Heterogeneous production of nitrous acid on soot in polluted air masses

Nature

Volumn 395, Issue 6698, 1998, Pages 157-160

  Ammann, M ^a   Kalberer, M ^a,b   Jost, D T ^a   Tobler, L ^a   Rossler E ^a   Piguet, D ^a   Gaggeler H W ^a,b   Baltensperger, U ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROUS ACID DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; OZONE; SULFURIC ACID;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; NITRIC ACID;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; OXIDATION; OZONE LAYER; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032504947     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/25965     Document Type: Article

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