New particle formation in the atmosphere: From molecular clusters to global climate

SH Lee, H Gordon, H Yu, K Lehtipalo… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
New particle formation (NPF) represents the first step in the complex processes leading to
formation of cloud condensation nuclei. Newly formed nanoparticles affect human health, air …

The molecular identification of organic compounds in the atmosphere: state of the art and challenges

B Noziere, M Kalberer, M Claeys, J Allan… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The Earth's atmosphere offers a striking contrast with other known planets by its rich organic
composition, which results almost exclusively from the presence of life on the planet. About …

Fine-particle water and pH in the southeastern United States

H Guo, L Xu, A Bougiatioti, KM Cerully… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
Particle water and pH are predicted using meteorological observations (relative humidity
(RH), temperature (T)), gas/particle composition, and thermodynamic modeling (ISORROPIA …

High aerosol acidity despite declining atmospheric sulfate concentrations over the past 15 years

RJ Weber, H Guo, AG Russell, A Nenes - Nature Geoscience, 2016 - nature.com
Particle acidity affects aerosol concentrations, chemical composition and toxicity. Sulfate is
often the main acid component of aerosols, and largely determines the acidity of fine …

Atmospheric ammonia and its impacts on regional air quality over the megacity of Shanghai, China

S Wang, J Nan, C Shi, Q Fu, S Gao, D Wang, H Cui… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Atmospheric ammonia (NH3) has great environmental implications due to its important role
in ecosystem and global nitrogen cycle, as well as contribution to secondary particle …

High levels of ammonia do not raise fine particle pH sufficiently to yield nitrogen oxide-dominated sulfate production

H Guo, RJ Weber, A Nenes - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
High levels of ammonia (NH3) have been suggested to elevate ambient particle pH levels to
near neutral acidity (pH= 7), a condition that promotes rapid SO2 oxidation by NO2 to form …

Constraining the sensitivity of iodide adduct chemical ionization mass spectrometry to multifunctional organic molecules using the collision limit and thermodynamic …

FD Lopez-Hilfiker, S Iyer, C Mohr… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - amt.copernicus.org
The sensitivity of a chemical ionization mass spectrometer (ions formed per number density
of analytes) is fundamentally limited by the collision frequency between reagent ions and …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of aerosol composition, aerosol acidity, and organic acid partitioning at an agriculturally intensive rural southeastern US site

T Nah, H Guo, AP Sullivan, Y Chen… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
The implementation of stringent emission regulations has resulted in the decline of
anthropogenic pollutants including sulfur dioxide (SO 2), nitrogen oxides (NO x), and carbon …

[HTML][HTML] New particle formation in the sulfuric acid–dimethylamine–water system: reevaluation of CLOUD chamber measurements and comparison to an aerosol …

A Kürten, C Li, F Bianchi, J Curtius… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
A recent CLOUD (Cosmics Leaving OUtdoor Droplets) chamber study showed that sulfuric
acid and dimethylamine produce new aerosols very efficiently and yield particle formation …

Indoor acids and bases

WW Nazaroff, CJ Weschler - Indoor Air, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous acids and bases influence indoor air quality. The most abundant of these species
are CO2 (acidic) and NH3 (basic), both emitted by building occupants. Other prominent …