”The research team claims that the hydrotrioxides are likely to be able to penetrate into tiny airborne particles, known as aerosols, which pose a health hazard and can lead to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.”
Entirely new kind of ‘highly reactive’ chemical is found in Earth’s atmosphere – and it could be triggering respiratory and heart diseases and contributing to global warming, scientists claim
- Researchers showed that ‘trioxides’ are formed under atmospheric conditions
- Troxides have three oxygen atoms and are even more reactive than peroxides
- Researchers claim they most likely bring a host of effects we have yet to uncover
By SOPHIE CURTIS FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 12:05 EDT, 27 May 2022 | UPDATED: 14:26 EDT, 27 May 2022
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Scientists have detected a new type of extremely reactive substance in the Earth’s atmosphere that could pose a threat to human health, as well as the global climate.
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have demonstrated that trioxides – chemical compounds with three oxygen atoms attached to each other – are formed under atmospheric conditions.
Trioxides are even more reactive than peroxides – which have two oxygen atoms attached to each other, making them highly reactive and often flammable and explosive.
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