Solubility and reactivity of HNCO in water: insights into HNCO's fate in the  atmosphere

Borduas, N.; Place, B.; Wentworth, G. R.; Abbatt, J. P. D.; Murphy, J. G.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-703-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-703-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-703-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 2

Research article

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21 Jan 2016

Research article |

| 21 Jan 2016

Solubility and reactivity of HNCO in water: insights into HNCO's fate in the atmosphere

N. Borduas, B. Place, G. R. Wentworth, J. P. D. Abbatt, and J. G. Murphy

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RC C7636: 'Review of “Solubility and reactivity of HNCO in water: insights into HNCO’s fate in the atmosphere” by N. Borduas et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 06 Oct 2015
- AC C9982: 'Author responses to Reviewer #2 comments', Nadine Borduas, 02 Dec 2015
RC C7740: 'Review of Borduas et al., Solubility and reactivity of HNCO in water', Anonymous Referee #1, 07 Oct 2015
- AC C9981: 'Author responses to Reviewer #1 comments', Nadine Borduas, 02 Dec 2015

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AR by Nadine Borduas-Dedekind on behalf of the Authors (02 Dec 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (07 Dec 2015) by Alexander Laskin

AR by Nadine Borduas-Dedekind on behalf of the Authors (18 Dec 2015) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

HNCO is a toxic molecule and can cause cardiovascular and cataract problems through protein carbamylation once inhaled. Recently reported ambient measurements of HNCO in North America raise concerns for human exposure. To better understand HNCO's loss processes and behaviour in the atmosphere, we provide thermochemical data on HNCO. The parameters allow for more accurate predictions of its lifetime in the atmosphere and consequently help define exposure of this toxic molecule.