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<p class="MsoNormal">A.R. Jensen, M. A. Morris, B. C. Schulze, A. C. Bradley, L. D. Anderson, O. J. Jenks, W. D. Dresser, K. Ball, R. X. Ward, D. A. Day, J. D. Crounse, S. Meinardi, B. Barletta, D. R. Blake, J. H. Seinfeld, P. O. Wennberg, J. L. Jimenez, J.
A. de Gouw. Emissions and chemistry of volatile organic compounds in the Los Angeles basin in summer 2022.
<i>Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres</i>, 129, e2024JD041812. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD041812">
https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD041812</a>, 2024.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Abstract</b>. The ozone air quality standard is regularly surpassed in the Los Angeles air basin, and efforts to mitigate ozone production have targeted emissions of precursor volatile organic compounds (VOCs), especially from mobile
sources. In order to assess how VOC concentrations, emissions, and chemistry have changed over the past decade, VOCs were measured in this study using a Vocus-2R proton-transfer reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometer in Pasadena, California, downwind of
Los Angeles, in summer 2022. Relative to 2010, ambient concentrations of aromatic hydrocarbons have declined at a similar rate as carbon monoxide, suggesting reduced overall emissions from mobile sources. However, the ambient concentrations of oxygenated VOCs
have remained similar or increased, suggesting a greater relative importance of oxidation products and other emission sources, such as volatile chemical products whose emissions are largely unregulated. Relative to 2010, the range of measured VOCs was expanded,
including higher aromatics and additional volatile chemical products, allowing a better understanding of a wider range of emission sources. Emission ratios relative to carbon monoxide were estimated and compared with 2010 emission ratios. Average measured
ozone concentrations were generally comparable between 2022 and 2010; however, at the same temperature, daytime ozone concentrations were lower in 2022 than 2010. Faster photochemistry was observed in 2022, with average hydroxyl radical exposure being
<span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">”</span>68% higher during midday (statistically significant at 95% confidence), although this difference reduces to
<span style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">”</span>35% when comparing observations at ambient temperatures of 25–30”ĘC only. Future trends in temperature are important in predicting ozone production.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/pamwiki/publications-using-the-pam-oxidation-flow-reactor?authuser=0">PAM Wiki - Publications Using the PAM Oxidation Flow Reactor</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Andrew Lambe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Principal Scientist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Aerodyne Research, Inc. <o:p>
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