[1] A mixed-phase relative rates approach for measuring rates of reaction in aerosols is presented. Using this method the rate of reaction of methyl oleate (MO) particles, normalized to the gas-particle collision rate, was measured to be g MO = 1.12 (±0.36) Â 10 À3 with 2-methyl-2-butene as the gas-phase reference. This value compares favorably with our previously published value of 1.23 Â 10 À3 measured using an absolute technique. Reaction of bis(2-ethylhexyl) sebacate (BES) particles with Cl and OH radicals was also studied using acetone and hexanal, respectively, as the gas-phase references. The rates of reaction of BES, normalized to the gas-particle collision rate, were measured to be g BES = 1.8 ( À0.3 +0.8 ) and g BES = 2.0 ( À0.1 +0.6 ) with Cl and OH, respectively. These fast rates of reaction (g BES > 1) imply that secondary reactions, perhaps involving radical chain mechanisms, could impact the rate at which organic particles are oxidized in the atmosphere. Citation: Hearn, J. D., and G. D. Smith (2006), A mixed-phase relative rates technique for measuring aerosol reaction kinetics, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L17805,