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Record 1 2004-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollutants
  • Air Pollution
DEF

photochemical oxidants: Oxidizing substances (ranging from ozone to complex organic substances) produced in the atmosphere through complex reactions involving sunlight, oxides of nitrogen, and hydrocarbons.

CONT

The effects of automotive emissions were reviewed for Environment Canada as part of a Socio-Economic Impact Analysis (SEIA) of the proposed revision of Canadian New Motor Vehicle Exhaust Emission Standards. This document investigates the following pollutants related to automobile emissions: carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, photochemical oxidants, hydrocarbons, and diesel exhaust particulates.

Key term(s)
  • photooxydant
  • photooxidizing agent

French

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

Gaz phytotoxique issu de l'action de la lumière sur les oxydes d'azote et les hydrocarbures.

CONT

À cause de l'intervention des radiations solaires dans leur genèse, les oxydes d'azote, l'ozone, le nitrate de peroxyacétyle sont désignés sous le terme d'ensemble de photooxydants.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Agentes contaminantes
  • Contaminación del aire
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