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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Type of [[air pollution]], such as Los Angeles [[smog]], associated with the buildup of [[oxidation]] products formed from the [[degradation]] of [[hydrocarbons]], etc.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The term arises because [[sunlight]] is required to initiate [[photolysis]] reactions. [[Ozone]] and [[nitrogen dioxide]] are always present in photochemically produced mixtures; often other species such as [[peroxyacetyl nitrate]] and [[formaldehyde]] are also produced.</div><br/> </div> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Type of [[air pollution]], such as Los Angeles [[smog]], associated with the buildup of [[oxidation]] products formed from the [[degradation]] of [[hydrocarbons]], etc.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The term arises because [[sunlight]] is required to initiate [[photolysis]] reactions. [[ozone|Ozone]] and [[nitrogen dioxide|nitrogen dioxide]] are always present in photochemically produced mixtures; often other species such as [[peroxyacetyl nitrate]] and [[formaldehyde]] are also produced.</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:36, 25 April 2012
photochemical air pollution[edit | edit source]
Type of air pollution, such as Los Angeles smog, associated with the buildup of oxidation products formed from the degradation of hydrocarbons, etc.
The term arises because sunlight is required to initiate photolysis reactions. Ozone and nitrogen dioxide are always present in photochemically produced mixtures; often other species such as peroxyacetyl nitrate and formaldehyde are also produced.
