Pesticides, antibiotic-resistant bacteria could be spread by raindrop aerosols…(Oh, Great…)
by: L.J. Devon
NaturalNews.com
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Rain storms naturally produce aromatherapy and researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are finding out how. Using high speed, slow motion cameras, the researchers’ documented how raindrops hit a surface of the Earth and create aerosols that can be carried through the wind. The aroma-therapeutic phenomenon has been known as petrichor, which is a term for the earthy scent that is released when rain hits dry soil. When water drops hit a surface, tiny air bubbles explode inside, blasting tinier droplets called aerosols into the air where they can be carried by wind.
Lead researcher Cullen Buie compared the action to opening a can of soda. “When you pour a freshly opened can of soda, you notice a fizz above the surface,” he said. When the bubbles pop, the fizz becomes an aerosol that sends the smell of the soda to a person’s nose.
Pesticides and bacteria can take to the wind when raindrops hit a surface
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