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Hydroxyl Radical

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-013716

An extremely reactive moiety. The hydroxyl radical is formed by the photolysis of ozone by sunlight and the atomic oxygen's subsequent reaction with water vapor. The oxygen-hydrogen (OH) radical reacts with a number of atmospheric pollutants.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-013716
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesEPA EV-Natural Environments-Atmosphere
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-013716",
  "term": "Hydroxyl Radical",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "An extremely reactive moiety. The hydroxyl radical is formed by the photolysis of ozone by sunlight and the atomic oxygen's subsequent reaction with water vapor. The oxygen-hydrogen (OH) radical reacts with a number of atmospheric pollutants.",
  "references": [
    "EPA EV-Natural Environments-Atmosphere"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/hydroxyl-radical/"
}

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