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Formation, Composition, and Potential Risks of Secondary Organic Aerosol
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Formation, Composition, and Potential Risks of Secondary Organic Aerosol

A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Pollution and Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 2049

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Yuemeng Ji

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Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
Interests: SOA formation; brown carbon formation; photochemistry; machine learning algorithms; toxic compounds transportation
Dr. Weina Zhang

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Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
Interests: atmospheric oxidation reaction; heterogeneous reaction mechanism; atmospheric models; composition and optical properties; radiative forced effect of SOA
Dr. Ling Liu

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School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
Interests: new particle nucleation mechanism; atmospheric cluster dynamics; transformation of SOA; theoretical simulation; environment impacts

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Secondary organic aerosols (SOAs) contribute to a significant fraction of atmospheric particles, profoundly affecting human health, air quality, and climate change. A detailed fundamental knowledge of SOA composition and formation is therefore required. Previous studies have shown that high levels of SOAs formed under atmospheric conditions are attributed to complex chemical and physical processes, and a quantitative and comprehensive understanding of SOA formation mechanisms is still absent. Also, many studies declare the correlations of SOAs with respiratory diseases, highlighting the necessity of SOA composition analysis and risk evaluation. Moreover, SOAs directly affect the Earth’s radiation budget by adsorbing and scattering solar radiation; therefore, the significant role of organic aerosols in the climate system is evident. However, SOA formation and transformation mechanisms remain elusive, resulting in big challenges in understanding their environment and health impacts. This Special Issue solicits original research on the sources, formation, transformation, and impacts of SOAs in the atmosphere. Experimental, theoretical, and field studies concerning SOAs in the atmosphere are encouraged.

Prof. Dr. Yuemeng Ji
Dr. Weina Zhang
Dr. Ling Liu
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • secondary organic aerosol
  • aerosol composition
  • new particle formation
  • aerosol processes
  • air quality
  • climate change
  • human health
  • BrC

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The Effect of α-Fe2O3(0001) Surface Containing Hydroxyl Radicals and Ozone on the Formation Mechanism of Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals
by Danli Liang, Jiarong Liu, Chunlin Wang, Kaipeng Tu, Li Wang, Lili Qiu, Xiuhui Zhang and Ling Liu
Toxics 2024, 12(8), 582; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12080582 - 10 Aug 2024
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The formation of environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) is mediated by the particulate matter's surface, especially transition metal oxide surfaces. In the context of current atmospheric complex pollution, various atmospheric components, such as key atmospheric oxidants ·OH and O3, are often [...] Read more.
The formation of environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) is mediated by the particulate matter's surface, especially transition metal oxide surfaces. In the context of current atmospheric complex pollution, various atmospheric components, such as key atmospheric oxidants ·OH and O3, are often absorbed on particulate matter surfaces, forming particulate matter surfaces containing ·OH and O3. This, in turn, influences EPFRs formation. Here, density functional theory (DFT) calculations were used to explore the formation mechanism of EPFRs by C6H5OH on α-Fe2O3(0001) surface containing the ·OH and O3, and compare it with that on clean surface. The results show that, compared to EPFRs formation with an energy barrier on a clean surface, EPFRs can be rapidly formed through a barrierless process on these surfaces. Moreover, during the hydrogen abstraction mechanism leading to EPFRs formation, the hydrogen acceptor shifts from a surface O atom on a clean surface to an O atom of ·OH or O₃ on these surfaces. However, the detailed hydrogen abstraction process differs on surfaces containing oxidants: on surfaces containing ·OH, it occurs directly through a one-step mechanism, while, on surfaces containing O3, it occurs through a two-step mechanism. But, in both types of surfaces, the essence of this promotional effect mainly lies in increasing the electron transfer amounts during the reaction process. This research provides new insights into EPFRs formation on particle surfaces within the context of atmospheric composite pollution. Full article
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