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ozone

[oh-zohn, oh-zohn] / ˈoʊ zoʊn, oʊˈzoʊn /


NOUN
ozone layer
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This year's ozone pollution was driven in part by record-breaking heatwaves and wildfires that seared Europe and North America and sent smoke well beyond their borders.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The WHO's guideline sets 100 micrograms of ozone per cubic metre as the maximum recommended level of exposure, averaged over eight hours.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Heatwaves and wildfires combined with human-caused emissions this year combined to expose one third of the world's population to extremely high levels of ozone pollution, a European Union report said on Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Scientists who study the atmosphere have long known that compounds released by plants can react with ozone.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

The ozone abundance is so small that germicidal ultraviolet radiation from the Sun strikes the Martian surface unimpeded.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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