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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">An organic compound, formula CH<sub>3</sub>Br, present in the [[atmosphere]] as the result  of both natural (oceanic production) and [[anthropogenic]] (use as a soil fumigant) sources; this  compound is the largest single source of bromine to the [[stratosphere]], with a tropospheric [[mixing  ratio]] of about 10 parts per trillion (by volume).</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">An organic compound, formula CH<sub>3</sub>Br, present in the [[atmosphere]] as the result  of both natural (oceanic production) and [[anthropogenic]] (use as a soil fumigant) sources; this  compound is the largest single source of bromine to the [[stratosphere]], with a tropospheric [[mixing ratio|mixing  ratio]] of about 10 parts per trillion (by volume).</div><br/> </div>
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methyl bromide

An organic compound, formula CH3Br, present in the atmosphere as the result of both natural (oceanic production) and anthropogenic (use as a soil fumigant) sources; this compound is the largest single source of bromine to the stratosphere, with a tropospheric mixing ratio of about 10 parts per trillion (by volume).


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