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chemosphere

chemosphere

8.8
All the chemicals and their reactions in an environment
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Researchers study the chemosphere to understand how pollutants affect marine life.
  • samples from the chemosphere
  • human chemosphere

Examples

  • The chemosphere of the soil contains various nutrients crucial for plant growth.

  • In the chemosphere of the atmosphere, reactions between pollutants can lead to acid rain.

  • Johnson-Restrepo B, Kannan K. 2009. An assessment of sources and pathways of human exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the United States. Chemosphere 76(4):542-548.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Ogura I. 2004. Half-life of each dioxin and PCB congener in the human body. Chemosphere 66:3376–3384.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Sun, G., & Austin, D. (2007). Completely autotrophic nitrogen removal over nitrite in lab-scale constructed wetlands: Evidence from a mass balance study. Chemosphere, 68, 1120-1128.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Wittsiepe J, Schrey P, Ewers U, Selenka F, Wilhelm M. 2000. Decrease of PCDD/F levels in human blood from Germany over the past 10 years. Chemosphere 40:1103-1109.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Williams DT, LeBel GL, Benoit FM. 1997. Disinfection by-products in Canadian drinking water. Chemosphere 34(2):299-316.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Pre-formatted table L: References cited -- Bahnick D, Saner C, Butterworth B, Kuehl D. 1994. A national study of mercury contamination of fish. Chemosphere 29: 537-546.

    Academic text (2009)

Surface Forms

chemosphere singular
chemospheres plural

Morphology

chemosphere = chemical + sphere (transparent) = chemo + sphere

The components 'chemo-' (chemical) + 'sphere' (region) straightforwardly yield the sense 'collection/region of chemicals or chemical processes'.

Etymology

Chemosphere joins chemo- ('chemical') and -sphere ('area' or 'zone'), as in biosphere for all life on Earth. So the word means the 'chemical zone' made up of the substances and processes in a place or on the whole Earth.