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Record 1 1990-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
  • Pollutants
CONT

It was Paul Crutzen who pointed out that NOx, occurring naturally in the environment, would provide an important "sink" for ozone in the stratosphere.

French

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

Espèce chimique qui contribue à la disparition définitive ou temporaire d'une autre espèce chimique d'un milieu.

OBS

Un mécanisme de lavage, un endroit qui retient une substance, un processus chimique peuvent aussi constituer des pièges. Le terme piège renvoie autant à la notion de puits (disparition définitive) qu'à la notion de réservoir (disparition temporaire).

Spanish

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