"Surface ozone" refers to a type of gas that is found in the lower part of the Earth's atmosphere, close to the ground. It forms when certain pollutants are released into the air and react with sunlight.
Surface ozone can be harmful to humans and the environment, causing respiratory issues and damage to plants and crops.
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Sentences with «surface ozone»
- I wonder could that have allowed a great deal of extra incoming UV - B to warm surface ozone (both man - made and natural) lending to increased surface temperatures? (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
- That's one conclusion from a new health assessment based on the Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report or TOAR, an effort by the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project to create the world's most comprehensive database of surface ozone observations from all available ozone monitoring stations around the globe. (sciencedaily.com)
- A 2006 study in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics found that an increase in shipping could cause surface ozone levels to double or triple in the summer time, compared with the early 2000s. (insideclimatenews.org)
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