Importance of aromatic hydrocarbons in the chemistry of ozone generation in the urban atmosphere -- Reactions of aromatic compounds with oh radicals -- Reactions of monocyclic and polycyclic aromatic compounds with no3 radicals -- Reactions of ozone with aromatic compoun -- Reactions of O(3P) atoms with aromatic compounds -- Reactions of non-aromatic products of aromatic compound oxidation -- Primary photochemical processes of the aromatic hydrocarbons and some of their common oxidation products -- Aerosol generation in atmospheric oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons -- Atmospheric chemistry of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sorbed on particles -- Application of findings to modeling the atmospheric chemistry of aromatic hydrocarbons -- Important areas for further laboratory studies.