COVphot
English translation: comment, NFG
| 12:27 Jan 9, 2008 |
| French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Air pollution | |||||||
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| 3 +1 | photochemical smog |
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| 3 +1 | comment, NFG |
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peer agreement (net): +1photochemical smog Explanation: Not sure if "COv phot" is the same as or a sub category of photochemical fog http://environnement.wallonie.be/LEGIS/air/air038.htm http://jc.um.edu.mt/envsci/Notes/atmosphere/smog2.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smog -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2008-01-09 12:38:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- From the first link above: 12° « composés organiques volatils produisant des oxydants photochimiques » et "COVphot" : tous les composés organiques découlant des activités humaines, autres que le méthane, qui sont capables de produire des oxydants photochimiques par réaction avec des oxydes d'azote en présence de la lumière solaire. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 11 mins (2008-01-09 12:39:00 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- That should be photochemical smog, not fog. |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1comment, NFG Explanation: The following suggests to me that this is not photochemical smog but the COVs that, through their propensity to react photochemically, contribute to the formation of such fog (other photochemical reactions with other chemicals being possible). photoreactive COVs, COVs with high photoreactivity, etc ? Par ailleurs, certains COV ayant un fort. potentiel de réactivité photochimique participent. avec les oxydes d’azote à la formation du smog. photochimique. ... www.mddep.gouv.qc.ca/air/qualite/qualite5.pdf Classification des composés organiques volatils (COV) d’après leur potentiel de création d’ozone photochimique (PCOP). 1. La présente annexe résume les ... www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/0_814_328/app4.html department spokesman said that ozone was the principal constituent of photochemical smog, and VOC was one of the major precursors to the formation of ... www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/news_events/press/press_070927a.... Two VOC photochemical reactivity rankings are presented: one involves reaction with OH (product of VOC concentration and VOC-OH reaction rate constant) and ... www.ingentaconnect.com/content/els/13522310/1998/00000032/0... In addition, CARB officials approved a revised statewide regulation on aerosol coatings, a measure that uses VOC photochemical reactivity as a basis for ... www.pcimag.com/CDA/Archives/a20b9254f36a7010VgnVCM100000f93... VOC’s are damaging to the environment predominately due to the production of photochemical smog from various VOC’s. Photochemical smog can also have ... www.ecospecifier.org/knowledge_base/glossary In this paper, the relative contribution of VOCs to photochemical formation of ozone was examined in three sites of the Mexico City by ranking the VOCs ... library.witpress.com/pages/PaperInfo.asp?PaperID=920 - |
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