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Through the production of highly reactive hydroxyl radicals by photolysis of ozone in ultraviolet solar radiation, ozone is one of the most important gases in the troposphere. The hydroxyl radicals which are present only at very low concentrations in the troposphere (global average about 5×105 molecules cm-3) attack virtually all hydrogen containing gases that are emitted into the atmosphere by both natural processes and anthropogenic activities and in addition such important gases as CO, NO2 and SO2. It is clear that tropospheric ozone is an essential compound in the atmospheric environment.
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Crutzen, P. et al. (1988). Background Ozone. In: Isaksen, I.S.A. (eds) Tropospheric Ozone. NATO ASI Series, vol 227. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2913-5_27
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