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            https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-4915-2021
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On the importance of atmospheric loss of organic nitrates by aqueous-phase ●OH oxidation
Juan Miguel González-Sánchez
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                                            Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, LCE, Marseille, France
                                        
                                    
                                            Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, ICR, Marseille, France
                                        
                                    Nicolas Brun
                                            Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, LCE, Marseille, France
                                        
                                    
                                            Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, ICR, Marseille, France
                                        
                                    Junteng Wu
                                            Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, LCE, Marseille, France
                                        
                                    Julien Morin
                                            Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, LCE, Marseille, France
                                        
                                    Brice Temime-Roussel
                                            Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, LCE, Marseille, France
                                        
                                    Sylvain Ravier
                                            Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, LCE, Marseille, France
                                        
                                    Camille Mouchel-Vallon
                                            Laboratoire d'Aérologie, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS,
Toulouse, France
                                        
                                    Jean-Louis Clément
                                            Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, ICR, Marseille, France
                                        
                                    Anne Monod
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                                            Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, LCE, Marseille, France
                                        
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 - Deactivating Effect of Hydroxyl Radicals Reactivity by Sulfate and Sulfite Functional Groups in Aqueous Phase─Atmospheric Implications for Small Organosulfur Compounds D. Lai et al. 10.1021/acsestair.4c00033
 - Multiphase reactions of organic peroxides and nitrite as a source of atmospheric organic nitrates Y. Yang et al. 10.1038/s41467-025-60696-3
 - Direct formation of HONO through aqueous-phase photolysis of organic nitrates J. González-Sánchez et al. 10.5194/acp-23-15135-2023
 - Temperature-dependent aqueous OH kinetics of C2–C10 linear and terpenoid alcohols and diols: new rate coefficients, structure–activity relationship, and atmospheric lifetimes B. Witkowski et al. 10.5194/acp-24-663-2024
 - T- and pH-Dependent Hydroxyl-Radical Reaction Kinetics of Lactic Acid, Glyceric Acid, and Methylmalonic Acid in the Aqueous Phase Y. Hu et al. 10.1021/acs.jpca.4c08063
 - Revealing severely underestimated hydrolysis in liquid-phase degradation of alkyl nitrates W. Zhang et al. 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2025.121482
 - T- and pH-dependent OH radical reaction kinetics with glycine, alanine, serine, and threonine in the aqueous phase L. Wen et al. 10.1039/D1CP05186E
 - On the importance of multiphase photolysis of organic nitrates on their global atmospheric removal J. González-Sánchez et al. 10.5194/acp-23-5851-2023
 - Formation of Inorganic Sulfate and Volatile Nonsulfated Products from Heterogeneous Hydroxyl Radical Oxidation of 2-Methyltetrol Sulfate Aerosols: Mechanisms and Atmospheric Implications R. Xu et al. 10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00451
 - Aqueous OH kinetics of saturated C6–C10 dicarboxylic acids under acidic and basic conditions between 283 and 318 K; new structure-activity relationship parameters B. Witkowski et al. 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118761
 - Online headspace monitoring of volatile organic compounds using proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry: Application to the multiphase atmospheric fate of 2,4-hexadienedial N. Brun et al. 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.126176
 
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- T- and pH-Dependent Kinetics of the Reactions of ·OH(aq) with Glutaric and Adipic Acid for Atmospheric Aqueous-Phase Chemistry L. Wen et al. 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00163
 - Measurement report: Bio-physicochemistry of tropical clouds at Maïdo (Réunion, Indian Ocean): overview of results from the BIO-MAÏDO campaign M. Leriche et al. 10.5194/acp-24-4129-2024
 - Deactivating Effect of Hydroxyl Radicals Reactivity by Sulfate and Sulfite Functional Groups in Aqueous Phase─Atmospheric Implications for Small Organosulfur Compounds D. Lai et al. 10.1021/acsestair.4c00033
 - Multiphase reactions of organic peroxides and nitrite as a source of atmospheric organic nitrates Y. Yang et al. 10.1038/s41467-025-60696-3
 - Direct formation of HONO through aqueous-phase photolysis of organic nitrates J. González-Sánchez et al. 10.5194/acp-23-15135-2023
 - Temperature-dependent aqueous OH kinetics of C2–C10 linear and terpenoid alcohols and diols: new rate coefficients, structure–activity relationship, and atmospheric lifetimes B. Witkowski et al. 10.5194/acp-24-663-2024
 - T- and pH-Dependent Hydroxyl-Radical Reaction Kinetics of Lactic Acid, Glyceric Acid, and Methylmalonic Acid in the Aqueous Phase Y. Hu et al. 10.1021/acs.jpca.4c08063
 - Revealing severely underestimated hydrolysis in liquid-phase degradation of alkyl nitrates W. Zhang et al. 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2025.121482
 - T- and pH-dependent OH radical reaction kinetics with glycine, alanine, serine, and threonine in the aqueous phase L. Wen et al. 10.1039/D1CP05186E
 - On the importance of multiphase photolysis of organic nitrates on their global atmospheric removal J. González-Sánchez et al. 10.5194/acp-23-5851-2023
 - Formation of Inorganic Sulfate and Volatile Nonsulfated Products from Heterogeneous Hydroxyl Radical Oxidation of 2-Methyltetrol Sulfate Aerosols: Mechanisms and Atmospheric Implications R. Xu et al. 10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00451
 - Aqueous OH kinetics of saturated C6–C10 dicarboxylic acids under acidic and basic conditions between 283 and 318 K; new structure-activity relationship parameters B. Witkowski et al. 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118761
 - Online headspace monitoring of volatile organic compounds using proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry: Application to the multiphase atmospheric fate of 2,4-hexadienedial N. Brun et al. 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.126176
 
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Short summary
                    Organic nitrates play a crucial role in air pollution as they are considered NOx reservoirs. This work lights up the importance of their reactions with OH radicals in the aqueous phase (cloud/fog, wet aerosol), which is slower than in the gas phase. For compounds that significantly partition in water such as polyfunctional biogenic nitrates, these aqueous-phase reactions should drive their atmospheric removal, leading to a broader spatial distribution of NOx than previously accounted for.
                    Organic nitrates play a crucial role in air pollution as they are considered NOx reservoirs....
                    
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