Opinion: The germicidal effect of ambient air (open-air factor) revisited
<p>The term open-air factor (OAF) was coined following microbiological research in the 1960s and 1970s which established that rural air had powerful germicidal properties and attributed this to Criegee intermediates formed in the reaction of ozone with alkenes. We have re-evaluated those early...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2021-09-01
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| Series: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
| Online Access: | https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/21/13011/2021/acp-21-13011-2021.pdf |