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SECONDARY AEROSOL [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollutants
  • Air Pollution
  • Atmospheric Physics
CONT

Secondary aerosols are formed in the atmosphere by chemical reactions on the primary aerosols, such as the creation of sulfuric acid droplets and sulfate particles from an initial injection of sulfur dioxide gas from volcanic eruptions. Smog is another example of a secondary aerosol formed as a result of chemical reactions in the lower part of the atmosphere ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents de pollution
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Particules résultant de réactions chimiques en phase gazeuse (oxydation par l'ozone ou les radicaux hydroxyles) ou ionique.

Spanish

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