Inhoudsopgave
Wat is troposferische ozon?
Troposferische ozon daarentegen is een zogeheten secundaire vervuilende stof, een foto-oxidans die wordt gevormd door de interactie tussen de zonnestralen en primaire vervuilende precursoren. Troposferische ozon is een giftige stof die schadelijk is voor de mens, dieren en planten.
Waar zit ozon in?
De ozonlaag of ozonsfeer is een laag in de stratosfeer, tussen ongeveer 15 en 50 kilometer hoogte, waarin relatief veel ozon aanwezig is. De aardatmosfeer beschermt het leven op aarde door een gedeelte van de schadelijke straling die afkomstig is van de zon tegen te houden.
What is ozone in the troposphere?
In the troposphere, ozone is the product of the atmospheric reaction of a number of precursor pollutants, which have both natural and man-made sources.
How can we decrease the production of ozone in the troposphere?
What can we do to decrease the production of ozone in the troposphere? Choosing public transportation, walking, or biking instead of traveling in cars is a good step. If you wait until evening to refuel your car or mow your lawn, it’s unlikely that the pollutants released will become ozone.
What is ozone and why is it bad?
But in the troposphere, near ground-level, ozone molecules are both air pollutants, threatening the health of living things, and greenhouse gases, trapping heat and contributing to climate change. A small amount of ozone does occur naturally at ground level. Plants and soil release some. Some migrates down from the stratosphere.
Where does the production of ozone occur?
Therefore, the production of ozone mainly occurs in the vicinity of the pollution sources. The photochemical lifetime of ozone itself varies between a few days (at low altitudes) and several months (in the higher troposphere). An important loss mechanism for ozone is photolysis, followed by the reaction of the product atom with water vapor.
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