EFFECT OF COMPOSITION AND STATE OF ORGANIC-COMPONENTS ON POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DECAY IN ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS
EFFECT OF COMPOSITION AND STATE OF ORGANIC-COMPONENTS ON POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DECAY IN ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS
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DOI:
10.1021/es00061a024
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发表时间:
1994-11-01
影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
KAMENS, RM
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作者:
MCDOW, SR;SUN, QR;KAMENS, RM
Photodegradation of six polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was studied in liquids composed of actual organic aerosol constituents using a photochemical turntable reactor. All six PAHs exhibited more rapid decay in a liquid mixture of methoxyphenols, an abundant class of compounds present in wood smoke, than in hexadecane, which is representative of aliphatic hydrocarbons abundant in diesel soot and automobile exhaust. The most rapid decay was observed for benz[a]anthracene and benzo[a]pyrene in both hexadecane and the methoxyphenols. Benzo[a]pyrene decay was approximately seven times faster in the methoxyphenol mixture than in hexadecane. The results indicate that the organic composition of atmospheric particulate matter can influence PAH decay.