Ozonolysis is a major removal mechanism in the troposphere for unsaturated hydrocarbons which are emitted in large quantities from both natural and human sources. Now it is generally accepted that ozonolysis of alkenes proceeds via Criegee intermediates, highly reactive species postulated in 1949 by Rudolf Criegee. In the troposphere, Criegee intermediates are involved in several important atmo...

Photoacoustic (PA) imaging is capable of probing blood oxygen saturation (sO2), which has been shown to correlate with tissue hypoxia, a promising cancer biomarker. However, wavelength-dependent local fluence changes can compromise sO2 estimation accuracy in tissue. This work investigates using PA imaging with interstitial irradiation and local fluence correction to assess precision and accurac...

In this article, we present satellite data analysis of atmospheric Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) from volcanic eruptions and anthropogenic activities. Data from Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (GOME) on board ERS-2 for the years 1996 to 2002 is analyzed using a DOAS based algorithm with the aim of retrieving SO2 Slant Column Densities (SCDs). Difficulties in the retrieval of SO2 SCDs due to instrumen...

Relations between pulmonary symptoms and exposure to respirable dust and sulphur dioxide (SO2) were evaluated for 145 silicon carbide (SiC) production workers with an average of 13.9 (range 3-41) years of experience in this industry. Eight hour time weighted average exposures to SO2 were 1.5 ppm or less with momentary peaks up to 4 ppm. Cumulative SO2 exposure averaged 1.94 (range 0.02-19.5) pp...

The heterogeneous reaction SO2 + H2O2 → H2SO4 on ice at 228 K has been studied in a low temperature coated-wall flow tube. With H2O2 in excess of SO2, the loss of SO2 on an ice surface is time dependent with the reaction most efficient on a freshly exposed surface. The deactivation of the surface arises because the protons formed in the reaction inhibit the dissociation of adsorbed SO2. This lo...

Coal-fired power plants in the United States may have to reduce their mercury emissions by up to 90% by 2007 2009 due to proposed regulations that could affect up to 1,100 utility boilers. Air pollution control system components such as electrostatic precipitators, baghouses, NOx reduction catalysts, SO2 scrubbers, and their various configurations in utility applications significantly impact me...

In situ growth of cyclodextrin-based metal-organic frameworks (CD-MOFs) is investigated for the effective fabrication MOF composites through vapor diffusion method combined with O2 plasma treatment. The rate γ-CD-MOFs on poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers (CD-MOFs–PET) determined 136 h, and CD-MOFs-PET 24 h time shows highest surface area without crystal deformation. specific 142.88 m2 g−1, wh...

[1] Fast time resolution (>1 Hz) sulfur dioxide (SO2) measurements were obtained using an atmospheric pressure ionization mass spectrometer with isotopically labeled internal standard on the NASA Wallops P-3B during the NASA Transport and Chemical Evolution Over the Pacific (TRACE-P) field experiment. The high time resolution for SO2 allowed a view into the dynamics of SO2 transport, including ...

INTRODUCTION Decreases in oxygen saturation (SO2) and lactate concentration [Lac] from superior vena cava (SVC) to pulmonary artery have been reported. These gradients (Delta SO2 and Delta[Lac]) are probably created by diluting SVC blood with blood of lower SO2 and [Lac]. We tested the hypothesis that Delta SO2 and Delta[Lac] result from mixing SVC and inferior vena cava (IVC) blood streams. ...