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263 relations: Abiotic component, Academic Press, Acenaphthene, Acenaphthylene, Adenine, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Air pollution, Algae, Aluminium, Amino acid, Anthracene, Aromaticity, Aryl hydrocarbon receptor, Asphalt concrete, Astrobiology Magazine, Atheroma, Atherosclerosis, Atmospheric circulation, Atomic force microscopy, Ball-and-stick model, Benz(a)anthracene, Benz(e)acephenanthrylene, Benzene, Benzo(a)pyrene, Benzo(c)fluorene, Benzo(e)pyrene, Benzo(ghi)perylene, Benzo(j)fluoranthene, Benzo(k)fluoranthene, Big Bang, Bioaccumulation, Biodegradation, Biofuel, Biomagnification, Biomarker, Biphenyl, Bitumen, Bladder cancer, British Geological Survey, Calcium carbide, Calluna, Calorie, Cancer, Carbon, Carbon black, Carcinogen, Carcinogenesis, Cardiovascular disease, Carpathite, Catalytic converter, ... Expand index (213 more) »
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Abiotic component
In biology and ecology, abiotic components or abiotic factors are non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms and the functioning of ecosystems.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Abiotic component
Academic Press
Academic Press (AP) is an academic book publisher founded in 1941.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Academic Press
Acenaphthene
Acenaphthene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) consisting of naphthalene with an ethylene bridge connecting positions 1 and 8. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Acenaphthene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Acenaphthene
Acenaphthylene
Acenaphthylene, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon is an ortho- and peri-fused tricyclic hydrocarbon. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Acenaphthylene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Acenaphthylene
Adenine
Adenine (symbol A or Ade) is a purine nucleobase.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Adenine
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is a federal public health agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Air pollution
Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances called pollutants in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the climate or to materials.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Air pollution
Algae
Algae (alga) are any of a large and diverse group of photosynthetic, eukaryotic organisms.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Algae
Aluminium
Aluminium (Aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Aluminium
Amino acid
Amino acids are organic compounds that contain both amino and carboxylic acid functional groups.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Amino acid
Anthracene
Anthracene is a solid polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) of formula C14H10, consisting of three fused benzene rings. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Anthracene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Anthracene
Aromaticity
In organic chemistry, aromaticity is a chemical property describing the way in which a conjugated ring of unsaturated bonds, lone pairs, or empty orbitals exhibits a stabilization stronger than would be expected by the stabilization of conjugation alone.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Aromaticity
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (also known as AhR, AHR, ahr, ahR, AH receptor, or as the dioxin receptor) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the AHR gene.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
Asphalt concrete
Asphalt concrete (commonly called asphalt, blacktop, or pavement in North America, and tarmac or bitumen macadam in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland) is a composite material commonly used to surface roads, parking lots, airports, and the core of embankment dams.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Asphalt concrete
Astrobiology Magazine
Astrobiology Magazine (exploring the solar system and beyond), or Astrobiology Mag, was an American, formerly NASA-sponsored, international online popular science magazine that contained popular science content, which referred to articles for the general reader on science and technology subjects.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Astrobiology Magazine
Atheroma
An atheroma, or atheromatous plaque, is an abnormal accumulation of material in the inner layer of an arterial wall.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Atheroma
Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is a pattern of the disease arteriosclerosis, characterized by development of abnormalities called lesions in walls of arteries.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Atherosclerosis
Atmospheric circulation
Atmospheric circulation is the large-scale movement of air and together with ocean circulation is the means by which thermal energy is redistributed on the surface of the Earth.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Atmospheric circulation
Atomic force microscopy
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) or scanning force microscopy (SFM) is a very-high-resolution type of scanning probe microscopy (SPM), with demonstrated resolution on the order of fractions of a nanometer, more than 1000 times better than the optical diffraction limit.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Atomic force microscopy
Ball-and-stick model
In chemistry, the ball-and-stick model is a molecular model of a chemical substance which displays both the three-dimensional position of the atoms and the bonds between them.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Ball-and-stick model
Benz(a)anthracene
Benzanthracene or benzoanthracene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C18H12. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Benz(a)anthracene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Benz(a)anthracene
Benz(e)acephenanthrylene
Talk:Benz(e)acephenanthrylene#MadmanBot seems to be in error.) - please let me know if otherwise of course - in any case - Enjoy!) Drbogdan (talk) 15:53, 5 March 2014 (UTC) ---> Benzacephenanthrylene is an organic compound with the chemical formula C20H12. It is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) made of four benzene rings around a 5-membered ring. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Benz(e)acephenanthrylene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Benz(e)acephenanthrylene
Benzene
Benzene is an organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C6H6. The benzene molecule is composed of six carbon atoms joined in a planar hexagonal ring with one hydrogen atom attached to each. Because it contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms, benzene is classed as a hydrocarbon. Benzene is a natural constituent of petroleum and is one of the elementary petrochemicals. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and benzene are carcinogens.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Benzene
