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Reactive Hydrocarbons in the Atmosphere

Hewitt, C. Nicholas

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Table of contents
  • Contentsv
  • Contributorsix
  • Prefacexi
  • Chapter 1. Anthropogenic Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds1
  • I. Introduction2
  • II. Combustion Processes3
  • III. Mining, Treatment, Storage and Distribution of Fossil Fuels13
  • IV. Solvent Use18
  • V. Industrial Processes23
  • VI. Biological Processes24
  • VII. Modelling Anthropogenic Volatile Organic Compound Emissions25
  • VIII. Emission Data29
  • IX. Conclusions37
  • References38
  • Chapter 2. Biogenic Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Higher Plants41
  • I. Introduction43
  • II. Ethylene: A Volatile Plant Hormone48
  • III. Isoprene and Methylbutenol: Light-Dependent Hemi- terpenes of Uncertain Function52
  • IV. Monoterpenes: Structurally Diverse, Multifunctional Isoprenoids65
  • V. C6 Aldehydes and Alcohols: Products of Leaf Damage and Membrane Lipid Peroxidation71
  • VI. C1 to C3 Oxygenated Volatile Organic Compounds: By-Products of Central Plant Metabolism76
  • VII. Emission from the Plant to the Atmosphere82
  • VIII. Concluding Remarks and Uncertainties86
  • References91
  • Chapter 3. Modeling Biogenic Volatile Organic Compound Emissions to the Atmosphere97
  • I. Emission Modeling98
  • II. Isoprene101
  • III. Monoterpenes111
  • IV. Other Volatile Organic Compounds113
  • V. Conclusions115
  • References116
  • Chapter 4. The Sampling and Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds in the Atmosphere119
  • I. Introduction120
  • II. Sampling Methods121
  • III. Analytical Methods136
  • IV. Summary152
  • References153
  • Chapter 5. Reactive Hydrocarbons in the Atmosphere at Urban and Regional Scales159
  • I. Introduction160
  • II. Volatile Organic Compounds in the Troposphere163
  • III. Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds at the Urban Scale180
  • IV. Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds at the Regional Scale186
  • V. Conclusions201
  • References201
  • Chapter 6. Global Distribution of Reactive Hydrocarbons in the Atmosphere209
  • I. Introduction210
  • II. Campaigns211
  • III. Vertical Distribution218
  • IV. Ground-Level Distributions230
  • V. Conclusions258
  • References259
  • Chapter 7. Reactive Hydrocarbons and Photochemical Air Pollution267
  • I. Introduction268
  • II. Reactive Hydrocarbons and Photochemical Ozone Formation269
  • III. Reactivity Scales284
  • IV. Conclusions287
  • References289
  • Chapter 8. Global Atmospheric Chemistry of Reactive Hydrocarbons293
  • I. Hydroxyl Radical294
  • II. Methane Oxidation296
  • III. Chemical Lifetimes in the Methane Oxidation Chain306
  • IV. Nonmethane Organics in the Global Atmosphere307
  • V. Ozone Formation in the Troposphere314
  • VI. Conclusions317
  • References317
  • Index321
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780123462404
  • ISBN-13 9780080540306
  • Author Hewitt, C. Nicholas
  • Category Science
  • Subject Environmental Science

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The vast family of volatile organic compounds plays a central role in the chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere. Reactive Hydrocarbons in the Atmosphere provides comprehensive and up-to-date reviews covering all aspects of the behavior, sources, occurrence, and chemistry of these compounds. The book considers both biogenic and anthropogenic sources, plus their effects in the atmosphere at local, regional, and global scales.


* Covers a major component of atmospheric chemistry and air pollution
* Considers both natural background chemistry and pollution processes
* Provides authoritative reviews for a wide range of audiences