Evidence for photochemical formation of H[sub 2]O[sub 2] and oxidation of SO[sub 2] in authentic fog water

Journal Article · Fri Apr 02 00:00:00 EST 1993 · Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6533277

Yuegang Zuo, Hoigne, J. ^[1]

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1. (Swiss Federal Inst. of Technology, Duebendorf (Switzerland))

When samples of rain and fog water were exposed to ultraviolet and visible light, reactive transients such as hydrogen peroxide were formed and dissolved organic matter and sulfur dioxide were depleated. These results, in conjunction with those from previous studies, imply that dissolved organic compounds and transition metals such as iron ions are involved in the photochemical formation of hydrogen peroxide and other photooxidants in atmospheric waters.

• OSTI ID: 6533277
• Journal Information: Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States), Vol. 260:5104; ISSN 0036-8075
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
SYNTHESIS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS
PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDANTS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
ACID RAIN
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
FOG
IRON IONS
ORGANIC MATTER
OXIDATION
RAIN
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFURIC ACID
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHARGED PARTICLES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
ELEMENTS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
IONS
MATTER
METALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PEROXIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR OXIDES
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