Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
ACP
Articles | Volume 23, issue 2
Articles | Volume 23, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1731-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1731-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 23, issue 2
Research article
 | 
31 Jan 2023
Research article |  | 31 Jan 2023

Effects of pH and light exposure on the survival of bacteria and their ability to biodegrade organic compounds in clouds: implications for microbial activity in acidic cloud water

Yushuo Liu, Chee Kent Lim, Zhiyong Shen, Patrick K. H. Lee, and Theodora Nah

Viewed

Total article views: 4,409 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total Supplement BibTeX EndNote
3,445 881 83 4,409 350 85 98
  • HTML: 3,445
  • PDF: 881
  • XML: 83
  • Total: 4,409
  • Supplement: 350
  • BibTeX: 85
  • EndNote: 98
Views and downloads (calculated since 05 Sep 2022)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 05 Sep 2022)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 4,409 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 4,409 with geography defined and 0 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 
Latest update: 06 Dec 2025
Download
Short summary
We investigated how cloud water pH and solar radiation impact the survival and energetic metabolism of two neutrophilic bacteria species and their biodegradation of organic acids. Experiments were performed using artificial cloud water that mimicked the pH and composition of cloud water in South China. We found that there is a minimum cloud water pH threshold at which neutrophilic bacteria will survive and biodegrade organic compounds in cloud water during the daytime and/or nighttime.
Read more
Share
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint