Abstract
Cannabis smoke is a complex aerosol mixture, featuring characteristic monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes which are susceptible to reaction with ozone and other oxidants. These reactions form less-volatile species which can contribute to secondary organic aerosol (SOA) and ultrafine particle (UFP) formation. In this work, the reaction of ozone with cannabis smoke was observed in an environmental chamber. Particle size distribution, and gas-phase and particle-phase composition were monitored in real time. The diameter of primary particles ranged from 10-1 to 1 μm. Ultrafine particle formation occurred when cannabis smoke was exposed to ozone levels greater than 10 ppb, over the entire observed primary particle concentration range (1030-4580 μg m-3). Gas-phase measurements indicate that monoterpene and sesquiterpene levels decayed rapidly upon ozone exposure, while oxygen-containing species were formed during oxidation. On the other hand, measurements of particle composition showed an increase in nitrogen-containing species during oxidation. Although ozone was the only oxidant added to cannabis smoke in the chamber, it is believed that the OH radical plays an important role in the oxidation mechanism, where OH results from the reaction of ozone with terpenes and sesquiterpenes. Overall, smoking cannabis in ozone-rich environments, both indoors and outdoors, will likely lead to UFP formation.
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