Our planet Earth is getting older day by day. Scientists, who constantly examine the atmosphere of the Earth, made a very surprising finding. The study on the detection was published in the journal Science.
A NEW KIND OF EXTREACTIVE SUBSTANCE IN THE WORLD’S ATMOSPHERE
According to the news of the British Daily Mail newspaper, scientists have detected a new type of extremely reactive substance in the earth’s atmosphere that may pose a threat to human health and the global climate.
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have shown that chemical compounds (trioxides) with three oxygen atoms bonded together form under atmospheric conditions. Trioxides are even more reactive than peroxides, which have two oxygen atoms attached to each other, making them generally flammable and explosive.
Peroxides are known to exist in the atmosphere and trioxides have been predicted to exist in the atmosphere, but this has never been conclusively proven so far.
Professor Henrik Grum Kjærgaard, from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen, said: “This is what we have accomplished now. The type of compounds we discovered are unique in their structure, and because they are extremely oxidizing, they most likely bring a range of effects that we have not yet uncovered.” said.
CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES! IMPACT ON CLIMATE
The research team claims that hydrotrioxides can penetrate small airborne particles (Aerosols) that pose health hazards and can cause respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. “They will probably go into aerosols and form new compounds here with new effects,” said Prof Kjærgaard.
Hydrotrioxides are also likely to affect how many aerosols are produced, according to the researchers. This indicates that it has an impact on the climate.
The researchers hope that the discovery of hydrotrioxides will help scientists learn more about the impact of the chemicals we emit.
“HE WAS ALWAYS ABOUT, WE JUST DON’T KNOW”
Prof Kjærgaard concluded, “These compounds have always been around, we just didn’t know. But now that we have evidence that compounds form and live for a period of time means it’s possible to study their effects more targetedly and respond if they turn out to be dangerous.” used the expressions.