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Ozone Precursors

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-020107

Chemical compounds, such as carbon monoxide, methane, non-methane hydrocarbons, and nitrogen oxides, which in the presence of solar radiation react with other chemical compounds to form ozone, mainly in the troposphere. See troposphere.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-020107
FieldEnvironment
SubjectClimate change
SynonymsTropospheric ozone precursor
ReferencesGlossary of Climate Change Terms; Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020107",
  "term": "Ozone Precursors",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Chemical compounds, such as carbon monoxide, methane, non-methane hydrocarbons, and nitrogen oxides, which in the presence of solar radiation react with other chemical compounds to form ozone, mainly in the troposphere. See troposphere.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Tropospheric ozone precursor"
  ],
  "subject": "Climate change",
  "references": [
    "Glossary of Climate Change Terms; Greenhouse Gas Emissions"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/ozone-precursors/"
}

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