Inside versus outside: ion redistribution in nitric acid reacted sea spray aerosol particles as determined by single
Andrew P Ault1, Timothy L Guasco, Olivia S Ryder
1Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa , Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States.
Abstract:
Single particle analysis of individual sea spray aerosol particles shows that cations (Na(+), K(+), Mg(2+), and Ca(2+)) within individual particles undergo a spatial redistribution after heterogeneous reaction with nitric acid, along with the development of a more concentrated layer of organic matter at the surface of the particle. These data suggest that specific ion and aerosol pH effects play an important role in aerosol particle structure in ways that have not been previously recognized.
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