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Oxidation of CS2 and COS: sources for atmospheric SO2

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Oxidation of CS2 and COS initiated by reaction with OH can provide a source of atmospheric SO2 as large as 12 Mtonnes S yr−1 and may represent the dominant source of SO2 in remote regions of the marine troposphere.

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Logan, J., McElroy, M., Wofsy, S. et al. Oxidation of CS2 and COS: sources for atmospheric SO2. Nature 281, 185–188 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/281185a0

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