Effect of OH scavengers on the chemical composition of α-pinene secondary organic aerosol
David M. Bell, Veronika Pospíšilová, Felipe D. Lopez‐Hilfiker, Amélie Bertrand, Mao Xiao, Xueqin Zhou, Wei Huang, Dongyu Wang, Chuan Ping Lee, Josef Dommen, Urs Baltensperger, Andrê S. H. Prévôt, Imad El Haddad, Jay G. Slowik
Abstract
reactions. To date fragmentation reactions and inclusion of OH scavenger products into secondary organic aerosol have not been reported in atmospheric simulation chamber studies. Therefore, care should be considered if and when to use an OH scavenger during experiments.
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ChemistryPineneChemical compositionAerosolComposition (language)Primary (astronomy)Hydroxyl radicalEnvironmental chemistryOrganic chemistryRadicalPhysicsAstronomyPhilosophyLinguisticsAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAtmospheric Ozone and ClimateSpectroscopy and Laser Applications