Aged dust particles act as 'chemical reactors in sky' to drive air pollution, study finds (phys.org)

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Dust particles thrown up from deserts such as the Sahara and Gobi are playing a previously unknown role in air pollution, a new study has found.

Aged desert dust particles, which were once considered too big and dry to host significant chemical reactions, actually act as "chemical reactors in the sky"—facilitating the formation of secondary organic aerosols (SOA), a major component of airborne particles.

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