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. 2021 Jul 25;14(15):4135. doi: 10.3390/ma14154135

Table 1.

Examples of reactive species. Reproduced with permission from Graves, D.B., [J. Phys. D Appl. Phys.]; published by IOP Publishing, 2012 [47].

Reactive Species Form Example
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) Radical HO, 1[O]2, O2•− HOO, ROO, RO, CO2•−, CO3•−
Non-radical O3, H2O2, HOCl, HOI, HOBr, ROOH, CO, ONOOH, ONOO, O2NOO, HOOCO2, (O2 1Dg)
Reactive nitrogen species (RNS) Radical NO, NO2, NO3
Non-radical ROONO, RO2ONO, CH3C(O)OONO2,
N2O4, N2O3, N2O5, HNO2 NO2Cl NO, NO+
Reactive chlorine species Radical Cl
Non-radical ClBr, Cl2, ClO2
Reactive sulfur species Radical S
Non-radical H2S, RSSR, RS(O)SR, RSOH, RS(O)2SR, RSR’