Insufficient Condensable Organic Vapors Lead to Slow Growth of New Particles in an Urban Environment

Li, Xiaoxiao; Li, Yuyang; Cai, Runlong; Yan, Chao; Qiao, Xiaohui; Guo, Yishuo; Deng, Chenjuan; Yin, Rujing; Chen, Yijing; Li, Yiran; Yao, Lei; Sarnela, Nina; Zhang, Yusheng; Petäjä, Tuukka; Bianchi, Federico; Liu, Yongchun; Kulmala, Markku; Hao, Jiming; Smith, James N.; Jiang, Jingkun

doi:10.1021/acs.est.2c01566

Insufficient Condensable Organic Vapors Lead to Slow Growth of New Particles in an Urban Environment

Journal Article · 24 June 2022 · Environmental Science and Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c01566· OSTI ID:1977840

^[1]; Li, Yuyang ^[1]; Cai, Runlong ^[2]; Yan, Chao ^[3]; Qiao, Xiaohui ^[1]; Guo, Yishuo ^[4]; Deng, Chenjuan ^[1]; Yin, Rujing ^[1]; Chen, Yijing ^[1]; Li, Yiran ^[1]; ^[2]; Sarnela, Nina ^[2]; Zhang, Yusheng ^[4]; Petäjä, Tuukka ^[2]; ^[3]; Liu, Yongchun ^[4]; Kulmala, Markku ^[3]; Hao, Jiming ^[1]; ^[5]; ^[1]

State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland; Aerosol and Haze Laboratory, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029 Beijing, China
Aerosol and Haze Laboratory, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029 Beijing, China
Chemistry Department, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United Sates

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Research Organization:: Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0019000

OSTI ID:: 1977840

Journal Information:: Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 56, Issue 14; ISSN 0013-936X

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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