Thermodynamical framework for effective mitigation of high aerosol loading in the Indo-Gangetic Plain during winter.

ABSTRACT: The Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) experiences severe air pollution every winter, with ammonium chloride and ammonium nitrate as the major inorganic fractions of fine aerosols. Many past attempts to tackle air pollution in the IGP were inadequate, as they targeted a subset of the primary pollutants in an environment where the majority of the particulate matter burden is secondary in nature. Here, we provide new mechanistic insight into aerosol mitigation by integrating the ISORROPIA-II thermodynamical model with high-resolution simultaneous measurements of precursor gases and aerosols. A mathematical framework is explored to investigate the complex interaction between hydrochloric acid (HCl), nitrogen oxides (NO_x), ammonia (NH₃), and aerosol liquid water content (ALWC). Ae

SUBMITTER: Acharja P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10444748 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature