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Lichen Exometabolites as Possible Precursors of Secondary Organic Aerosols

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Lichens are not only a bioindicator of air pollution; they also affect the chemical composition of air. The qualitative composition of exometabolites in thalli of epiphytic lichens is studied using high-performance liquid chromatography. The comparative analysis of the fractional composition of deposited aerosol matter in water washouts of lichens shows it to be characterized by a bimodal particle distribution. It is postulated that the appearance of the fine fraction is associated with the generation of secondary organic aerosols on the surface of epiphytic lichens. Their precursors are the products of photoactivated reactions between deposited aerosol matter and highly volatile organic compounds which arrive on the lichen surface as a result of efflorescence. The mechanism of entry of secondary organic aerosols into the surface air layer under the radiometric photophoresis effect is discussed.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

UV spectroscopy of water washouts of epiphytic lichens and their biochemical analysis were carried out at the Common Use Center “Chemistry” of Institute of Chemistry, Komi Science Center, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences. Instruments for isotope analysis were provided by the e Tomsk Common Use Center, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences.

The authors are grateful to M.Yu. Arshinov for constructive comments, which significantly increased the scientific significance of the paper.

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The study was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences).

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  1. V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 634055, Tomsk, Russia

    M. P. Tentyukov, B. D. Belan & D. V. Simonenkov

  2. Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University, 167001, Syktyvkar, Russia

    M. P. Tentyukov, S. N. Plyusnin & Yu. A. Bobrov

  3. Institute of Chemistry, Komi Science Center, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 167000, Syktyvkar, Russia

    S. A. Patov & V. I. Mikhailov

  4. Institute of Monitoring of Climatic and Ecological Systems, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 634055, Tomsk, Russia

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Tentyukov, M.P., Belan, B.D., Simonenkov, D.V. et al. Lichen Exometabolites as Possible Precursors of Secondary Organic Aerosols. Atmos Ocean Opt 37, 174–182 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1024856024700210

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