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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
flora
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A plant or plant life of a specific region or particular period.
plume
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A plume is a visible smoke-like structure, which may contain pollutants emitted from an exhaust or smoke stack and released into the atmosphere. This elongated band of smoke has changing ...
pollutants
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A pollutant may be considered as any substance, usually an unwanted by-product or waste, that is released into the environment as a result of (human) activities that alter the chemical, physical and ...
air quality assessment
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A prescribed level of atmospheric pollution allowed for a certain compound during a specific time in a specific geographical area. Standards are set by some regulating body, office or agency.
agglomeration
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A process by which atmospheric particles collide and stick to each other forming a new particle. Many of the particles emitted from automobile tailpipes are agglomerations of smaller particles ...
nucleation
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A process in which water condenses on a small atmospheric particle. Nucleation aides in the process of condensation (see methanesulfonic acid).
oxidation
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A process that results in a species having a higher (more positive) oxidation state, that is, the net loss of electrons from an atom. Quite often oxygen is involved in the oxidation of another atom; ...
