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Research article
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18 Jun 2024
Research article |
| 18 Jun 2024
| 18 Jun 2024
Different formation pathways of nitrogen-containing organic compounds in aerosols and fog water in northern China
Wei Sun
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
Xiaodong Hu
Jiangmen Laboratory of Carbon Science and Technology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Jiangmen 529199, PR China
Yuzhen Fu
Hainan Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Haikou 571126, PR China
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
Yujiao Zhu
Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
Xinfeng Wang
Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
Caiqing Yan
Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
Likun Xue
Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
He Meng
Qingdao Eco-environment Monitoring Center of Shandong Province, Qingdao 266003, PR China
Bin Jiang
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
Yuhong Liao
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
Xinming Wang
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
Ping'an Peng
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
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- Molecular characteristics of water-soluble organic aerosols under pollution conditions in a coal resource-based city revealed by FT-ICR MS: a significant role of sulfur-containing compounds C. Zhang et al.
- Nocturnal evolution of physicochemical characteristics of water-soluble and insoluble organic aerosols in a polluted environment: New insights from a combined online and offline study M. Anand et al.
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- Nontargeted Screening Nitrogen-Containing Organic Compounds in Frost and Wet Deposition in Rural Northeast China R. Zhang et al.
- Characteristics, seasonal variations and major sources of underivatized free amino acids in PM2.5 at a rural coastal site in Qingdao, China S. Kamal et al.
- Key role of nitrogen-containing organic species in haze formation and health implications: an ion mobility-analysis based study M. Tian et al.
- Chlorine radical-initiated atmospheric oxidation of imines: implications for structural influence on the nitrosamine formation Q. Xu et al.
- The critical role of aqueous-phase processes in aromatic-derived nitrogen-containing organic aerosol formation in cities with different energy consumption patterns Y. Ma et al.
- Molecular composition and processing of aqueous secondary organic aerosol in clouds at a mountain site in southeastern China Y. Jin et al.
- Dark aqueous processing of organics in aerosols and size-resolved fog droplets: Variations in levels, characteristics and evolution M. Anand et al.
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Short summary
The formation pathways of nitrogen-containing compounds (NOCs) in the atmosphere remain unclear. We investigated the composition of aerosols and fog water by state-of-the-art mass spectrometry and compared the formation pathways of NOCs. We found that NOCs in aerosols were mainly formed through nitration reaction, while ammonia addition played a more important role in fog water. The results deepen our understanding of the processes of organic particulate pollution.
The formation pathways of nitrogen-containing compounds (NOCs) in the atmosphere remain unclear....
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