Hydrotrioxides are in the air

By Jamie Durrani2022-06-03T08:30:00

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10 million tonnes of the highly reactive three-oxygen compounds could form in Earth’s atmosphere every year

For the first time, scientists have detected highly reactive hydrotrioxide compounds under atmospheric conditions. The finding raises questions about what roles trioxides play in the Earth’s atmosphere and what health and climate effects they might have.