photochemical
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Cleaner cars have wrought wonders in getting rid of photochemical smog, when all we need to do is buy one.
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
The team surrounding Wenger and his postdoc Dr. Cui Wang identified this process of breaking out as a decisive step which limits the energy efficiency and the speed of photochemical reactions.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 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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