degradation

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The technology could provide a more sustainable route to hydrogen, but corrosion, chlorine related side reactions, catalyst degradation, precipitates, and limited long term durability remain major obstacles to commercial use.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

The documents are highly sensitive to light, and the lumens of the overhead lamps are kept as low as candlelight to avoid risking degradation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

“The prospect of regime collapse or fragmentation or degradation even in Tehran, especially for these resistance groups, is existential, because this is their main source of power,” Mansour said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Much of the conservation effort is focused on protecting and enlarging the habitats butterflies need to survive, particularly in the face of land-use changes, including the intensification of farming and environmental degradation.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The fair buildings were complete and all exhibits were in place, but just as surely as silver tarnishes, the fair became subject to the inevitable forces of degradation and decline—and tragedy.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson