Heterogeneous atmospheric degradation of current-use pesticides by nitrate radicals

In the atmosphere, pesticides are distributed between gaseous and particulate phases according to their physicochemical properties. In these two phases, they can react with atmospheric oxidants such as ozone, hydroxyl radical and nitrate radicals. Heterogeneous kinetics of the degradation by nighttime nitrate radicals are not well described. In this study, the heterogeneous reactivity with nitrate radicals of eight current-use pesticides (i.e.,...