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Tropospheric Ozone in Air and Smog

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Tropospheric ozone is an air pollutant found in the lower atmosphere. It is a form of elemental oxygen, O3, made of three oxygen atoms in a highly reactive structure. In the troposphere, ozone contributes to photochemical smog and can harm people, plants, and materials.

Ozone also exists in the s...

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Ozone is a form of elemental oxygen that occurs in the atmosphere, and is classed as an air pollutant harmful to human health. Using the Sch?nbein technique, levels of ozone at sites of interest can be quantified. Ozone molecules are comprised of three oxygen atoms bonded in a structure that is highly reactive as an oxidizing agent, and they occ...

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