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Contribution of nitrous acid to the atmospheric oxidation capacity in an industrial zone in the Yangtze River Delta region of China
Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and
Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Xiaowen Shi
Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and
Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Yan Ma
Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and
Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
NUIST Reading Academy, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Xinrong Ren
Air Resources Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland 20742,
College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies, University
of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
Halim Jabbour
Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and
Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Yiwei Diao
Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and
Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Key Laboratory for Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation of China Meteorological
Administration, School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of
Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Weiwei Wang
Key Laboratory for Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation of China Meteorological
Administration, School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of
Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Yifeng Ge
Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and
Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Yuchan Zhang
Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and
Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Wenhui Zhu
Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and
Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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Short summary
A high level of nitrous acid (HONO) is formed from NOx emitted by industrial activities; this HONO then promotes secondary air pollutant (e.g., aerosol and O3) formation within these plumes by contributing to free-radical production. Heterogeneous reactions on aerosol surfaces are found to be one of the major formation routes of HONO. Therefore, HONO plays a synergic role in haze formation in heavily industrialized areas.
A high level of nitrous acid (HONO) is formed from NOx emitted by industrial activities; this...
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