Organic peroxides in aerosol: key reactive intermediates for multiphase processes in the atmosphere

S Wang, Y Zhao, AWH Chan, M Yao, Z Chen… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Organic peroxides (POs) are organic molecules with one or more peroxide (− O–O−)
functional groups. POs are commonly regarded as chemically labile termination products …

Exposure and health: A progress update by evaluation and scientometric analysis

RP Kumar, SJ Perumpully, C Samuel… - … Research and Risk …, 2023 - Springer
Several hands are now working worldwide to reduce exposure to air pollution, especially in
develo** nations. Future steps should be determined and classified as possible research …

Sulfate formation is dominated by manganese-catalyzed oxidation of SO2 on aerosol surfaces during haze events

W Wang, M Liu, T Wang, Y Song, L Zhou, J Cao… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The formation mechanism of aerosol sulfate during wintertime haze events in China is still
largely unknown. As companions, SO2 and transition metals are mainly emitted from coal …

Revealing drivers of haze pollution by explainable machine learning

L Hou, Q Dai, C Song, B Liu, F Guo, T Dai… - … & Technology Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Many places on earth still suffer from a high level of atmospheric fine particulate matter
(PM2. 5) pollution. Formation of a particulate pollution event or haze episode (HE) involves …

Spontaneous dark formation of OH radicals at the interface of aqueous atmospheric droplets

K Li, Y Guo, SA Nizkorodov, Y Rudich… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - pnas.org
Hydroxyl radical (OH) is a key oxidant that triggers atmospheric oxidation chemistry in both
gas and aqueous phases. The current understanding of its aqueous sources is mainly …

Fast sulfate formation from oxidation of SO2 by NO2 and HONO observed in Bei**g haze

J Wang, J Li, J Ye, J Zhao, Y Wu, J Hu, D Liu… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Severe events of wintertime particulate air pollution in Bei**g (winter haze) are associated
with high relative humidity (RH) and fast production of particulate sulfate from the oxidation …

Multiphase oxidation of sulfur dioxide in aerosol particles: Implications for sulfate formation in polluted environments

T Liu, AWH Chan, JPD Abbatt - Environmental Science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Atmospheric oxidation of sulfur dioxide (SO2) forms sulfate-containing aerosol particles that
impact air quality, climate, and human and ecosystem health. It is well-known that in-cloud …

Aging of atmospheric brown carbon aerosol

RF Hems, EG Schnitzler, C Liu-Kang… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Emitted by numerous primary sources and formed by secondary sources, atmospheric
brown carbon (BrC) aerosol is chemically complex. As BrC aerosol ages in the atmosphere …

Hydrogen peroxide serves as pivotal fountainhead for aerosol aqueous sulfate formation from a global perspective

J Gao, H Wang, W Liu, H Xu, Y Wei, X Tian… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Traditional atmospheric chemistry posits that sulfur dioxide (SO2) can be oxidized to sulfate
(SO42–) through aqueous-phase reactions in clouds and gas-phase oxidation. Despite …

Photocatalytic chlorine atom production on mineral dust–sea spray aerosols over the North Atlantic

MMJW van Herpen, Q Li, A Saiz-Lopez… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - pnas.org
Active chlorine in the atmosphere is poorly constrained and so is its role in the oxidation of
the potent greenhouse gas methane, causing uncertainty in global methane budgets. We …