Re: Killer Trees -Air Pollution thread

[RadiumProj@cs.com]

In a message dated 4/26/00 8:05:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
dkosloff@ncweb.com writes:

<<  He said that
 trees polluted.  He was right, they emit hydrocarbons and can introduce
 errors in hydrocarbon pollution measurement.  About a year ago "Science
 Newsletter" had a brief article confirming the truth of his statement. >>
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Trees don't just introduce hydrocarbons into the air but the mix of 
hydrocarbons and sunlight in the area of the Great Smoky mountains lead to 
the formation of a host of photochemical smog constituents --hence the smoky 
appearing air resulting from the soup of pollutants formed [particulates, 
oxides of nitrogen, etc.] in the Smokies.

Reagan wasn't a scientist but many of his public statements had more truth to 
them than the media, environmental interests, or his opponents were willing 
to admit.

Stewart Farber, MS Public Health [Air Pollution Control]
email: radiumproj@cs.com
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