while there are direct ways in which co2 is a pollutant (acidification of the ocean), its primary impact is its greenhouse warming effect.
while there are direct ways in which co2 is a pollutant (acidification of the ocean), its primary impact is its greenhouse warming effect.
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while transparent to visible light, carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, absorbing and emitting infrared radiation at its two infrared-active vibrational frequencies (see the section "structure and bonding" above).