefficient, γ (N 2 O 5), was determined using an …

Characterizing the ratio of nitrate to sulfate in ambient fine particles of urban Beijing during 2018–2019

S Li, F Zhang, X Jin, Y Sun, H Wu, C Xie, L Chen… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - Elsevier
A variety of legislative actions for air quality improvement have been conducted in China
since 2013, and the emission control measures have achieved remarkable reduction in …