ACP Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ACP 1680-7324 Copernicus GmbH Göttingen, Germany 10.5194/acp-12-6455-2012 Examining the impact of heterogeneous nitryl chloride production on air quality across the United States Sarwar G. 1 Simon H. 2 Bhave P. 1 Yarwood G. 3 National Exposure Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA ENVIRON International Corporation, Novato, CA, USA 24 07 2012 12 14 6455 6473 This is an open-access article ditributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. This article is available from http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/12/6455/2012/acp-12-6455-2012.html The full text article is available as a PDF file from http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/12/6455/2012/acp-12-6455-2012.pdf

The heterogeneous hydrolysis of dinitrogen pentoxide (N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>) has typically been modeled as only producing nitric acid. However, recent field studies have confirmed that the presence of particulate chloride alters the reaction product to produce nitryl chloride (ClNO<sub>2</sub>) which undergoes photolysis to generate chlorine atoms and nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>). Both chlorine and NO<sub>2</sub> affect atmospheric chemistry and air quality. We present an updated gas-phase chlorine mechanism that can be combined with the Carbon Bond 05 mechanism and incorporate the combined mechanism into the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) modeling system. We then update the current model treatment of heterogeneous hydrolysis of N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> to include ClNO<sub>2</sub> as a product. The model, in combination with a comprehensive inventory of chlorine compounds, reactive nitrogen, particulate matter, and organic compounds, is used to evaluate the impact of the heterogeneous ClNO<sub>2</sub> production on air quality across the United States for the months of February and September in 2006. The heterogeneous production increases ClNO<sub>2</sub> in coastal as well as many in-land areas in the United States. Particulate chloride derived from sea-salts, anthropogenic sources, and forest fires activates the heterogeneous production of ClNO<sub>2</sub>. With current estimates of tropospheric emissions, it modestly enhances monthly mean 8-h ozone (up to 1–2 ppbv or 3–4%) but causes large increases (up to 13 ppbv) in isolated episodes. This chemistry also substantially reduces the mean total nitrate by up to 0.8–2.0 μg m<sup>−3</sup> or 11–21%. Modeled ClNO<sub>2</sub> accounts for up to 6% of the monthly mean total reactive nitrogen. Sensitivity results of the model suggest that heterogeneous production of ClNO<sub>2</sub> can further increase O<sub>3</sub> and reduce TNO<sub>3</sub> if elevated particulate-chloride levels are present in the atmosphere.

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