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ArticleNational science review2026

Control regimes of nitrate air pollution reconciled by multiphase dissociation equilibrium.

Guangjie Zheng, Guannan Geng, Yuexuanzi Wang, Yuxi Liu, Ruilin Wan, Yihao Wang, Hongli Wang, Xiue Shen, Jingkun Jiang, Qiang Zhang and 3 more

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Guangjie ZhengState Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Guannan GengState Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1605-8448
Yuexuanzi WangMinistry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Yuxi LiuState Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Ruilin WanState Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Yihao WangState Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Hongli WangState Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of the Cause and Prevention of Urban Air Pollution Complex, Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shanghai  200233, China.
Xiue ShenBeijing Municipal Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center, Beijing 100048, China.
Jingkun JiangState Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Qiang ZhangMinistry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Kebin HeState Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Yafang ChengAerosol Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz 55128, Germany.
Hang SuAerosol Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz 55128, Germany.

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Abstract

Particulate nitrate is a major component of haze pollution, yet substantial debate exists regarding its effective control policies. Here, we develop a multiphase dissociation equilibrium equation, based on which the influence of meteorological conditions and chemical profiles can be decoupled, and the analytical expression of nitrate sensitivity to different species can be derived. With this framework, four nitrate control regimes are identified, namely the nitric-acid-control, ammonia-control, transition, and meteorology regimes. The framework also explains the trade-offs between sulfate and nitrate, and elucidates the influence of sulfate and non-volatile cations on the regime transitions. Across most Northern Hemisphere continental regions, and nearly all of China, particulate nitrate is generally more sensitive to nitric acid than to ammonia due to the universal NH

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aerosol aciditygas-particle partitioningmultiphase processesnitrate air pollutionsulfate-nitrate interactions

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PMID42719768
PMCPMC13556601

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