| Formation
of Nitrogen Dioxide |
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| NO• + R-O-O• à NO2• + RO• |
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| Formation of NO2 (and O3) driven
primarily by: |
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| • | Concentration of
NO• (rural areas) |
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| • | Concentration of
VOC’s (metropolitan areas) |
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| • | Both NO• and VOC’s |
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| ***Summertime
ozone pollution results from |
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| an
overload in our air of NO•, VOC’s, or both |
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