Theoretical study on the OH-initiated atmospheric reaction of 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl) ethane (DDT)

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 177-183

  Bai, Jing ^a   Yang, Wenbo ^a   Zhang, Chenxi ^a   Zhao, Yuyang ^a   Gong, Chen ^a   Sun, Xiaomin ^a,b   Zhang, Qingzhu ^a   Wang, Wenxing ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LANZHOU INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Atmospheric lifetime; Chemical mechanism and kinetic property; OH radical; P,p' DDT; Rate constants

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEGRADATION; ATMOSPHERIC LIFETIME; ATMOSPHERIC REACTIONS; BRANCHING RATIO; CHEMICAL MECHANISM; H-ABSTRACTION; OH RADICAL; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; QUANTUM CHEMICAL; RICE-RAMSPERGER-KASSEL-MARCUS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ADDITION REACTIONS; ETHANE; FREE RADICALS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RATE CONSTANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

ALKYL GROUP; CHLORPHENOTANE; HYDROGEN;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DDT; DEGRADATION; HYDROXYL RADICAL; ORGANOCHLORINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL REACTION; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RADICAL REACTION; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84870360743     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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