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Free radical chemistry of the atmospheric aqueous phase

Conference ·
OSTI ID:215123
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  1. National Institute of Standards & Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
The chemical environment of the atmospheric aqueous phase has a rich chemistry strongly dependent upon the surrounding gas phase. The importance of free radical processes in this environment is now being considered seriously by atmospheric modelers. Some of the radicals involved in this chemistry, such as OH, HO{sub 2}, NO{sub 2}, and NO{sub 3}, are produced primarily in the gas phase and diffuse into the aqueous phase. Others, such as Cl{sub 2}{sup -} or SO{sub 4}{sup -}, exist only in the aqueous phase. In this talk, some of the aqueous phase free radical research carried out in this laboratory will be reviewed, with a particular emphasis on the relationship between these results and the chemistry of the aqueous phase of the atmosphere.
OSTI ID:
215123
Report Number(s):
CONF-950801--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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