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Record 1 1989-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Air Pollution
  • Chemistry
CONT

It is now clear that whereas oxone (03) is by the photodissociation of molecular oxygen, its catalytic destruction by nitrogen oxides (NOx) is the predominant stratospheric removal mechanism under normal conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Chimie
DEF

Pour une substance soumise à une chaîne catalytique, séparation en éléments ou en composés plus simples que la substance initialement présente.

OBS

On peut distinguer le cycle de destruction, de la destruction elle-même; dans la pratique on confond ces deux motions.

Spanish

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