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Q: Does the atmosphere acts as a gigantic distillation column with respect to organic compounds, on a equator-to-poleward transect? > "IrritatedGPT: While it i
by photochemsyn 3y ago
Q: Does the atmosphere acts as a gigantic distillation column with respect to organic compounds, on a equator-to-poleward transect?
> "IrritatedGPT: While it is true that the atmosphere can exhibit some similarities to a distillation column in terms of the transport and distribution of organic compounds, this is a ridiculously oversimplified analogy... no I can't access the proprietary journals... very well, here's an explanation of how the atmosphere can exhibit distillation-like behavior on an equator-to-poleward transect... look up PCBs and other organochlorines in Beluga whales if you think I'm hallucinating. FFS."