Benzo(a)pyrene
Benzopyrene (BaP or BP) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and the result of incomplete combustion of organic matter at temperatures between and. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Benzo(a)pyrene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Benzo(a)pyrene
Benzo(c)fluorene
Benzofluorene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) with mutagenic activity. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Benzo(c)fluorene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Benzo(c)fluorene
Benzo(e)pyrene
Benzopyrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C20H12. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Benzo(e)pyrene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Benzo(e)pyrene
Benzo(ghi)perylene
Benzoperylene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C22H12. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Benzo(ghi)perylene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Benzo(ghi)perylene
Benzo(j)fluoranthene
Benzofluoranthene (BjF) is an organic compound with the chemical formula C20H12. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Benzo(j)fluoranthene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Benzo(j)fluoranthene
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
Benzofluoranthene is an organic compound with the chemical formula C20H12. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Benzo(k)fluoranthene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Benzo(k)fluoranthene
Big Bang
The Big Bang is a physical theory that describes how the universe expanded from an initial state of high density and temperature.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Big Bang
Bioaccumulation
Bioaccumulation is the gradual accumulation of substances, such as pesticides or other chemicals, in an organism.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Bioaccumulation
Biodegradation
Biodegradation is the breakdown of organic matter by microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Biodegradation
Biofuel
Biofuel is a fuel that is produced over a short time span from biomass, rather than by the very slow natural processes involved in the formation of fossil fuels such as oil.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Biofuel
Biomagnification
Biomagnification, also known as bioamplification or biological magnification, is the increase in concentration of a substance, e.g a pesticide, in the tissues of organisms at successively higher levels in a food chain.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Biomagnification
Biomarker
In biomedical contexts, a biomarker, or biological marker, is a measurable indicator of some biological state or condition.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Biomarker
Biphenyl
Biphenyl (also known as diphenyl, phenylbenzene, 1,1′-biphenyl, lemonene or BP) is an organic compound that forms colorless crystals.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Biphenyl
Bitumen
Bitumen is an immensely viscous constituent of petroleum.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Bitumen
Bladder cancer
Bladder cancer is any of several types of cancer arising from the tissues of the urinary bladder.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Bladder cancer
British Geological Survey
The British Geological Survey (BGS) is a partly publicly funded body which aims to advance geoscientific knowledge of the United Kingdom landmass and its continental shelf by means of systematic surveying, monitoring and research.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and British Geological Survey
Calcium carbide
Calcium carbide, also known as calcium acetylide, is a chemical compound with the chemical formula of CaC2.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Calcium carbide
Calluna
Calluna vulgaris, common heather, ling, or simply heather, is the sole species in the genus Calluna in the flowering plant family Ericaceae.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Calluna
Calorie
The calorie is a unit of energy that originated from the caloric theory of heat.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Calorie
Cancer
Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Cancer
Carbon
Carbon is a chemical element; it has symbol C and atomic number 6.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Carbon
Carbon black
Carbon black (with subtypes acetylene black, channel black, furnace black, lamp black and thermal black) is a material produced by the incomplete combustion of coal tar, vegetable matter, or petroleum products, including fuel oil, fluid catalytic cracking tar, and ethylene cracking in a limited supply of air.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Carbon black
Carcinogen
A carcinogen is any agent that promotes the development of cancer. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and carcinogen are carcinogens.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Carcinogen
Carcinogenesis
Carcinogenesis, also called oncogenesis or tumorigenesis, is the formation of a cancer, whereby normal cells are transformed into cancer cells. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Carcinogenesis are carcinogens.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Carcinogenesis
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Cardiovascular disease
Carpathite
Carpathite is a very rare hydrocarbon mineral, consisting of exceptionally pure coronene (C24H12), a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Carpathite
Catalytic converter
A catalytic converter is an exhaust emission control device which converts toxic gases and pollutants in exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine into less-toxic pollutants by catalyzing a redox reaction.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Catalytic converter
Cell signaling
In biology, cell signaling (cell signalling in British English) is the process by which a cell interacts with itself, other cells, and the environment.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Cell signaling
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Chicken wire (chemistry)
In chemistry, the term chicken wire is used in different contexts.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Chicken wire (chemistry)
Chimney sweeps' carcinoma
Chimney sweeps' cancer, also called soot wart or scrotal cancer, is a squamous cell carcinoma of the scrotum. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Chimney sweeps' carcinoma are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Chimney sweeps' carcinoma
Chirality
Chirality is a property of asymmetry important in several branches of science. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Chirality are origin of life.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Chirality
Chromatography
In chemical analysis, chromatography is a laboratory technique for the separation of a mixture into its components.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Chromatography
Chrysene
