Climate Change Radicals
Scientific breakthrough in climate change study - Environment - Scotsman.com
A LITTLE-UNDERSTOOD molecule in the atmosphere could play an important role in reducing pollution and global warming, scientists believe.
Criegee biradicals were first hypothesised in the 1950s but have only now been isolated and measured.
New research shows they act as powerful “clean up” agents, neutralising atmospheric pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide.
A byproduct of the process is the creation of aerosol droplets that “seed” planet-cooling clouds.
The molecules, known as chemical “intermediates”, should in theory have a significant influence on climate. However, until now they have never been directly observed.
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