title: Electrical generation of natural aerosols from vegetation.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000143:Acids / Q000032:analysis; D000388:Air / Q000032:analysis*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000032:analysis; D000438:Alcohols / Q000032:analysis; D000473:Alkanes / Q000032:analysis; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004594:Electrophysiology; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000032:analysis; D014197:Trees / Q000032:analysis* / Q000502:physiology; D014885:Waxes / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000143:Acids; D000438:Alcohols; D000473:Alkanes; D010936:Plant Extracts; D014885:Waxes