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Photo-oxidation of Atmospheric SO2

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THE photo-oxidation of sulphur dioxide to sulphuric acid in the atmosphere is relevant both to the formation of aerosols in polluted air and to the life cycle of sulphur compounds in the atmosphere.

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Cox, R., PENKETT, S. Photo-oxidation of Atmospheric SO2. Nature 229, 486–488 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/229486a0

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