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Record 1 1998-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
DEF

Atmospheric zone where ozone reacts with nitric oxide to form nitrogen dioxide and oxygen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
DEF

Ce qui contribue à la disparition définitive de l'ozone d'un milieu.

OBS

Les produits chlorés, les hydrocarbures chlorés en particulier, sont le puits le plus important pour l'ozone.

OBS

On utilise parfois l'expression piège d'ozone ou piège pour l'ozone pour désigner cette notion; le terme piège est cependant ambigu et il fait référence autant à la notion de réservoir qu'à celle de puits.

Spanish

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