Atmospheric Surfactants and Humic-like Substances
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Aerosols".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2013) | Viewed by 10522
Special Issue Editors
2. School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
Interests: air pollution exposure; air pollution in China; fireworks pollution; heritage climatology
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Interests: composition of atmospheric aerosols; atmospheric surfactants; source apportionment of atmospheric pollutants; surface ozone and volatile organic carbon; volatile organic carbons from sea-surface microlayer
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the last two decades awareness has grown of potential roles for surfactants, long chain carboxylic acids and humic-like substances in the atmospheric aerosol. Surfactants in the atmosphere can arise from the sea-surface microlayer, be associated with biomass burning or other combustion processes, which can produce humic-like substances (HULIS). Large humic-like substance molecules can act as surface active components, alter surface tension, increase the solubility of organic substances, slow the evaporation of water from aerosols, and have the potential to alter droplet size. They could affect climate by producing more cloud droplets and therefore a higher albedo. Humic-like substances and surfactants in the atmosphere are relevant to global and regional atmospheric chemistry and have implication for developing environmental policies.
We are planning a special issue devoted to papers, which will provide in-depth reviews of physical and chemical characteristics and formation of atmospheric surfactants and humic-like. We would be interested in critical reviews of their possible anthropogenic and natural sources, characteristics and contribution to cloud formation and solubility as well as the impact of surfactants on the climate change and human health as part of this special issue. We hope that this issue in Atmosphere will serve as the compendium of the current state of understanding and
be of value to specialist workshops on this topic.
Prof. Dr. Peter Brimblecombe
Dr. Mohd Talib Abd Latif
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- surfactants
- humic like substances
- atmospheric aerosol
- water soluble organic matter
