Measurements of hydrogen peroxide in polar ice samples

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ABSTRACT Hydrogen peroxide, a powerful oxidant, is believed to be a key component in the oxidation of SO2 to H2SO4 in clouds1. The first quantitative H2O2 measurements in snow, rain, hoarfrost and fog were reported in 1874 (ref. 2), however, systematic investigations of H2O2 concentrations in precipitation and hydrometeors began only a few years ago3,4. We report here measurements of hydrogen peroxide in polar ice samples. To our knowledge, chemically-reactive species have not been previously analysed in ice core samples. Our measurements show that H2O2 is a dominant trace compound present in clouds over remote and clean areas. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution ACCESS OPTIONS Access through your institution Subscribe to this journal Receive 51 print issues and online access $199.00 per year only $3.90 per issue Learn more Buy this article * Purchase on SpringerLink * Instant access to full article PDF Buy now Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout ADDITIONAL ACCESS OPTIONS: * Log in * Learn about institutional subscriptions * Read our FAQs * Contact customer support SIMILAR CONTENT BEING VIEWED BY OTHERS ANNUAL CYCLE OBSERVATIONS OF AEROSOLS CAPABLE OF ICE FORMATION IN CENTRAL ARCTIC CLOUDS Article Open access 20 June 2022 ICE NUCLEATION CATALYZED BY THE PHOTOSYNTHESIS ENZYME RUBISCO AND OTHER ABUNDANT BIOMOLECULES Article Open access 25 February 2023 UBIQUITOUS ATMOSPHERIC PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC ACIDS MEDIATED BY CLOUD DROPLETS Article Open access 12 May 2021 REFERENCES * Penkett, S. A., Jones, B. M. R., Brice, Y. A. & Eggleton, A. E. J. _Atmos. Envir._ 13, 123–137 (1979). Article  CAS  Google Scholar  * Schöne, E. _Benchte_ 7, 1693–1708 (1874). Google Scholar  * Kok, G. L. _Atmos. Envir._ 14, 653–656 (1980). Article  CAS  Google Scholar  * Zika, R., Saltzmann, E., Chameides, W. L. & Davis, D. D. _J. geophys. Res._ 87, 5015–5017 (1982). Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar  * Klockow, D. & Jacob, P. _Proc. NATO Advanced Study Institute, Summer School on Chemistry of Multiphase Atmospheric Systems, Corfu_ (in the press). * Scott, G. & Seitz, W. R. _Analyt. chim. Acta_ 115, 221–228 (1980). Article  CAS  Google Scholar  * Herron, M. M., Herron, S. L. & Langway, C. C. _Nature_ 293, 389–391 (1981). Article  ADS  Google Scholar  * Chameides, W. L. & Davis, D. D. _Chem. Engng News_ 60, 38–52 (1982). CAS  Google Scholar  * Chameides, W. L. & Davis, D. D. _J. geophys. Res._ 87, 4863–4877 (1982). Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar  * Lal, D. & Peters, B. _Handb. Phys._ XLVI/2, 551–612 (1967). * Hammer, C. U. _J. phys. Chem._ 87, 4099–4103 (1983). Article  CAS  Google Scholar  * Legrand, M. & Delmas, R. J. _Atmos. Envir._ (in the press). * Fabian, P. & Pruchniewicz, P. G. _J. geophys. Res._ 85, 2063–2073 (1977). Article  ADS  Google Scholar  * Raisbeck, G. M. _et al._ _Nature_ 292, 825–826 (1981). Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar  * Beer, J. _et al._ _Radiocarbon_ 25, 269–278 (1983). Article  CAS  Google Scholar  * Neftel, A., Oeschger, H., Schwander, J. & Stauffer, B. _J. phys. Chem._ 87, 4116–4120 (1983). Article  CAS  Google Scholar  * Neftel, A. _et al._ _Greenland Ice Sheet Program, Philadelphia_ (American Geophysical Union Monogr., in the press). * Logan, J. A., Prather, M. J., Wofsy, S. C. & McElroy, M. B. _J. geophys. Res._ 86, 7210–7254 (1981). Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar  * Johnsen, S. J. _IAHS Publ._ No. 118, 210–219 (1977). Download references AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Physics Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland A. Neftel * Department of Chemistry, University of Dortmund, FRG P. Jacob & D. Klockow Authors * A. Neftel View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * P. Jacob View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * D. Klockow View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS Reprints and permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE Neftel, A., Jacob, P. & Klockow, D. Measurements of hydrogen peroxide in polar ice samples. _Nature_ 311, 43–45 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1038/311043a0 Download citation * Received: 12 March 1984 * Accepted: 13 June 1984 * Issue Date: 06 September 1984 * DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/311043a0 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: Get shareable link Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article. Copy to clipboard Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative

