Chemistry of secondary organic aerosol: Formation and evolution of low-volatility organics in the atmosphere

JH Kroll, JH Seinfeld - Atmospheric Environment, 2008 - Elsevier
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA), particulate matter composed of compounds formed from
the atmospheric transformation of organic species, accounts for a substantial fraction of …

[PDF][PDF] Known and unexplored organic constituents in the earth's atmosphere

AH Goldstein, IE Galbally - Environmental science & technology, 2007 - ACS Publications
E ll is/G raph iC s C ap E sphoto G raphy tile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen
oxides (NOx) combine photochemically to produce ozone (2), and Mader et al. provided the …

Role of sesquiterpenes in biogenic new particle formation

L Dada, D Stolzenburg, M Simon, L Fischer… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Biogenic vapors form new particles in the atmosphere, affecting global climate. The
contributions of monoterpenes and isoprene to new particle formation (NPF) have been …

Secondary organic aerosol reduced by mixture of atmospheric vapours

G McFiggans, TF Mentel, J Wildt, I Pullinen, S Kang… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Secondary organic aerosol contributes to the atmospheric particle burden with implications
for air quality and climate. Biogenic volatile organic compounds such as terpenoids emitted …

Organic aerosol components observed in Northern Hemispheric datasets from Aerosol Mass Spectrometry

NL Ng, MR Canagaratna, Q Zhang… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - acp.copernicus.org
In this study we compile and present results from the factor analysis of 43 Aerosol Mass
Spectrometer (AMS) datasets (27 of the datasets are reanalyzed in this work). The …

Evaluating the performance of five different chemical ionization techniques for detecting gaseous oxygenated organic species

M Riva, P Rantala, JE Krechmer… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - amt.copernicus.org
The impact of aerosols on climate and air quality remains poorly understood due to multiple
factors. One of the current limitations is the incomplete understanding of the contribution of …

Proton-transfer reaction mass spectrometry

RS Blake, PS Monks, AM Ellis - Chemical reviews, 2009 - ACS Publications
Proton-transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) is a technique developed almost
exclusively for the detection of gaseous organic compounds in air. Volatile organic …

A large and ubiquitous source of atmospheric formic acid

DB Millet, M Baasandorj, DK Farmer… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
Formic acid (HCOOH) is one of the most abundant acids in the atmosphere, with an
important influence on precipitation chemistry and acidity. Here we employ a chemical …

Molecular mechanism for rapid autoxidation in α-pinene ozonolysis

S Iyer, MP Rissanen, R Valiev, S Barua… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Aerosol affects Earth's climate and the health of its inhabitants. A major contributor to aerosol
formation is the oxidation of volatile organic compounds. Monoterpenes are an important …

Importance of secondary sources in the atmospheric budgets of formic and acetic acids

F Paulot, D Wunch, JD Crounse… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - acp.copernicus.org
We present a detailed budget of formic and acetic acids, two of the most abundant trace
gases in the atmosphere. Our bottom-up estimate of the global source of formic and acetic …