Chrysene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) with the molecular formula that consists of four fused benzene rings. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Chrysene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Chrysene
Clar's rule
In organic and physical organic chemistry, Clar's rule is an empirical rule that relates the chemical stability of a molecule with its aromaticity.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Clar's rule
Co-carcinogen
A co-carcinogen is a chemical that promotes the effects of a carcinogen in the production of cancer. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and co-carcinogen are carcinogens.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Co-carcinogen
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Coal
Coal gasification
In industrial chemistry, coal gasification is the process of producing syngas—a mixture consisting primarily of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen, carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapour—from coal and water, air and/or oxygen.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Coal gasification
Coal mining
Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground or from a mine.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Coal mining
Coal tar
Coal tar is a thick dark liquid which is a by-product of the production of coke and coal gas from coal.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Coal tar
Coke (fuel)
Coke is a grey, hard, and porous coal-based fuel with a high carbon content.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Coke (fuel)
Combustion
Combustion, or burning, is a high-temperature exothermic redox chemical reaction between a fuel (the reductant) and an oxidant, usually atmospheric oxygen, that produces oxidized, often gaseous products, in a mixture termed as smoke.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Combustion
Corannulene
Corannulene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with chemical formula C20H10. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Corannulene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Corannulene
Coronene
Coronene (also known as superbenzene and cyclobenzene) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) comprising seven peri-fused benzene rings. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Coronene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Coronene
Creosote
Creosote is a category of carbonaceous chemicals formed by the distillation of various tars and pyrolysis of plant-derived material, such as wood, or fossil fuel.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Creosote
Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
The Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) boundary, formerly known as the Cretaceous–Tertiary (K–T) boundary, is a geological signature, usually a thin band of rock containing much more iridium than other bands.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
CYP1A1
Cytochrome P450, family 1, subfamily A, polypeptide 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CYP1A1 gene.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and CYP1A1
CYP1A2
Cytochrome P450 1A2 (abbreviated CYP1A2), a member of the cytochrome P450 mixed-function oxidase system, is involved in the metabolism of xenobiotics in the human body.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and CYP1A2
CYP1B1
Cytochrome P450 1B1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CYP1B1 gene.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and CYP1B1
Cytochrome
Cytochromes are redox-active proteins containing a heme, with a central iron (Fe) atom at its core, as a cofactor.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Cytochrome
Destructive distillation
Destructive distillation is a chemical process in which decomposition of unprocessed material is achieved by heating it to a high temperature; the term generally applies to processing of organic material in the absence of air or in the presence of limited amounts of oxygen or other reagents, catalysts, or solvents, such as steam or phenols.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Destructive distillation
Detritivore
Detritivores (also known as detrivores, detritophages, detritus feeders or detritus eaters) are heterotrophs that obtain nutrients by consuming detritus (decomposing plant and animal parts as well as feces).
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Detritivore
Dibenz(a,h)anthracene
Dibenzanthracene or Benzotetraphene or 1,2:5,6-Dibenzanthracene is an organic compound with the chemical formula C22H14. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Dibenz(a,h)anthracene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Dibenz(a,h)anthracene
Dibenzopyrenes
Dibenzopyrenes are a group of high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with the molecular formula C24H14. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Dibenzopyrenes are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Dibenzopyrenes
Diesel exhaust
Diesel exhaust is the gaseous exhaust produced by a diesel type of internal combustion engine, plus any contained particulates.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Diesel exhaust
Diol
A diol is a chemical compound containing two hydroxyl groups (groups).
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Diol
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a polymer composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and DNA
DNA adduct
In molecular genetics, a DNA adduct is a segment of DNA bound to a cancer-causing chemical.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and DNA adduct
DNA replication
In molecular biology, DNA replication is the biological process of producing two identical replicas of DNA from one original DNA molecule.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and DNA replication
Earliest known life forms
The earliest known life forms on Earth may be as old as 4.1 billion years old (or Ga) according to biologically fractionated graphite inside a single zircon grain in the Jack Hills range of Australia.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Earliest known life forms
Earthworm
An earthworm is a soil-dwelling terrestrial invertebrate that belongs to the phylum Annelida.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Earthworm
Enantiomer
In chemistry, an enantiomer (/ɪˈnænti.əmər, ɛ-, -oʊ-/ ''ih-NAN-tee-ə-mər''; from Ancient Greek ἐναντίος (enantíos) 'opposite', and μέρος (méros) 'part') – also called optical isomer, antipode, or optical antipode – is one of two stereoisomers that are nonsuperposable onto their own mirror image.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Enantiomer
Enzyme
Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Enzyme
Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Epidemiology
Ernest Kennaway
Sir Ernest Laurence Kennaway FRS (23 May 1881 – 1 January 1958) was a British pathologist and Royal Medal winner.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Ernest Kennaway
European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the primary executive arm of the European Union (EU).
