Atmospheric chemistry

Atmospheric chemistry

A scientific study of the chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere and that of other planets.

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ecology

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

Branch of biology which focuses on the relationships among various species and among the species and their environments. The basic units for study are the species (all the organisms which are ...

C 2 Cl 3 F 3 (CFC-113), a chlorofluorocarbon with a long atmospheric lifetime (~85 years) and the third highest abundance in the Earth's atmosphere (behind CFC-11 and CFC-12). It has been used as a ...

hexafluoroethane

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

C 2 F 6 , an odorless halocarbon that meets all requirements of a greenhouse gas: unreactive to OH… and ozone, does not photodissociate from either UV or visible light, is insoluble in water, and ...

vinyl chloride

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

C 2 H 3 Cl, synonyms: Ethylene, chloro-; Chloroethene; Chloroethylene; Monochloroethylene; Vinyl chloride; Vinyl chloride monomer. This colorless gas is used mainly to produce polyvinylchloride. As ...

acetaldehyde

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

C 2 H 4 O, a fairly simple aldehyde (second in the analogous series after formaldehyde) that is found in the atmosphere as a result of emissions from the manufacture of acetic acid, plastics, raw ...

acetic acid

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

C 2 H 4 O 2 , a carbonyl compound that is emitted into the troposphere by both natural and anthropogenic processes. In the troposphere, acetic acid is present in the gas phase and is highly water ...

trichloroethylene (TCE)

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

C 2 HCl 3 , this is an industrial solvent used primarily for vapor degreasing and cold cleaning. It is an extraction solvent for greases, oils, fats, waxes, and tars, and is used by the textile ...