Sulfuric acid-ammonium sulfate aerosol: optical detection in the St. Louis region

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1974 · Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.184.4133.156· OSTI ID:6587156

Charlson, R J; Vanderpol, A H; Covert, D S; Waggoner, A P; Ahlquis, N C

Nephelometric sensing of the deliquescence of ammonium sulfate produced by the reaction of sulfuric acid or ammonium bisulfate aerosol with ammonia provides a means for detecting these substances in air. Field experiments show them to be the dominant substances in the submicrometer, light-scattering aerosol in the St. Louis region.

• OSTI ID: 6587156
• Journal Information: Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States), Journal Name: Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States) Vol. 184; ISSN SCIEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
AMMONIA
AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS
AMMONIUM SULFATES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
FEDERAL REGION VII
HYDRIDES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
LIGHT SCATTERING
MISSOURI
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN HYDRIDES
NORTH AMERICA
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
PARTICULATES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLLUTION
POLLUTION SOURCES
SCATTERING
SULFATES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFURIC ACID
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