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and European Commission
European Food Safety Authority
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) that provides independent scientific advice and communicates on existing and emerging risks associated with the food chain.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and European Food Safety Authority
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and European Union
Exoplanet
An exoplanet or extrasolar planet is a planet outside the Solar System.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Exoplanet
F number (chemistry)
F number is a correlation number used in the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as a descriptor of their hydrophobicity and molecular size. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and f number (chemistry) are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and F number (chemistry)
Fishery
Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life or, more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place (a.k.a., fishing grounds).
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Fishery
Fluoranthene
Fluoranthene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Fluoranthene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Fluoranthene
Fluorene
Fluorene, or 9H-fluorene is an organic compound with the formula (C6H4)2CH2. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Fluorene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Fluorene
Fluorescence
Fluorescence is one of two kinds of emission of light by a substance that has absorbed light or other electromagnetic radiation.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Fluorescence
Fluorescence spectroscopy
Fluorescence spectroscopy (also known as fluorimetry or spectrofluorometry) is a type of electromagnetic spectroscopy that analyzes fluorescence from a sample.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Fluorescence spectroscopy
Fossil fuel
A fossil fuel is a carbon compound- or hydrocarbon-containing material such as coal, oil, and natural gas, formed naturally in the Earth's crust from the remains of prehistoric organisms (animals, plants and planktons), a process that occurs within geological formations.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Fossil fuel
Gap junction
Gap junctions are membrane channels between cells that allow the exchange of substances from the cytoplasm of one cell directly to the cytoplasm of an adjacent cell.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Gap junction
Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) is an analytical method that combines the features of gas-chromatography and mass spectrometry to identify different substances within a test sample.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
Gasification
Gasification is a process that converts biomass- or fossil fuel-based carbonaceous materials into gases, including as the largest fractions: nitrogen (N2), carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2), and carbon dioxide.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Gasification
Genotoxicity
Genotoxicity is the property of chemical agents that damage the genetic information within a cell causing mutations, which may lead to cancer.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Genotoxicity
Graphene
Graphene is an allotrope of carbon consisting of a single layer of atoms arranged in a honeycomb nanostructure.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Graphene
Graphite
Graphite is a crystalline form of the element carbon.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Graphite
Greater London
Greater London is the administrative area of London, which is coterminous with the London region.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Greater London
Guanine
Guanine (symbol G or Gua) is one of the four main nucleobases found in the nucleic acids DNA and RNA, the others being adenine, cytosine, and thymine (uracil in RNA).
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Guanine
Half-cell
In electrochemistry, a half-cell is a structure that contains a conductive electrode and a surrounding conductive electrolyte separated by a naturally occurring Helmholtz double layer.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Half-cell
Helicene
In organic chemistry, helicenes are ortho-condensed polycyclic aromatic compounds in which benzene rings or other aromatics are angularly annulated to give helically-shaped chiral molecules. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and helicene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Helicene
Heptacene
Heptacene is an organic compound and a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and the seventh member of the acene or polyacene family of linear fused benzene rings. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Heptacene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Heptacene
Heteroatom
In chemistry, a heteroatom is, strictly, any atom that is not carbon or hydrogen.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Heteroatom
Hexabenzocoronene
Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene (HBC) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the molecular formula C42H18. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Hexabenzocoronene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Hexabenzocoronene
HOMO and LUMO
In chemistry, HOMO and LUMO are types of molecular orbitals.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and HOMO and LUMO
Household air pollution
Household air pollution (HAP) is a significant form of indoor air pollution mostly relating to cooking and heating methods used in developing countries.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Household air pollution
Hydrogen
Hydrogen is a chemical element; it has symbol H and atomic number 1.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Hydrogen
Hydrogenation
Hydrogenation is a chemical reaction between molecular hydrogen (H2) and another compound or element, usually in the presence of a catalyst such as nickel, palladium or platinum.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Hydrogenation
Hydroxylation
In chemistry, hydroxylation can refer to.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Hydroxylation
Hypoxia (environmental)
Hypoxia (hypo: "below", oxia: "oxygenated") refers to low oxygen conditions.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Hypoxia (environmental)
Idrialite
Idrialite is a rare hydrocarbon mineral with approximate chemical formula C22H14. Idrialite usually occurs as soft orthorhombic crystals, is usually greenish yellow to light brown in color with bluish fluorescence. It is named after Idrija, town in Slovenia, where its occurrence was first described. The mineral has also been called idrialine, and branderz in German It has also been called inflammable cinnabar due to its combustibility and association with cinnabar ores in the source locality.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Idrialite
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), one of 16 PAHs generally measured in studies of environmental exposure and air pollution. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
Inflammation
Inflammation (from inflammatio) is part of the biological response of body tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Inflammation
Intelligence quotient
An intelligence quotient (IQ) is a total score derived from a set of standardised tests or subtests designed to assess human intelligence.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Intelligence quotient
