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Aldehydes are emitted directly into the atmosphere from a variety of natural and anthropogenic sources and are also formed in situ from the atmospheric degradation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The atmospheric fate of aldehydes is controlled by photolysis and reaction with hydroxyl (OH) or nitrate (NO3) radicals and, in the case of unsaturated compounds, reaction with ozone (Atkinson, 1994). The photolysis of aldehydes is of particular importance because it is a source of free radicals in the troposphere, and thus may significantly influence the oxidizing capacity of the lower atmosphere (Finlayson-Pitts and Pitts, 1986).
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Wenger, J.C. (2006). Chamber Studies on the Photolysis of Aldehydes Environmental. In: Barnes, I., Rudzinski, K.J. (eds) Environmental Simulation Chambers: Application to Atmospheric Chemical Processes. Nato Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Science, vol 62. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4232-9_8
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