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05 Apr 2022
Research article |
| 05 Apr 2022
| 05 Apr 2022
High atmospheric oxidation capacity drives wintertime nitrate pollution in the eastern Yangtze River Delta of China
Han Zang
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong
University, Shanghai 200240, China
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong
University, Shanghai 200240, China
Juntao Huo
Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Center, Shanghai 200235, China
Qianbiao Zhao
Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Center, Shanghai 200235, China
Academy of Environmental Planning & Design, Co., Ltd., Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, China
Qingyan Fu
Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Center, Shanghai 200235, China
Yusen Duan
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Center, Shanghai 200235, China
Jingyuan Shao
College of Flight Technology, Civil Aviation University of China,
Tianjin 300300, China
Cheng Huang
Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China
Jingyu An
Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China
Likun Xue
Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, Shandong, China
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong
University, Shanghai 200240, China
Chenxi Li
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong
University, Shanghai 200240, China
Huayun Xiao
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong
University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Short summary
Particulate nitrate plays an important role in wintertime haze pollution in eastern China, yet quantitative constraints on detailed nitrate formation mechanisms remain limited. Here we quantified the contributions of the heterogeneous N2O5 hydrolysis (66 %) and gas-phase OH + NO2 reaction (32 %) to nitrate formation in this region and identified the atmospheric oxidation capacity (i.e., availability of O3 and OH radicals) as the driving factor of nitrate formation from both processes.
Particulate nitrate plays an important role in wintertime haze pollution in eastern China, yet...
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