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HOx and ROx Radicals in Atmospheric Chemistry

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Disposal of Dangerous Chemicals in Urban Areas and Mega Cities

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Work on the relevance of the reaction of excited NO2 with water vapour as an atmospheric source of OH radicals is presented and measurement of absolute absorption cross sections of HONO in the near infrared are reported.

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  1. Physicochimie des Processus de Combustion et de l’Atmosphère, USTL, Cité Scientifique, Bâtiment C11, Villeneuve d’Ascq, 59655, France

    Damien Amedro, Alexander E. Parker, Coralie Schoemaecker, Chaithanya Jain, Pranay Morajkar, Paul S. Monks, Koji Miyazaki, Yoshizumi Kajii & Christa Fittschen

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Amedro, D. et al. (2013). HOx and ROx Radicals in Atmospheric Chemistry. 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_6

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