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Tropospheric Pollution Part II:Aerosols - Atmospheric and Oceanic ...

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• Over the oceans is a major source of sulfate aerosols<br />

• Phytoplankton produce dimethylsulphide gas (DMS)<br />

when they die<br />

• DMS slowly diffuses into the atmosphere where it<br />

oxidizes to form sulfur dioxide, then converts to<br />

sulfate aerosols

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