Ozone formation from NO/sub x/ in ''clean air''

Journal Article · Sat Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1976 · Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/es60113a002· OSTI ID:7355073

Chameides, W L; Stedman, D H

A theoretical model is presented to explain recent observations of ozone in excess of 80 ppb in relatively rural areas. The proposed mechanism involves the interaction of anthropogenic nitrogen oxides from urban areas with the natural photochemical methane oxidation chain. This mechanism can cause the production of large quantities of ozone in the urban pollution plume, leading to high ozone-air pollution events in rural areas downwind of the urban pollution source.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• OSTI ID: 7355073
• Journal Information: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 10:2; ISSN ESTHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

500200* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
ALKANES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
FLUIDS
HYDROCARBONS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
METHANE
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OZONE
PHOTOCHEMISTRY
POLLUTION
RURAL AREAS
URBAN AREAS