1. BACKGROUND 1.1. Why Condensed Matter Matters: Types and Significance of
Condensed Matter and Surfaces Encountered in the Atmospheric Environment The …

This text reviews many of the aspects of the chemistry of the aromatic hydrocarbons and a
consensus evaluation of the data by seven of the leading atmospheric scientists. The book …

The present status of knowledge of the gas-phase reactions of inorganic Ox, HOx and NOx
species and of selected classes of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)[alkanes, alkenes …

Kinetic and mechanistic data relevant to the tropospheric degradation of aromatic volatile
organic compounds (VOC) have been used to define a mechanism development protocol …

Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation from the photooxidation of m-xylene, toluene,
and benzene is investigated in the Caltech environmental chambers. Experiments are …

Outdoor smog chamber photooxidations to determine the molecular composition of
secondary organic aerosol (SOA) from toluene, m-xylene, p-xylene, ethylbenzene, m …

Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) from the photooxidation of toluene in a hydrocarbon− NO
x mixture was generated in a 190 m3 outdoor Teflon chamber. The photooxidation reaction …

Aqueous‐phase oxidation (in clouds and aerosols) is a potentially important source of
organic aerosol and could explain the atmospheric presence of oxalic acid. Methylglyoxal, a …

A new approach is presented to study the ring-cleavage process of benzene, toluene, and p-
xylene (BTX). DOAS (differential optical absorption spectroscopy) was used for the …

The OH radical is the most important oxidant in both the tropospheric gas and aqueous
phase. Its main sink processes in clouds appear to be reactions with organics but due to the …