| photochemical smog |
air pollution containing ozone and other reactive chemical compounds formed by the reaction of nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons in the presence of sunlight.
Ãâó: www.pnl.gov/atmos_sciences/Cdw/Glossary.html
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| photochemical smog |
Air pollution caused by chemical reactions of various pollutants emitted from different sources. (See: photochemical oxidants.).
Ãâó: www.waterquality.de/hydrobio.hw/PTERMS.HTM
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| photochemical reaction |
A chemical reaction can be enhanced when induced by light, just as some are speeded up by catalysts. Chlorine is one of a number of substances that undergo photochemical reactions. In sunlight, chlorine will react with carbon monoxide to produce the poisonous gas phosgene:
Ãâó: www.ch.ic.ac.uk/vchemlib/mol/glossary/
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| photochemical reaction |
The chemical transformation caused by sunlight. The reaction of nitrogen oxides with hydrocarbons in the presence of sunlight to form ozone is an example of a photochemical reaction.
Ãâó: www3.gov.ab.ca/env/air/Info/definitions.html
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| photochemical |
A term referring to chemical reactions brought about by the sunlight. The reaction of nitrogen oxides with oxygen in the presence of sunlight to form ozone is an example of a photochemical reaction.
Ãâó: www.arb.ca.gov/toxics/tac/appendxc.htm
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