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photochemistry  

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  • The study of chemical reactions in the atmosphere initiated, assisted or accelerated by absorption of solar radiation, specifically photons of light in the visible or ultraviolet wavelengths. [See alsoozone, ozone depletion, photochemical smog] Derek M. Elsom Oxford Brookes University Patricia Uttridge South Shields College Catherine Ward Sunderland University. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; photochemistry]

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