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Atmospheric chemistry
A scientific study of the chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere and that of other planets.
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Atmospheric chemistry
2-propenal
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
Commonly referred to as acrolein, this compound is found from several sources such as hydrocarbon burning, emission from fuels, and tobacco smoke; it is also a secondary pollutant in the atmosphere ...
cloud
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
Condensed water vapor floating in air. They can take many different shapes due to wind patterns and moisture content. They play an important part in the world's weather because of the water they ...
cloud condensation nuclei (CCN)
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
Condensed water vapor that is so small that it can only be seen through a microscope. CCN are actually the center of the droplet. Many of these nuclei are tiny salt particles, sulfate or nitrate ...
4-methyl-2-pentanone
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
Considered a volatile organic compound (VOC) which contributes to photochemical smog in the presence with other VOCs. In the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 methyl isobutyl ketone was added to the ...
bromotrifluoromethane
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
Also known as Halon-1301, this chemical with formula CBrF 3 is one of the most ozone destructive substances known to man. It is listed as a Class I ozone depleting chemical in the United States ...
junge layer
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
Also known as the stratospheric aerosol layer, this is the lower layer of the stratosphere consisting of predominantly sulfuric acid/water particles with an average diameter of 0. 14 μm, discovered ...
alert levels
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
Also referred to as air quality index (AQI). This is a measure of different levels of concentration of air pollutants in the air. This index by another name was originally established in 1976. ...
