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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-1179-2023
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Influence of ozone and humidity on PTR-MS and GC-MS VOC measurements with and without a Na2S2O3 ozone scrubber
Lisa Ernle
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Hahn-Meitner-Weg 1, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Monika Akima Ringsdorf
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Hahn-Meitner-Weg 1, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Jonathan Williams
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Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Hahn-Meitner-Weg 1, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Assessment of aldehyde contributions to PTR-MS m/z 69.07 in indoor air measurements L. Ernle et al. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EA00055A
- Portable, low-cost samplers for distributed sampling of atmospheric gases J. Hurley et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-4681-2023
- River and Coastal Water VOC Emissions Drive Spatial and Diurnal Air Quality Variability C. Frobenius et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.5c00514
- Balloon-borne stratospheric vertical profiling of carbonyl sulfide and evaluation of ozone scrubbing materials A. Zanchetta et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-1465-2026
- A portable fast gas chromatography-mass spectrometry workflow for quantification of biogenic volatile organic compounds with humidity‑dependent sensitivity correction A. Claude et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2026.103939
- Identifying and correcting interferences to PTR-ToF-MS measurements of isoprene and other urban volatile organic compounds M. Coggon et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-801-2024
- Enhancing forest air sampling using a novel reusable ozone filter design R. Rynek et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-4103-2025
- Intense El Niño provokes production of new reactive volatiles as stress defences in Amazon rainforest J. Byron et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03597-7
- Influence of Ventilation Rate and Indoor Air Mixing on Ozone–Human Skin Chemistry T. Arnoldi-Meadows et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.5c00433
- Chiral volatile organic compound fluxes from soil in the Amazon Rainforest across seasons J. Schüttler et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-3467-2026
- Molecular Compositions, Mutagenicity, and Mutation Spectra of Atmospheric Oxidation Products of Alkenes and Dienes Initiated by NOx + UV or Ozone: A Structure–Activity Analysis M. Lewandowski et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c04603
- Personal care products disrupt the human oxidation field N. Zannoni et al. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ads7908
- Mirror image molecules expose state of rainforest stress J. Byron et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02709-z
- Sodium thiosulfate-coated ceramic denuders for ozone removal in ultrafine particle sampling E. Eckenberger et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-4035-2026
- Chemical evolution of primary and secondary biomass burning aerosols during daytime and nighttime A. Yazdani et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-7461-2023
- How Does Personal Hygiene Influence Indoor Air Quality? N. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c01698
- Isoprene nitrates drive new particle formation in Amazon’s upper troposphere J. Curtius et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08192-4
- Litter addition potentially enhances volatile organic compound emission from a freshwater wetland H. Fang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2025.121274
- Toward an Event-Based and Quality-Assured Air Sampling: A Portable System for Sensing and Sampling Volatile Organic Compounds T. Mayer et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.5c03799
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Editorial statement
I agree with the handling editor that this paper covers a very good study that would be a very useful for the community, especially for measurements of reactive gases.
I agree with the handling editor that this paper covers a very good study that would be a very...
Short summary
Atmospheric ozone can induce artefacts in volatile organic compound measurements. Laboratory tests were made using GC-MS and PTR-MS aircraft systems under tropospheric and stratospheric conditions of humidity and ozone, with and without sodium thiosulfate filter scrubbers. Ozone in dry air produces some carbonyls and degrades alkenes. The scrubber lifetime depends on ozone concentration, flow rate and humidity. For the troposphere with scrubber, no significant artefacts were found over 14 d.
Atmospheric ozone can induce artefacts in volatile organic compound measurements. Laboratory...
