J 2017

Heterogeneous OH Oxidation, Shielding Effects, and Implications for the Atmospheric Fate of Terbuthylazine and Other Pesticides

SOCORRO, Joanna, Pascale S. J. LAKEY, Lei HAN, Thomas BERKEMEIER, Gerhard LAMMEL et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Heterogeneous OH Oxidation, Shielding Effects, and Implications for the Atmospheric Fate of Terbuthylazine and Other Pesticides

Authors

SOCORRO, Joanna (276 Germany), Pascale S. J. LAKEY (840 United States of America), Lei HAN (276 Germany), Thomas BERKEMEIER (840 United States of America), Gerhard LAMMEL (276 Germany, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Cornelius ZETZSCH (276 Germany), Ulrich POSCHL (276 Germany) and Manabu SHIRAIWA (840 United States of America)

Edition

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WASHINGTON, AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2017, 0013-936X

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10511 Environmental sciences

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 6.653

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/17:00100078

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

UT WoS

000417549500024

Keywords in English

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS; MULTIPHASE CHEMICAL-KINETICS; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS; CURRENTLY-USED PESTICIDES; PARTICLE PHASE STATE; REACTIVE UPTAKE; AMBIENT AIR; GAS UPTAKE; OZONOLYSIS KINETICS; RADICAL REACTIVITY

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International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 4/4/2018 14:04, Ing. Nicole Zrilić

Abstract

V originále

Terbuthylazine (TBA) is a widely used herbicide, and its heterogeneous reaction with OH radicals is important for assessing its potential to undergo atmospheric long-range transport and to affect the environment and public health. The apparent reaction rate coefficients obtained in different experimental investigations, however, vary by orders of magnitude depending on the applied experimental techniques and conditions. In this study; we used a kinetic multilayer model of aerosol chemistry with reversible surface adsorption and bulk diffusion (KM-SUB) in combination with a Monte Carlo genetic algorithm to simulate the measured decay rates of, TBA. Two experimental data sets available from different studies can be described with a consistent set of kinetic parameters resolving the interplay of chemical reaction, mass transport, and shielding effects. Our study suggests that mass transport and shielding effects can substantially extend the atmospheric lifetime of reactive pesticides from a few days to weeks, with strong implications for long-range transport and potential health effects of these substances.