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chemosphere: see atmosphere atmosphere [Gr.,=sphere of air], the mixture of gases surrounding a celestial body with sufficient gravity to maintain it. Although some details about the atmospheres of other planets and satellites are known, only the earth's atmosphere has been well studied, the ..... Click the link for more information. . chemosphere [′kē·mō‚sfir] (meteorology) The vaguely defined region of the upper atmosphere in which photochemical reactions take place; generally considered to include the stratosphere (or the top thereof) and the mesosphere, and sometimes the lower part of the thermosphere. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Landmark locations: Googie's Coffee Shops, Bob Hope's Palm Springs home and the Chemosphere in Hollywood Hills (1960). In a study published by the journal Chemosphere, researchers concluded that farmed salmon contained higher levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides and polybrominated diphenylethers than wild salmon. You will all remember the Chemosphere, that 1960 hexagonal saucer-on-a-concrete-stalk Malin house by John Lautner the erstwhile Frank Lloyd Wright disciple. |
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