Volume 189, 2016

Spiers Memorial Lecture

Introductory lecture: chemistry in the urban atmosphere

Abstract

The urban atmosphere is characterised by a multitude of complex processes. Gaseous and particulate components are continuously emitted into the atmosphere from many different sources. These components are then dispersed in the urban atmosphere via turbulent mixing. Numerous chemical reactions modify the gas phase chemistry on multiple time scales, producing secondary pollutants. Through partitioning, the chemical and physical properties of the aerosol particles are also constantly changing as a consequence of dispersion and gas phase chemistry. This review presents an overview of the involved processes, focusing on the contributions presented at this conference and putting them into a broader context. Advanced methods for aerosol source apportionment are presented as well, followed by some aspects of health effects related to air pollution.

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 4月 2016
Accepted
18 4月 2016
First published
01 6月 2016

Faraday Discuss., 2016,189, 9-29

Spiers Memorial Lecture

U. Baltensperger, Faraday Discuss., 2016, 189, 9 DOI: 10.1039/C6FD00065G

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