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Technical Note: Particulate reactive oxygen species concentrations and their association with environmental conditions in an urban, subtropical climate |
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S. S. Khurshid, J. A. Siegel, K. A. Kinney |
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Artikel
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Sprache |
Englisch
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1680-7316
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In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ; 14, no. 13 ; Nr. 14, no. 13 (2014-07-03), S.6777-6784 |
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250118862
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Publikation (Nr.) |
copernicus.org/acp-14-6777-2014.pdf |
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Zusammenfassung |
Reactions between hydrocarbons and ozone or hydroxyl radicals lead to the
formation of oxidized species, including reactive oxygen species (ROS), and
secondary organic aerosol (SOA) in the troposphere. ROS can be carried deep
into the lungs by small aerodynamic particles where they can cause oxidative
stress and cell damage. While environmental studies have focused on ROS in
the gas phase and rainwater, it is also important to determine
concentrations of ROS on respirable particles. Samples of PM2.5
collected over 3 h at midday on 40 days during November 2011 and
September 2012 show that the particulate ROS concentration in Austin, Texas,
ranged from a minimum value of 0.02 nmoles H2O2 m−3 air in
December to 3.81 nmoles H2O2 m−3 air in September. Results
from correlation tests and linear regression analysis on particulate ROS
concentrations and environmental conditions (which included ozone and
PM2.5 concentrations, temperature, relative humidity, precipitation and
solar radiation) indicate that ambient particulate ROS is significantly
influenced by the ambient ozone concentration, temperature and incident
solar radiation. Particulate ROS concentrations measured in this study were
in the range reported by other studies in the US, Taiwan and Singapore.
This study is one of the first to assess seasonal variations in particulate
ROS concentrations and helps explain the influence of environmental
conditions on particulate ROS concentrations. |
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