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EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS > ATMOSPHERIC CARBON MONOXIDE  

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  • Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a toxic, odorless, colorless gas produced during fossil fuel or biomass burning. It is one of the longest-lived,naturally occurring atmospheric carbon compounds. The recent change in tropospheric CO content may portend a change in the balance between oxidants and reductants in the atmosphere.

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