Ubiquity of organic nitrates from nighttime chemistry in the European submicron aerosol

A. Kiendler-Scharr; A. A. Mensah; E. Friese; David Topping; E. Nemitz; A. S H Prevot; M. Äijälä; James Allan; F Canonaco; M R Canagaratna; S. Carbone; M. Crippa; M. Dall Osto; D. A. Day; P. De Carlo; C. F. Di Marco; H. Elbern; A. Eriksson; E. Freney; L. Hao; H. Herrmann; L. Hildebrandt; R. Hillamo; J. L. Jimenez; A. Laaksonen; Gordon Mcfiggans; C. Mohr; C. O'Dowd; R. Otjes; J. Ovadnevaite; S. N. Pandis; L. Poulain; P. Schlag; K. Sellegri; E. Swietlicki; P. Tiitta; A. Vermeulen; A. Wahner; D. Worsnop; H. C. Wu

doi:10.1002/2016GL069239

Ubiquity of organic nitrates from nighttime chemistry in the European submicron aerosol

A. Kiendler-Scharr^*
, A. A. Mensah
, E. Friese
, David Topping
, E. Nemitz
, A. S H Prevot
, M. Äijälä
, James Allan
, F Canonaco
, M R Canagaratna
, S. Carbone
, M. Crippa
, M. Dall Osto
, D. A. Day
, P. De Carlo
, C. F. Di Marco
, H. Elbern
, A. Eriksson
, E. Freney
, L. Hao

H. Herrmann, L. Hildebrandt, R. Hillamo, J. L. Jimenez, A. Laaksonen, Gordon Mcfiggans, C. Mohr, C. O'Dowd, R. Otjes, J. Ovadnevaite, S. N. Pandis, L. Poulain, P. Schlag, K. Sellegri, E. Swietlicki, P. Tiitta, A. Vermeulen, A. Wahner, D. Worsnop, H. C. Wu

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In the atmosphere nighttime removal of volatile organic compounds is initiated to a large extent by reaction with the nitrate radical (NO₃) forming organic nitrates which partition between gas and particulate phase. Here we show based on particle phase measurements performed at a suburban site in the Netherlands that organic nitrates contribute substantially to particulate nitrate and organic mass. Comparisons with a chemistry transport model indicate that most of the measured particulate organic nitrates are formed by NO₃ oxidation. Using aerosol composition data from three intensive observation periods at numerous measurement sites across Europe, we conclude that organic nitrates are a considerable fraction of fine particulate matter (PM₁) at the continental scale. Organic nitrates represent 34% to 44% of measured submicron aerosol nitrate and are found at all urban and rural sites, implying a substantial potential of PM reduction by NO_x emission control.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7735-7744
Number of pages	10
Journal	Geophysical Research Letters
Volume	43
Issue number	14
Early online date	13 Jul 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL069239
Publication status	Published - 28 Jul 2016

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Kiendler-Scharr, A., Mensah, A. A., Friese, E., Topping, D., Nemitz, E., Prevot, A. S. H., Äijälä, M., Allan, J., Canonaco, F., Canagaratna, M. R., Carbone, S., Crippa, M., Dall Osto, M., Day, D. A., De Carlo, P., Di Marco, C. F., Elbern, H., Eriksson, A., Freney, E., ... Wu, H. C. (2016). Ubiquity of organic nitrates from nighttime chemistry in the European submicron aerosol. Geophysical Research Letters, 43(14), 7735-7744. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL069239

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Ubiquity of organic nitrates from nighttime chemistry in the European submicron aerosol

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