They also play a role in the formation of secondary organic aerosols — air pollutants produced when sunlight, organic molecules and airborne chemicals come together and interact. (discovermagazine.com)
Their reaction products form the so - called secondary organic aerosol. (sciencedaily.com)
This study focuses on secondary organic aerosols, formed in the atmosphere through interactions that are much more difficult to represent in models. (pnnl.gov)