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Natural bleach under scrutiny

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Cosmic rays produce carbon-14, which enters Earth's carbon cycle after being oxidized. It is of great service to atmospheric chemists in providing a way of tracking the degree to which the atmosphere keeps itself clean.

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Figure 1: Production of 14C, and the OH connection.

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