Articles | Volume 17, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-11605-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-11605-2017
Research article
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28 Sep 2017
Research article |  | 28 Sep 2017

Secondary organic aerosol from atmospheric photooxidation of indole

Julia Montoya-Aguilera, Jeremy R. Horne, Mallory L. Hinks, Lauren T. Fleming, Véronique Perraud, Peng Lin, Alexander Laskin, Julia Laskin, Donald Dabdub, and Sergey A. Nizkorodov

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Various plant species emit a chemical compound called indole under stressed conditions or during flowering events. Our experiments show that indole can be oxidized in the atmosphere to produce a brownish haze containing well-known indole-derived dyes, such as indigo dye. An airshed model that includes indole chemistry shows that indole aerosol makes a significant contribution to the total aerosol burden and to visibility.
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