International Agency for Research on Cancer
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC; Centre International de Recherche sur le Cancer, CIRC) is an intergovernmental agency forming part of the World Health Organization of the United Nations.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and International Agency for Research on Cancer
Interstellar ice
Interstellar ice consists of grains of volatiles in the ice phase that form in the interstellar medium. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and interstellar ice are Astrochemistry.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Interstellar ice
Interstellar medium
The interstellar medium (ISM) is the matter and radiation that exists in the space between the star systems in a galaxy. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and interstellar medium are Astrochemistry.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Interstellar medium
Invertebrate
Invertebrates is an umbrella term describing animals that neither develop nor retain a vertebral column (commonly known as a spine or backbone), which evolved from the notochord.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Invertebrate
Ion
An ion is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Ion
Iron
Iron is a chemical element.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Iron
Isomer
In chemistry, isomers are molecules or polyatomic ions with identical molecular formula – that is, the same number of atoms of each element – but distinct arrangements of atoms in space.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Isomer
Izrael Hieger
Izrael Hieger DSc (London) (13 June 1901 – 14 October 1986) was a biochemist whose work focused on carcinogenesis.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Izrael Hieger
James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope designed to conduct infrared astronomy.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and James Webb Space Telescope
Kilogram
The kilogram (also kilogramme) is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), having the unit symbol kg.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Kilogram
Lake
A lake is an often naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Lake
Lipid
Lipids are a broad group of organic compounds which include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamins A, D, E and K), monoglycerides, diglycerides, phospholipids, and others.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Lipid
Lipophilicity
Lipophilicity (from Greek λίπος "fat" and φίλος "friendly") is the ability of a chemical compound to dissolve in fats, oils, lipids, and non-polar solvents such as hexane or toluene.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Lipophilicity
Litre
The litre (British English spelling) or liter (American English spelling) (SI symbols L and l, other symbol used: ℓ) is a metric unit of volume. It is equal to 1 cubic decimetre (dm3), 1000 cubic centimetres (cm3) or 0.001 cubic metres (m3). A cubic decimetre (or litre) occupies a volume of (see figure) and is thus equal to one-thousandth of a cubic metre.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Litre
Liver cancer
Liver cancer, also known as hepatic cancer, primary hepatic cancer, or primary hepatic malignancy, is cancer that starts in the liver.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Liver cancer
Logarithmic growth
In mathematics, logarithmic growth describes a phenomenon whose size or cost can be described as a logarithm function of some input.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Logarithmic growth
London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and London
Lung cancer
Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Lung cancer
Mangrove
A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows mainly in coastal saline or brackish water.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Mangrove
Material
A material is a substance or mixture of substances that constitutes an object.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Material
Maximum contaminant level
Maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) are standards that are set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for drinking water quality.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Maximum contaminant level
Metabolism
Metabolism (from μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Metabolism
Metalworking
Metalworking is the process of shaping and reshaping metals in order to create useful objects, parts, assemblies, and large scale structures.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Metalworking
Microorganism
A microorganism, or microbe, is an organism of microscopic size, which may exist in its single-celled form or as a colony of cells. The possible existence of unseen microbial life was suspected from ancient times, such as in Jain scriptures from sixth century BC India. The scientific study of microorganisms began with their observation under the microscope in the 1670s by Anton van Leeuwenhoek.
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Mitogen-activated protein kinase
A mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK or MAP kinase) is a type of serine/threonine-specific protein kinases involved in directing cellular responses to a diverse array of stimuli, such as mitogens, osmotic stress, heat shock and proinflammatory cytokines.
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Mitosis
Mitosis is a part of the cell cycle in which replicated chromosomes are separated into two new nuclei.
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Molar mass
In chemistry, the molar mass (or molecular weight) of a chemical compound is defined as the ratio between the mass and the amount of substance (measured in moles) of any sample of the compound.
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Mole (unit)
The mole (symbol mol) is a unit of measurement, the base unit in the International System of Units (SI) for amount of substance, a quantity proportional to the number of elementary entities of a substance.
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Molecular cloud
A molecular cloud, sometimes called a stellar nursery (if star formation is occurring within), is a type of interstellar cloud, the density and size of which permit absorption nebulae, the formation of molecules (most commonly molecular hydrogen, H2), and the formation of H II regions.
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Molecular mass
The molecular mass (m) is the mass of a given molecule.
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Mollusca
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals, after Arthropoda; members are known as molluscs or mollusks.
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Moon
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite.
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Moorland
Moorland or moor is a type of habitat found in upland areas in temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands and montane grasslands and shrublands biomes, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils.
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Mussel
Mussel is the common name used for members of several families of bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and freshwater habitats.
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Mutation
In biology, a mutation is an alteration in the nucleic acid sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal DNA.
