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The Environmental Glossary. Letter O +++ Popular Articles: 'Organism', 'Oxygen', 'Ozone'

Oxidation

Deutsch: Oxidation / Español: Oxidación / Português: Oxidação / Français: Oxydation / Italiano: Ossidazione /

Oxidation refers to a chemical reaction that involves the loss of electrons or an increase in oxidation state. It plays a crucial role in various environmental processes and can have both beneficial and detrimental effects.

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Oxidize

An Oxidize is To chemically transform a substance by combining it with oxygen. See chemical reaction.

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Oxycline depth

An oxycline depth is depth at which dissolved Oxygen levels fall below a threshold value.

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Oxygen

Deutsch: Sauerstoff / Español: Oxígeno / Português: Oxigênio / Français: Oxygène / Italiano: Ossigeno /

An Oxygen is a gas that exists naturally in the atmosphere and is produced by plants during Photosynthesis that humans and other animals breathe.

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Oxygen cycle

An Oxygen cycle is Cyclic movement of Oxygen in different chemical forms from the environment, to organisms, and then back

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Oxygen demand

An oxygen demand is the need for molecular oxygen to meet the needs of biological and chemical processes in water.

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Oxytocin

An Oxytocin is a naturally secreted hormone that is important in milk Letdown and the contraction of the smooth uterine muscles during the birthing process.

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Ozonation

An Ozonation is a new technology using a form of oxygen, instead of chemicals, to treat Cooling water (Brown and Caldwell,

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Ozone

Deutsch: Ozon / Español: Ozono / Português: Ozônio / Français: Ozone / Italiano: Ossigeno /

Ozone (O3) is a colorless gas with a pungent odor, having the molecular form of O3 , found in two layers of the atmosphere, the stratosphere (about 90% of the total atmospheric loading) and the troposphere (about 10%).

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Ozone (O3)

An Ozone (O3) is a colorless gas with a pungent odor, having the molecular form of O3, found in two layers of the atmosphere, the stratosphere (about 90% of the total atmospheric loading) and the troposphere (about 10%).

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