the heterogeneous interaction of trace gases on mineral dust and soot:kinetics and mechanism

ABSTRACT 5 VERSIONE BREVE 8 CHAPTER 1 11 INTRODUCTION 11 1.1 The Atmosphere of the Earth 11 1.2 Atmospheric pollution 13 1.3 Heterogeneous chemistry 16 1.4 Total aerosol load and Mineral Dust Aerosols 18 1.5 Mineral dust: field measurements 23 1.6 Mineral dust characterization 26 1.6 Soot particles 29 1.7 Motivation for the present work 32 1.8 References 33