The hydroxyl radical (• OH) is one of the most powerful oxidizing agents, able to react
unselectively and instantaneously with the surrounding chemicals, including organic …

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

Multiphase chemistry plays a vital role in the Earth system, climate, and health. Chemical
reactions, mass transport, and phase transitions between gases, liquids, and solids are …

Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) accounts for a significant fraction of ambient tropospheric
aerosol and a detailed knowledge of the formation, properties and transformation of SOA is …

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 …

Dry deposition of ozone is an important sink of ozone in near‐surface air. When dry
deposition occurs through plant stomata, ozone can injure the plant, altering water and …

A workshop was held in the framework of the ACCENT (Atmospheric Composition Change–
a European Network) Joint Research Programme on" Aerosols" and the Programme on" …

The interactions of trace gases with tropospheric aerosol can have significant effects on both
gas phase and aerosol composition. In turn, this may affect the atmospheric oxidizing …

Aerosol-phase humic-like substances (HULIS) have received increasingly attention due to
their universal ambient presence, active participation in atmospheric chemistry and …

Major contributors to the organic aerosol include water-soluble macromolecular compounds
(eg HULIS WS: Water Soluble Humic LIke Substances). The nature and sources of HULIS …