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Heterogeneous and Liquid-Phase Reactions of BVOCs with Inorganic Pollutants in the Urban Atmosphere

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This paper tries to say that urban air pollutants, which definitely are dangerous chemicals, can be efficiently removed from urban atmospheres by reactions with biogenic volatile organic compounds emitted by urban vegetation. It briefly recollects several ideas concerning a profitable coexistence of anthropogenic and green urban spaces in contemporary cities, and reviews recent achievements in the chemistry of BVOC-pollutant interactions arbitrarily considered important by the author.

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The author gratefully acknowledges the financial support of this research work by the European Commission through the Marie Curie European Reintegration Grant (ISOMASSKIN project), and by Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education through the science funds 2011–2012 granted for the realisation of the international co-financed project.

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Rudziński, K.J. (2013). Heterogeneous and Liquid-Phase Reactions of BVOCs with Inorganic Pollutants in the Urban Atmosphere. In: Barnes, I., Rudziński, K. (eds) Disposal of Dangerous Chemicals in Urban Areas and Mega Cities. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5034-0_16

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