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 …

Explosive secondary aerosol formation during severe haze in the North China Plain

J Peng, M Hu, D Shang, Z Wu, Z Du, T Tan… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Severe haze events with exceedingly high-levels of fine aerosols occur frequently over the
past decades in the North China Plain (NCP), exerting profound impacts on human health …

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 …

The complex chemical effects of COVID-19 shutdowns on air quality

JH Kroll, CL Heald, CD Cappa, DK Farmer, JL Fry… - Nature Chemistry, 2020 - nature.com
Stay-at-home policies invoked in response to COVID-19 have led to well-publicized drops in
some air pollutants. The extent to which such reductions translate to improved air quality is …

Aqueous production of secondary organic aerosol from fossil-fuel emissions in winter Bei**g haze

J Wang, J Ye, Q Zhang, J Zhao, Y Wu… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) produced by atmospheric oxidation of primary emitted
precursors is a major contributor to fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) air pollution worldwide …

Oxidation of sulfur dioxide by nitrogen dioxide accelerated at the interface of deliquesced aerosol particles

T Liu, JPD Abbatt - Nature Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
Although the multiphase chemistry of SO2 in aerosol particles is of great importance to air
quality under polluted haze conditions, a fundamental understanding of the pertinent …

Significant reductions in secondary aerosols after the three-year action plan in Bei**g summer

Y Li, L Lei, J Sun, Y Gao, P Wang, S Wang… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Air quality in China has continuously improved during the Three-Year Action Plan (2018–
2020); however, the changes in aerosol composition, properties, and sources in Bei**g …

Spontaneous reduction of transition metal ions by one electron in water microdroplets and the atmospheric implications

X Yuan, D Zhang, C Liang, X Zhang - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Freshman chemistry teaches that Fe3+ and Cu2+ ions are stable in water solutions, but their
reduced forms, Fe2+ and Cu+, cannot exist in water as the major oxidation state due to the …

Diesel soot photooxidation enhances the heterogeneous formation of H2SO4

P Zhang, T Chen, Q Ma, B Chu, Y Wang, Y Mu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Both field observation and experimental simulation have implied that black carbon or soot
plays a remarkable role in the catalytic oxidation of SO2 for the formation of atmospheric …

Globally ubiquitous negative effects of nitrogen dioxide on crop growth

DB Lobell, S Di Tommaso, JA Burney - Science advances, 2022 - science.org
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) are among the most widely emitted pollutants in the world, yet their
impacts on agriculture remain poorly known. NOx can directly damage crop cells and …