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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play a central role in atmospheric chemistry. In this work, the kinetic and mechanistic reactivities of VOCs are analyzed, and the contribution of the organic compounds emitted by anthropogenic and natural sources is estimated. VOCs react with hydroxyl radicals and other photochemical oxidants, such as ozone and nitrate radicals, which cause the conversion of NO to NO2 in various potential reaction paths, including photolysis, to form oxygen atoms, which generate ozone. The kinetic reactivity was evaluated based on the reaction coefficients for hydroxyl radicals with VOCs. The mechanistic reactivity was estimated using a detailed mechanism and the incremental reactivity scale that Carter proposed. Different scenarios were proposed and discussed, and a minimum set of compounds, which may describe the tropospheric reactivity in the studied area, was determined. The role of isoprene was analyzed in terms of its contribution to ozone formation.
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The study was funded in part by FAPERJ, CNPq, CAPES and CENPES/Petrobras. The authors also acknowledge data provided by SMAC.
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da Silva, C.M., da Silva, L.L., Corrêa, S.M. et al. Kinetic and mechanistic reactivity. Isoprene impact on ozone levels in an urban area near Tijuca Forest, Rio de Janeiro. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 97, 781–785 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-016-1949-6
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