Short-term exposure to ammonium sulfate modifies ice nucleation by alpha-alumina but not organic monolayers or microplastics.

Lian Pharoah, Teresa M Seifried, Gren N Patey, Anita Lam, Allan K Bertram

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Article in Environmental science: atmospheres, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Lian PharoahDepartment of Chemistry, University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada V6T 1Z1 bertram@chem.ubc.ca.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6926-7207

Teresa M SeifriedDepartment of Chemistry, University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada V6T 1Z1 bertram@chem.ubc.ca.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5971-2502

Gren N PateyDepartment of Chemistry, University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada V6T 1Z1 bertram@chem.ubc.ca.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2102-2642

Anita LamDepartment of Chemistry, University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada V6T 1Z1 bertram@chem.ubc.ca.

Allan K BertramDepartment of Chemistry, University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada V6T 1Z1 bertram@chem.ubc.ca.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5621-2323

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Abstract

Accurate predictions of ice cloud formation require understanding how ammonium sulfate affects the freezing behavior of ice-nucleating substances (INSs). This knowledge is also essential for evaluating the reliability of a freezing assay used to identify ice-nucleating mineral dusts in atmospheric samples. Here, we used a droplet freezing technique to investigate the effects of short-term exposure (minutes) to ammonium sulfate on six INSs: two α-alumina samples (submicrometer, < 1 µm, and supermicrometer, > 1 µm), two alcohol monolayers (C

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PMID42518686

DOI10.1039/d5ea00157a

PMCPMC13383377

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