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Sep 13, 2017

OH+NO2→HNO3

Explanation:

While the origin of nitrous acid can still not be explained satisfactorily, recent experimental results show that besides the formation of HNO3 via OH reactions, nitrate radicals (NO3) can initiate a reaction sequence of comparable efficiency.
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-70627-1_12
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Other references:
https://www.osti.gov/scitech/biblio/6029056

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