Surface interactions, atmospheric strong acid

Chemical interactions also occur in the condensed phases. Some of these are expected to be quite complex, e.g., the reactions of free radicals on the surfaces of or within aerosol particles. Simpler sorts of interactions also exist. Perhaps the best understood is the acid-base relationship of NH3 with strong acids in aerosol particles and in liquid water (see Chapter 16). Often, the main strong acid in the atmosphere is H2SO4, and one may consider the nature of the system consisting of H2O (liquid), NH3, H2SO4, and CO2 under realistic atmospheric conditions. Carbon dioxide is not usually important to the acidity of atmospheric liquid water (Charlson and Rodhe, 1982) the dominant effects are due to NH3 and H2SO4. The sensitivity the pH of cloud (or rainwater produced from it) to NH3 and... 

Surface Interactions. Loss of strong acid content of atmospheric aerosols was observed and attributed to reaction with basic sites in the glass or cellulose filter matrices commonly used for high-volume sampling of atmospheric aerosols (46, 50). These filter materials, and glass fiber filters of... 

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