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Effects of Hydrocarbon and Nitrogen Oxides on Photochemical Smog Formation

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  • Personal Author:
    Dimitriades B
  • Description:
    The role of hydrocarbon (hc) and nitrogen oxides (nox) in photochemical smog formation was investigated. Samples of automobile exhaust with varying hc and nox levels were irradiated in a smog chamber under conditions that resulted in levels of smog manifestations similar to those observed in the atmosphere. Hc levels ranged from 0.3 to 5.0 Ppm c, and nox levels ranged from 0.08 to 1.4 Ppm. Photooxidation of nitric oxide (no) and formations of oxidant, peroxyacyl nitrate (pan), formaldehyde (hcho), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) were used as smog manifestations. Results showed that except for the NO2 yield, all smog manifestations were intensified by increasing hc; nox inhibited the oxidant, pan, and hcho yields but promoted the rate of no oxidation and the NO2 yield. By use of these data, it was estimated that to achieve an air quality equivalent to the current California standards for oxidant and NO2, nox should be less than 0.33 Ppm and hc less than 2.5 X (nox). [Description provided by NIOSH]
  • Subjects:
  • Series:
    Mining Publications
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Division:
    BERC - Bartlesville Energy Research Center
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    253-260
  • Volume:
    6
  • Issue:
    3
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:10010359
  • Citation:
    Environmental Sci and Technol 1972 Mar; 6(3):253-260
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    1972
  • Peer Reviewed:
    False
  • Source Full Name:
    Environmental Sci. and Technol., V. 6, No. 3, March 1972, PP. 253- 260
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:d501d424e3eaa4a5388032c45b104b3c8060ee8de4216affe5d69722e3fa1ae6490049105883cd67da9dcd0fa2adc57c46ec520d5fe1f3d87fbb5f1e1b93d9b5
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