Particulate organic nitrates observed in an oil and natural gas production region during wintertime

Lee, L.; Wooldridge, P. J.; deGouw, J.; Brown, S. S.; Bates, T. S.; Quinn, P. K.; Cohen, R. C.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-9313-2015

Articles | Volume 15, issue 16

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-9313-2015

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Uintah Basin Winter Ozone Studies (ACP/AMT inter-journal SI)

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-9313-2015

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21 Aug 2015

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| 21 Aug 2015

Particulate organic nitrates observed in an oil and natural gas production region during wintertime

L. Lee, P. J. Wooldridge, J. deGouw, S. S. Brown, T. S. Bates, P. K. Quinn, and R. C. Cohen

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RC C2463: 'Particulate organic nitrates observed in an oil and natural gas production region during wintertime', Anonymous Referee #1, 12 May 2015
- AC C4887: 'Reply to Referee #1', L. Lee, 14 Jul 2015
RC C3955: 'Review of Lee et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Jun 2015
- AC C4883: 'Reply to Referee #2', L. Lee, 14 Jul 2015

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AR by L. Lee on behalf of the Authors (03 Aug 2015)

Short summary

Secondary organic aerosol affects both the environment and human health. We characterized the aerosol composition in Uintah Basin by measuring the concentration of nitrooxy group moiety which is produced through chemical interaction of volatile organic compounds and NOx emitted largely from local human activity. We found nitrooxy compounds to be a persistent, if not dominant, portion of fine aerosol mass. Similar results may be expected from emissions due to traffic in cities.