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• Letter | 08 May 2011

  Hydrothermal vents as a kinetically stable source of iron-sulphide-bearing nanoparticles to the ocean

  Hydrothermal vents emit metals such as iron to the ocean. A chemical analysis of hydrothermal fluids suggests that up to 10% of the iron is present as stable, iron-bearing nanoparticles.

  • Mustafa Yücel
  • , Amy Gartman
  •  & George W. Luther III

• Letter | 28 February 2010

  Atmospheric nanoparticles formed from heterogeneous reactions of organics

  Nanoparticles are a key component of atmospheric aerosols, growing rapidly under ambient conditions. Exposure of nanoparticles to organic vapours shows that various organic species can enhance the growth of nanoparticles.

  • Lin Wang
  • , Alexei F. Khalizov
  •  & Renyi Zhang