Ozone production rate and hydrocarbon reactivity in 5 urban areas: A cause of high ozone concentration in Houston

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dc.contributor.authorKleinman LIen_US
dc.contributor.authorDaum PHen_US
dc.contributor.authorImre Den_US
dc.contributor.authorLee YNen_US
dc.contributor.authorNunnermacker LJen_US
dc.contributor.authorSpringston SRen_US
dc.contributor.authorWeinstein-Lloyd Jen_US
dc.contributor.authorRudolph Jen_US
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dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:16:11Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:16:11Z
dc.date.issued2002en_US
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dc.description105-1en_US
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dc.description.abstractObservations of ozone (O<sub>3</sub>) and O<sub>3</sub> precursors taken from aircraft flights over Houston, TX, Nashville, TN; New York, NY; Phoenix, AZ, and Philadelphia, PA show that high concentrations of reactive volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the Houston atmosphere lead to calculated O<sub>3</sub> production rates that are 2 to 5 times higher than in the other 4 cities even though NO<sub>x</sub> concentrations are comparable. Within the Houston metropolitan area, concentrations of VOCs and O<sub>3</sub> production rates are highest in the Ship Channel region; the location of one of the largest petrochemical complexes in the world. As a consequence the concentration of O<sub>3</sub> in the Houston metropolitan area has recently exceeded 250 ppb, the highest value observed in the U.S within the past 5 yearsen_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23313
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dc.notesCompilation and indexing terms, Copyright 2004 Elsevier Engineering Information, Incen_US
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dc.relation.ispartofseries50911.00en_US
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dc.subjectAIRCRAFTen_US
dc.subjectHydrocarbonsen_US
dc.subjectLeaden_US
dc.subjectNitrogen oxidesen_US
dc.subjectOrganic compoundsen_US
dc.subjectOzoneen_US
dc.subjectPetrochemicalsen_US
dc.subjectProductionen_US
dc.subjectVolatile organic compoundsen_US
dc.titleOzone production rate and hydrocarbon reactivity in 5 urban areas: A cause of high ozone concentration in Houstonen_US
dc.typeJournalen_US
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dc.vol-issue29(10)en_US

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