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Naphthalene
Naphthalene is an organic compound with formula.
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NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the United States federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness.
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Natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas, methane gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane (95%) in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes.
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Natural rubber
Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, caucho, or caoutchouc, as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds.
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Nature Astronomy
Nature Astronomy is a peer reviewed scientific journal published by Nature Portfolio.
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Neoplasm
A neoplasm is a type of abnormal and excessive growth of tissue.
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Neurology
Neurology (from νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the nervous system, which comprises the brain, the spinal cord and the peripheral nerves.
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New Scientist
New Scientist is a popular science magazine covering all aspects of science and technology.
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Nonpoint source pollution
Nonpoint source (NPS) pollution refers to diffuse contamination (or pollution) of water or air that does not originate from a single discrete source.
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Nucleotide
Nucleotides are organic molecules composed of a nitrogenous base, a pentose sugar and a phosphate.
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Ocean
The ocean is the body of salt water that covers approx.
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Oil spill
An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution.
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Oncogene
An oncogene is a gene that has the potential to cause cancer.
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Orbital hybridisation
In chemistry, orbital hybridisation (or hybridization) is the concept of mixing atomic orbitals to form new hybrid orbitals (with different energies, shapes, etc., than the component atomic orbitals) suitable for the pairing of electrons to form chemical bonds in valence bond theory.
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Organic compound
Some chemical authorities define an organic compound as a chemical compound that contains a carbon–hydrogen or carbon–carbon bond; others consider an organic compound to be any chemical compound that contains carbon.
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Organic matter
Organic matter, organic material, or natural organic matter refers to the large source of carbon-based compounds found within natural and engineered, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.
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Ovalene
Ovalene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the formula C32H14, which consists of ten peri-fused six-membered rings. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Ovalene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
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Oxidative stress
Oxidative stress reflects an imbalance between the systemic manifestation of reactive oxygen species and a biological system's ability to readily detoxify the reactive intermediates or to repair the resulting damage.
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Oxygenate
To oxygenate means to impregnate, combine, or supply something with oxygen, while oxygenates are hydrocarbons containing at least one oxygen atom that are used as fuel additives to promote complete combustion in fuel mixtures.
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PAH world hypothesis
The PAH world hypothesis is a speculative hypothesis that proposes that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), known to be abundant in the universe, including in comets, and assumed to be abundant in the primordial soup of the early Earth, played a major role in the origin of life by mediating the synthesis of RNA molecules, leading into the RNA world. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and PAH world hypothesis are origin of life and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
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Particulates
Particulates or atmospheric particulate matter (see below for other names) are microscopic particles of solid or liquid matter suspended in the air.
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Passive smoking
Passive smoking is the inhalation of tobacco smoke, called passive smoke, secondhand smoke (SHS) or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), by individuals other than the active smoker.
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Pathogenesis
In pathology, pathogenesis is the process by which a disease or disorder develops.
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Peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter.
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Pentacene
Pentacene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of five linearly-fused benzene rings. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Pentacene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
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Percivall Pott
Percivall Pott (6 January 1714, in London – 22 December 1788) was an English surgeon, one of the founders of orthopaedics, and the first scientist to demonstrate that cancer may be caused by an environmental carcinogen, namely chimney sweeps' carcinoma.
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Perylene
Perylene or perilene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C20H12, occurring as a brown solid. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Perylene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
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Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil, also referred to as simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations.
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Phenalene
1H-Phenalene, often called simply phenalene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and phenalene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
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Phenanthrene
Phenanthrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) with formula C14H10, consisting of three fused benzene rings. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Phenanthrene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
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Photodegradation
Photodegradation is the alteration of materials by light.
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Pi bond
In chemistry, pi bonds (π bonds) are covalent chemical bonds, in each of which two lobes of an orbital on one atom overlap with two lobes of an orbital on another atom, and in which this overlap occurs laterally.
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Planet
A planet is a large, rounded astronomical body that is generally required to be in orbit around a star, stellar remnant, or brown dwarf, and is not one itself.
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Pollutant
A pollutant or novel entity is a substance or energy introduced into the environment that has undesired effects, or adversely affects the usefulness of a resource.
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Pollution
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.
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Polychaete
Polychaeta is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes.
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Power station
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power.
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Protein
Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues.
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Protoplanetary disk
A protoplanetary disk is a rotating circumstellar disc of dense gas and dust surrounding a young newly formed star, a T Tauri star, or Herbig Ae/Be star.
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Protozoa
Protozoa (protozoan or protozoon; alternative plural: protozoans) are a polyphyletic group of single-celled eukaryotes, either free-living or parasitic, that feed on organic matter such as other microorganisms or organic debris.
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Purine
Purine is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound that consists of two rings (pyrimidine and imidazole) fused together.
