TROPOSPHERIC AIR-POLLUTION - OZONE, AIRBORNE TOXICS, POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS, AND PARTICLES

Tropospheric air pollution has impacts on scales ranging from local to global, Reactive intermediates in the oxidation of mixtures of volati le organic compounds (VOCs) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) play central roles: the hydroxyl radical (OH), during the day; the nitrate radical (NO3), at night; and ozone (O-3), which contributes during the day and night, Halogen atoms can also play a role during the day, Here the im plications of the complex VOC-NOx chemistry for O-3 control are discus sed, In addition, OH, NO3, and O-3 are shown to play a central role in the formation and fate of airborne toxic chemicals, mutagenic polycyc lic aromatic hydrocarbons, and fine particles.