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Entirely new kind of 'highly reactive' chemical is found in Earth's atmosphere – and it could be triggering respiratory and heart diseases and contributing to global warming, scientists claim
Researchers showed that 'trioxides' are formed under atmospheric conditions
Troxides have three oxygen atoms and are even more reactive than peroxides
Researchers claim they most likely bring a host of effects we have yet to uncover
By Sophie Curtis For Mailonline
Updated: 14:26 EDT, 27 May 2022
'They will most likely enter aerosols, where they will form new compounds with new effects,' said Prof Kjærgaard.
'It is easy to imagine that new substances are formed in the aerosols that are harmful if inhaled. But further investigation is required to address these potential health effects.'
There is also a high probability that hydrotrioxides impact how many aerosols are produced, according to the researchers, which in turn has an impact on climate.
'As sunlight is both reflected and absorbed by aerosols, this affects the Earth's heat balance – that is, the ratio of sunlight that Earth absorbs and sends back into space,' explained co-author and PhD. student Eva R. Kjærgaard.
'When aerosols absorb substances, they grow and contribute to cloud formation, which affects Earth's climate as well.'
[NASA animation shows the upper atmosphere contracting]
The researchers hope that the discovery of hydrotrioxides will help scientists learn more about the effect of the chemicals we emit.
'Most human activity leads to emission of chemical substances into the atmosphere,' said co-author and postdoc, Kristan H. Møller.
'So, knowledge of the reactions that determine atmospheric chemistry is important__ if we are to be able to predict how our actions will affect the atmosphere in the future.'__
Prof Kjærgaard added: 'These compounds have always been around – we just didn't know about them.
'But the fact that we now have evidence that the compounds are formed and live for a certain amount of time means that it is possible to study their effect more targeted and respond if they turn out to be dangerous.'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10861331/Entirely-new-kind-highly-reactive-chemical-Earths-atmosphere.html
2002: Evidence for HOOO Radicals in the Formation of Alkyl Hydrotrioxides
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja017320i