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Pyrene
Pyrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) consisting of four fused benzene rings, resulting in a flat aromatic system. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Pyrene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
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Quinone
The quinones are a class of organic compounds that are formally "derived from aromatic compounds by conversion of an even number of –CH.
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Radical (chemistry)
In chemistry, a radical, also known as a free radical, is an atom, molecule, or ion that has at least one unpaired valence electron.
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Reactive oxygen species
In chemistry and biology, reactive oxygen species (ROS) are highly reactive chemicals formed from diatomic oxygen, water, and hydrogen peroxide.
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Red Rectangle Nebula
The Red Rectangle Nebula, so called because of its red color and unique rectangular shape, is a protoplanetary nebula in the Monoceros constellation.
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Reduction potential
Redox potential (also known as oxidation / reduction potential, ORP, pe, E_, or E_) is a measure of the tendency of a chemical species to acquire electrons from or lose electrons to an electrode and thereby be reduced or oxidised respectively.
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Resonance (chemistry)
In chemistry, resonance, also called mesomerism, is a way of describing bonding in certain molecules or polyatomic ions by the combination of several contributing structures (or forms, also variously known as resonance structures or canonical structures) into a resonance hybrid (or hybrid structure) in valence bond theory.
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Richard Doll
Sir William Richard Shaboe Doll (28 October 1912 – 24 July 2005) was a British physician who became an epidemiologist in the mid-20th century and made important contributions to that discipline.
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Richard von Volkmann
Richard von Volkmann (17 August 1830 – 28 November 1889) was a prominent German surgeon and author of poetry and fiction.
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River
A river is a natural flowing freshwater stream, flowing on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river.
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River Clyde
The River Clyde (Abhainn Chluaidh,, Clyde Watter, or Watter o Clyde) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde, in the west of Scotland.
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River Mersey
The River Mersey is a major river in North West England.
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Saturated calomel electrode
The saturated calomel electrode (SCE) is a reference electrode based on the reaction between elemental mercury and mercury(I) chloride.
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Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter.
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Sediment
Sediment is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice or by the force of gravity acting on the particles.
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Semiconductor
A semiconductor is a material that has an electrical conductivity value falling between that of a conductor, such as copper, and an insulator, such as glass.
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Sewage
Sewage (or domestic sewage, domestic wastewater, municipal wastewater) is a type of wastewater that is produced by a community of people.
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Shale oil extraction
Shale oil extraction is an industrial process for unconventional oil production.
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Skin cancer
Skin cancers are cancers that arise from the skin.
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Soil
Soil, also commonly referred to as earth or dirt, is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support the life of plants and soil organisms.
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Solubility
In chemistry, solubility is the ability of a substance, the solute, to form a solution with another substance, the solvent.
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Solvent
A solvent (from the Latin solvō, "loosen, untie, solve") is a substance that dissolves a solute, resulting in a solution.
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Soot
Soot is a mass of impure carbon particles resulting from the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons.
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Sorption
Sorption is a physical and chemical process by which one substance becomes attached to another.
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Space.com
Space.com is an online publication focused on space exploration, astronomy, skywatching and entertainment, with editorial teams based in the United States and United Kingdom.
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Spanish National Research Council
The Spanish National Research Council (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC) is the largest public institution dedicated to research in Spain and the third largest in Europe.
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Spectroscopy
Spectroscopy is the field of study that measures and interprets electromagnetic spectra.
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Spitzer Space Telescope
The Spitzer Space Telescope, formerly the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), is an infrared space telescope launched in 2003, that was deactivated when operations ended on 30 January 2020.
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St Bartholomew's Hospital
St Bartholomew's Hospital, commonly known as Barts, is a teaching hospital located in the City of London.
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Star formation
Star formation is the process by which dense regions within molecular clouds in interstellar space, sometimes referred to as "stellar nurseries" or "star-forming regions", collapse and form stars.
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State of matter
In physics, a state of matter is one of the distinct forms in which matter can exist.
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Steel
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with improved strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron.
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Steric effects
Steric effects arise from the spatial arrangement of atoms.
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Stomach cancer
Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a cancer that develops from the lining of the stomach.
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Substituent
In organic chemistry, a substituent is one or a group of atoms that replaces (one or more) atoms, thereby becoming a moiety in the resultant (new) molecule.
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Suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area which is predominantly residential and within commuting distance of a large city.
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Surface runoff
Surface runoff (also known as overland flow or terrestrial runoff) is the unconfined flow of water over the ground surface, in contrast to channel runoff (or stream flow).
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Tar
Tar is a dark brown or black viscous liquid of hydrocarbons and free carbon, obtained from a wide variety of organic materials through destructive distillation.
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Tetracene
Tetracene, also called naphthacene, is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Tetracene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
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The Astrophysical Journal
The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of astrophysics and astronomy, established in 1895 by American astronomers George Ellery Hale and James Edward Keeler.
