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NOx reductions paradoxically hinder the decline of secondary organic aerosol in Eastern China via particulate organic nitrates chemistry

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    Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China

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    School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China

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    College of Environment and Climate, Institute of Mass Spectrometry and Atmospheric Environment, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for On-line Source Apportionment System of Air Pollution, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China

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    Institute of environment and ecology, Tsinghua Shenzhen international Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China

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    School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710062, China

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  • Corresponding author: linan@nuist.edu.cn 
  • Received Date:  December 31, 2025
    Accepted Date:  March 10, 2026
    Published Online:  March 16, 2026
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    Chang F., Li N., Fu T.-M., et al. (2026). NOx reductions paradoxically hinder the decline of secondary organic aerosol in Eastern China via particulate organic nitrates chemistry. The Innovation Geoscience 4:100212. https://doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-geo.2026.100212
    Chang F., Li N., Fu T.-M., et al. (2026). NOx reductions paradoxically hinder the decline of secondary organic aerosol in Eastern China via particulate organic nitrates chemistry. The Innovation Geoscience 4:100212. https://doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-geo.2026.100212

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