ABSTRACT Hydrogen peroxide, a powerful oxidant, is believed to be a key component in the oxidation of SO2 to H2SO4 in clouds1. The first quantitative H2O2 measurements in snow, rain,


hoarfrost and fog were reported in 1874 (ref. 2), however, systematic investigations of H2O2 concentrations in precipitation and hydrometeors began only a few years ago3,4. We report here


measurements of hydrogen peroxide in polar ice samples. To our knowledge, chemically-reactive species have not been previously analysed in ice core samples. Our measurements show that H2O2


is a dominant trace compound present in clouds over remote and clean areas. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription content, access via your


institution ACCESS OPTIONS Access through your institution Subscribe to this journal Receive 51 print issues and online access $199.00 per year only $3.90 per issue Learn more Buy this


article * Purchase on SpringerLink * Instant access to full article PDF Buy now Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout ADDITIONAL ACCESS OPTIONS: * Log in


* Learn about institutional subscriptions * Read our FAQs * Contact customer support SIMILAR CONTENT BEING VIEWED BY OTHERS ANNUAL CYCLE OBSERVATIONS OF AEROSOLS CAPABLE OF ICE FORMATION IN


CENTRAL ARCTIC CLOUDS Article Open access 20 June 2022 ICE NUCLEATION CATALYZED BY THE PHOTOSYNTHESIS ENZYME RUBISCO AND OTHER ABUNDANT BIOMOLECULES Article Open access 25 February 2023


UBIQUITOUS ATMOSPHERIC PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC ACIDS MEDIATED BY CLOUD DROPLETS Article Open access 12 May 2021 REFERENCES * Penkett, S. A., Jones, B. M. R., Brice, Y. A. & Eggleton, A. E.


J. _Atmos. Envir._ 13, 123–137 (1979). Article  CAS  Google Scholar  * Schöne, E. _Benchte_ 7, 1693–1708 (1874). Google Scholar  * Kok, G. L. _Atmos. Envir._ 14, 653–656 (1980). Article 


CAS  Google Scholar  * Zika, R., Saltzmann, E., Chameides, W. L. & Davis, D. D. _J. geophys. Res._ 87, 5015–5017 (1982). Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar  * Klockow, D. & Jacob, P.


_Proc. NATO Advanced Study Institute, Summer School on Chemistry of Multiphase Atmospheric Systems, Corfu_ (in the press). * Scott, G. & Seitz, W. R. _Analyt. chim. Acta_ 115, 221–228


(1980). Article  CAS  Google Scholar  * Herron, M. M., Herron, S. L. & Langway, C. C. _Nature_ 293, 389–391 (1981). Article  ADS  Google Scholar  * Chameides, W. L. & Davis, D. D.


_Chem. Engng News_ 60, 38–52 (1982). CAS  Google Scholar  * Chameides, W. L. & Davis, D. D. _J. geophys. Res._ 87, 4863–4877 (1982). Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar  * Lal, D. &


Peters, B. _Handb. Phys._ XLVI/2, 551–612 (1967). * Hammer, C. U. _J. phys. Chem._ 87, 4099–4103 (1983). Article  CAS  Google Scholar  * Legrand, M. & Delmas, R. J. _Atmos. Envir._ (in


the press). * Fabian, P. & Pruchniewicz, P. G. _J. geophys. Res._ 85, 2063–2073 (1977). Article  ADS  Google Scholar  * Raisbeck, G. M. _et al._ _Nature_ 292, 825–826 (1981). Article 


ADS  CAS  Google Scholar  * Beer, J. _et al._ _Radiocarbon_ 25, 269–278 (1983). Article  CAS  Google Scholar  * Neftel, A., Oeschger, H., Schwander, J. & Stauffer, B. _J. phys. Chem._


87, 4116–4120 (1983). Article  CAS  Google Scholar  * Neftel, A. _et al._ _Greenland Ice Sheet Program, Philadelphia_ (American Geophysical Union Monogr., in the press). * Logan, J. A.,


Prather, M. J., Wofsy, S. C. & McElroy, M. B. _J. geophys. Res._ 86, 7210–7254 (1981). Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar  * Johnsen, S. J. _IAHS Publ._ No. 118, 210–219 (1977). Download


references AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Physics Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland A. Neftel * Department of Chemistry, University of Dortmund, FRG P. Jacob & D.


Klockow Authors * A. Neftel View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * P. Jacob View author publications You can also search for this author


inPubMed Google Scholar * D. Klockow View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS Reprints and permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE


CITE THIS ARTICLE Neftel, A., Jacob, P. & Klockow, D. Measurements of hydrogen peroxide in polar ice samples. _Nature_ 311, 43–45 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1038/311043a0 Download


citation * Received: 12 March 1984 * Accepted: 13 June 1984 * Issue Date: 06 September 1984 * DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/311043a0 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Anyone you share the following link


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