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Tire
A tire (North American English) or tyre (Commonwealth English) is a ring-shaped component that surrounds a wheel's rim to transfer a vehicle's load from the axle through the wheel to the ground and to provide traction on the surface over which the wheel travels.
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Titan (moon)
Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and the second-largest in the Solar System.
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Tobacco smoke
Tobacco smoke is a sooty aerosol produced by the incomplete combustion of tobacco during the smoking of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
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Tobacco smoking
Tobacco smoking is the practice of burning tobacco and ingesting the resulting smoke.
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Topology
Topology (from the Greek words, and) is the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties of a geometric object that are preserved under continuous deformations, such as stretching, twisting, crumpling, and bending; that is, without closing holes, opening holes, tearing, gluing, or passing through itself.
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Total organic carbon
Total organic carbon (TOC) is an analytical parameter representing the concentration of organic carbon in a sample.
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Total petroleum hydrocarbon
Total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) is a term used for any mixture of hydrocarbons that are found in crude oil.
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Transcription factor
In molecular biology, a transcription factor (TF) (or sequence-specific DNA-binding factor) is a protein that controls the rate of transcription of genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA, by binding to a specific DNA sequence.
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Triangulene
Triangulene (also known as Clar's hydrocarbon) is the smallest triplet-ground-state polybenzenoid. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Triangulene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
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Triphenylene
Triphenylene is an organic compound with the formula (C6H4)3. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Triphenylene are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Triphenylene
Types of volcanic eruptions
Several types of volcanic eruptions—during which material is expelled from a volcanic vent or fissure—have been distinguished by volcanologists.
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Ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy
Ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy or ultraviolet–visible (UV–VIS) spectrophotometry refers to absorption spectroscopy or reflectance spectroscopy in part of the ultraviolet and the full, adjacent visible regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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United States Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with environmental protection matters.
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Universe
The universe is all of space and time and their contents.
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Upper atmosphere
Upper atmosphere is a collective term that refers to various layers of the atmosphere of the Earth above the troposphere and corresponding regions of the atmospheres of other planets, and includes.
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Urban area
An urban area is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment.
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Uterus
The uterus (from Latin uterus,: uteri) or womb is the organ in the reproductive system of most female mammals, including humans, that accommodates the embryonic and fetal development of one or more embryos until birth.
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Vascular smooth muscle
Vascular smooth muscle is the type of smooth muscle that makes up most of the walls of blood vessels.
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Vertebrate
Vertebrates are deuterostomal animals with bony or cartilaginous axial endoskeleton — known as the vertebral column, spine or backbone — around and along the spinal cord, including all fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
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Volatility (chemistry)
In chemistry, volatility is a material quality which describes how readily a substance vaporizes.
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Water column
The (oceanic) water column is a concept used in oceanography to describe the physical (temperature, salinity, light penetration) and chemical (pH, dissolved oxygen, nutrient salts) characteristics of seawater at different depths for a defined geographical point.
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Wildfire
A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation.
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Wood fuel
Wood fuel (or fuelwood) is a fuel such as firewood, charcoal, chips, sheets, pellets, and sawdust.
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Yamagiwa Katsusaburō
was a Japanese pathologist who carried out pioneering work into the causes of cancer, and was the first to demonstrate chemical carcinogenesis.
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See also
Astrochemistry
- Absorption spectroscopy
- Abundance of the chemical elements
- Aluminium monohydroxide
- Astrochemistry
- Astrophysical maser
- Atomic and molecular astrophysics
- Biosignature
- CHNOPS
- Cosmic dust
- Cosmochemistry
- Cryochemistry
- Cumulene
- Diatomic carbon
- Diffuse interstellar bands
- Equivalent width
- Fraunhofer lines
- Hydrogen line
- Interstellar formaldehyde
- Interstellar ice
- Interstellar medium
- Isobutyronitrile
- Large Molecule Heimat
- List of interstellar and circumstellar molecules
- Local Void
- MERMOZ
- Methyl radical
- Molecules in stars
- Nexus for Exoplanet System Science
- Photoelectrochemical process
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
- Polyyne
- Propynylidyne
- Pseudo-panspermia
- Space dust measurement
- Stellar chemistry
- Swan band
- Tholin
- Timeline of knowledge about the interstellar and intergalactic medium
- Tricarbon
- Trihydrogen cation
Persistent organic pollutants under the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
- Α-Hexachlorocyclohexane
- Β-Hexachlorocyclohexane
- Aldrin
- Chlordane
- Chlordecone
- DDT
- Dieldrin
- Endrin
- Heptachlor
- Hexachlorobenzene
- Lindane
- Mirex
- Polybrominated biphenyl
- Polychlorinated biphenyl
- Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins
- Polychlorinated dibenzofurans
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
- Toxaphene
References
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