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Science 17 March 1972:
Vol. 175. no. 4027, pp. 1239 - 1240
DOI: 10.1126/science.175.4027.1239
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Electrical Generation of Natural Aerosols from Vegetation

Birney R. Fish 1

1 Health Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830

It is suggested that an alternative, or additional, source of the blue haze above heavily forested areas may be the generation of submicrometer-sized wax particles by the action of strong electrical fields at the tips of pine needles and other wax-covered plant surfaces. Exposure of pine needles to high potential gradients results in the production of airborne wax particles with diameters less than 0.6 micrometer.


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Release of Particles Containing Metals from Vegetation into the Atmosphere.
W. BEAUFORD, J. BARBER, and A. R. BARRINGER (1977)
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