Articles | Volume 15, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-9983-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-9983-2015
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07 Sep 2015
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Diesel-related hydrocarbons can dominate gas phase reactive carbon in megacities

R. E. Dunmore, J. R. Hopkins, R. T. Lidster, J. D. Lee, M. J. Evans, A. R. Rickard, A. C. Lewis, and J. F. Hamilton

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (27 Aug 2015) by Frank Keutsch
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Technological shifts between fuel sources have had unexpected impacts on atmospheric composition and these significant changes can go undetected if source-specific monitoring infrastructure is not in place. We present chemically comprehensive, continuous measurements of organic compounds in a developed megacity (London), that show diesel-related hydrocarbons can dominate reactive carbon and ozone formation potential, highlighting a serious underestimation of this source in emission inventories.
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