Rethinking of the adverse effects of NOx-control on the reduction of methane and tropospheric ozone–Challenges toward a denitrified society

H Akimoto, H Tanimoto - Atmospheric Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Nitrogen oxides (NO x= NO+ NO 2) are key precursors of tropospheric ozone (O 3) together
with volatile organic compounds (VOC) and carbon monoxide (CO). Since O 3 has positive …

Extensive field evidence for the release of HONO from the photolysis of nitrate aerosols

ST Andersen, LJ Carpenter, C Reed, JD Lee… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Particulate nitrate (pNO 3−) has long been considered a permanent sink for NO x (NO and
NO2), removing a gaseous pollutant that is central to air quality and that influences the …

Elevated levels of OH observed in haze events during wintertime in central Beijing

EJ Slater, LK Whalley… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Wintertime in situ measurements of OH, HO 2 and RO 2 radicals and OH reactivity were
made in central Beijing during November and December 2016. Exceptionally elevated NO …

Detailed budget analysis of HONO in Beijing, China: Implication on atmosphere oxidation capacity in polluted megacity

J Liu, Z Liu, Z Ma, S Yang, D Yao, S Zhao, B Hu… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, continuous measurements of HONO and related parameters were carried out at
an urban site in Beijing during intense summer and winter campaigns. Highly variable …

In situ ozone production is highly sensitive to volatile organic compounds in Delhi, India

BS Nelson, GJ Stewart, WS Drysdale… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
The Indian megacity of Delhi suffers from some of the poorest air quality in the world. While
ambient NO 2 and particulate matter (PM) concentrations have received considerable …

[HTML][HTML] Sources of nitrous acid (HONO) in the upper boundary layer and lower free troposphere of the North China Plain: insights from the Mount Tai Observatory

Y Jiang, L Xue, R Gu, M Jia, Y Zhang… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Nitrous acid (HONO) is a significant precursor of atmospheric “detergent” OH radicals and
plays a vital role in tropospheric chemistry. The current knowledge about daytime HONO …

A systematic review of reactive nitrogen simulations with chemical transport models in China

H Zhang, X Zhou, C Ren, M Li, T Liu, X Huang - Atmospheric Research, 2024 - Elsevier
As primary emissions have been declining in recent decades in China, secondary pollution,
like ozone (O 3) and secondary aerosols are main pollutants deteriorating air quality. The …

[HTML][HTML] Improving the representation of HONO chemistry in CMAQ and examining its impact on haze over China

S Zhang, G Sarwar, J Xing, B Chu, C Xue… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
Abstract We compare Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model predictions with
measured nitrous acid (HONO) concentrations in Beijing, China, for December 2015. The …

Photoenhanced Uptake of NO2 and HONO Formation on Real Urban Grime

J Liu, S Li, M Mekic, H Jiang, W Zhou… - … science & technology …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Nitrous acid (HONO) is one of the most important photochemical precursors of the hydroxyl
radical in the sunlit urban atmosphere. The sources of HONO, however, are still poorly …

Aerosol promotes peroxyacetyl nitrate formation during winter in the North China Plain

W Xu, G Zhang, Y Wang, S Tong, W Zhang… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) is an important indicator for photochemical pollution, formed
similar to ozone in the photochemistry of certain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the …