Critical Review
Human skin oil: a major ozone reactant indoors
Much of the ozone that enters buildings reacts with human skin oils, both on occupants and on other surfaces. Products of these reactions influence human chemical exposures.
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Nitrogen-containing organic aerosols and highly oxidized molecules produced by reaction of ozone with floor cleaning detergent
Cleaning detergents are a source of numerous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which are highly reactive towards ozone leading to the formation of secondary organic aerosols (SOA) in indoor environments.
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Ozone formation potential related to the release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxide (NOX) from a typical industrial park in the Pearl River Delta
Ozone (O3) pollution has been recognized as the major air pollution in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region, South China.
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Variability in air quality, ozone formation potential by VOCs, and associated air pollution attributable health risks for Delhi's inhabitants
The present long-term study has been conducted with dual objectives: firstly, to monitor the spatio-temporal variation of ambient air quality parameters and secondly, to evaluate the impact of air pollutants on the Delhi population.
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Performance of machine learning for ozone modeling in Southern California during the COVID-19 shutdown
We combine machine learning (ML) and geospatial interpolations to create two-dimensional high-resolution ozone concentration fields over the South Coast Air Basin for the entire year of 2020.
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Improving model representation of rapid ozone deposition over soil in the central Tibetan Plateau
Ozone deposition velocity with a daily mean of 0.49 cm s−1 was observed in the Tibetan Plateau and rationalized by local meteorological and soil conditions. Our research suggested widespread ozone deposition velocity over soil of 0.1–0.7 cm s−1.
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Anthropogenic secondary organic aerosol and ozone production from asphalt-related emissions
Asphalt paving contributes to nationwide reactive organic compound emissions and these emissions can enhance local, predominantly urban, fine particulate matter concentrations.
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Emerging investigator series: a machine learning approach to quantify the impact of meteorology on tropospheric ozone in the inland southern California
The role of meteorology in facilitating the formation and accumulation of ground-level ozone is of great theoretical and practical interest, especially due to emissions shifts and changing global climate.
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Observations of coastal dynamics during lake breeze at a shoreline impacted by high ozone
Understanding the role of lake breeze in vertical ozone profiles using unmanned aerial systems at a shoreline location. Vertical profiles show gradients in ozone with higher ozone in areas of steep temperature inversion.
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Unraveling the interaction of urban emission plumes and marine breezes involved in the formation of summertime coastal high ozone on Long Island
The different mechanisms for high ozone cases at the north shore vs. the south shore of Long Island, New York are influenced by the interplay of urban plumes with different coastal meteorological flow patterns.
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A conceptual model of northern midlatitude tropospheric ozone
The average (climatic) seasonal pattern of ozone in the northern mid-latitude troposphere is explained by a very simple model. Reference to such basic models is a valuable tool for the interpretation of complex simulations and measurements.
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Elucidating the impacts of COVID-19 lockdown on air quality and ozone chemical characteristics in India
We highlight the contribution of inter-annual meteorology and emissions (dust, biogenic, and biomass burning) and COVID-19 lockdown emissions to the changes in aerosols and ozone, and provide a detailed ozone chemistry analysis in northern India.
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Changes to lung surfactant monolayers upon exposure to gas phase ozone observed using X-ray and neutron reflectivity
Lung surfactant at the air water interface reacts with ozone leading to changes in surface tension, film thickness, structure.
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An analysis of 30 years of surface ozone concentrations in Austria: temporal evolution, changes in precursor emissions and chemical regimes, temperature dependence, and lessons for the future
We analyse the evolution of surface ozone in Austria for 1990–2019 and investigate effects of changes in precursor emissions and climate warming. Our results show that ozone burdens remain a health problem despite reductions in precursor emissions.
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Ozone uptake by commercial brake pads and brake pad components: assessing the potential indirect air quality impacts of non-exhaust emissions
We determine, for the first time, the reactivity of ground brake pads with ozone and discuss the potential impact of this interaction on urban air quality.
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Ozone production and precursor emission from wildfires in Africa
Tropospheric ozone (O3) negatively impacts human health and is also a greenhouse gas.
About this collection
This collection highlights leading research published in Environmental Science: Atmospheres investigating tropospheric ozone's role in our atmospheric environment. Studying tropospheric ozone is crucial as it plays a dual role acting as a pollutant harmful to human health and a potent greenhouse gas exacerbating climate change. Understanding its sources, interactions, and dynamics helps in formulating effective air quality regulations and mitigating climate impacts.