photochemical
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But as we would find out, our smog — photochemical smog — made the air taste like poison and look like something you’d put out with the garbage.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Not the good, high-altitude ozone that shields us from dangerous UV light, but bad ozone, hovering right above ground level — stinking, brownish, grayish photochemical smog.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
They targeted a photochemical reaction in which molecules absorb energy from photons and transfer it to a neighbor.
From Science Magazine • May 30, 2024
Ostrin reports the therapy can put the retina at risk of photochemical and thermal damage.
From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2024
Contrary to most photochemical reactions, it appears that plant life utilize yellow, red, and infra-red energy more than the blue, violet, and ultra-violet.
From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew
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