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Concentration and Measurement of Atmospheric Ozone

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MORE than ninety years ago, C. F. Schönbein, the discoverer of ozone, claimed its presence in atmospheric air1 ; his 'ozonometer', consisting of paper soaked in potassium iodide and starch, indicated interesting variations in the ozone content of air which were deemed of such importance by meteorologists and medical men that regular observations were started in most civilized countries. We possess daily records of many decades, and the statement that millions of ozone determinations have been carried out2 is probably not exaggerated.

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PANETH, F., EDGAR, J. Concentration and Measurement of Atmospheric Ozone. Nature 142, 112–113 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/142112a0

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