Environmental Science: Atmospheres Blog

We are delighted to announce that the Environmental Science: Atmospheres themed collection on peroxy radicals in the atmosphere is now online.

Understanding the chemistry and behaviour of peroxy radicals can help improve air quality models, leading to more accurate predictions of pollution levels and their impacts on human health and the environment. Additionally, peroxy radicals are key intermediates in atmospheric oxidation processes, influencing the atmospheric lifetime of greenhouse gases and contributing to climate change dynamics.

Our collection was guest edited by Carl Percival (California Institute of Technology), Barbara Nozière (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) and Lisa Whalley (University of Leeds).

Read the full issue online.

It includes:

Enhanced detection of aromatic oxidation products using NO₃− chemical ionization mass spectrometry with limited nitric acid

Olga Garmash and Matti Rissanen et al.

Environ. Sci.: Atmos., 2024, 4, 1368-1381, DOI: 10.1039/D4EA00087K

Towards automated inclusion of autoxidation chemistry in models: from precursors to atmospheric implications

Lukas Pichelstorfer et al.

Environ. Sci.: Atmos., 2024,4, 879-896, DOI: 10.1039/D4EA00054D

Interactions of peroxy radicals from monoterpene and isoprene oxidation simulated in the radical volatility basis set

Neil M. Donahue et al.

Environ. Sci.: Atmos., 2024,4, 740-753, DOI: 10.1039/D4EA00056K

Lifetimes of pre-reactive complexes of peroxy radicals revisited: thermostat effects, temperature dependence and highly oxygenated molecules

Christopher David Daub et al.

Environ. Sci.: Atmos., 2024,4, 732-739, DOI: 10.1039/D4EA00037D

We hope that you enjoy reading this collection of articles. Please get in touch if you have any questions about this themed collection or want to contribute to the growing work on peroxy radical chemistry.