Superoxide (IMAGE)

University of Jyväskylä - Jyväskylän yliopisto

Superoxide

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Superoxide can drive autocatalytic production of hydroxyl radicals in the presence of complexes of natural dissolved organic matter and iron. In the autocatalysis, hydroxyl radicals possibly transform aromatic moieties to hydroquinone-like moieties, which can reduce iron associated to them.

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Luca Carena/The University of Torino

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