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Particulates are more dangerous than previously thought – EurekAlert
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have for the first time observed photochemical processes inside the smallest particles in the air. In doing so, they…
IMAGE: Markus Ammann at one of the devices used to carry out the fine dust tests.
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Credit: Paul Scherrer Institute/Markus Fischer
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have for the first time observed photochemical processes inside the smallest particles in the air. In doing so, they discovered that additional oxygen radicals that can be harmful to human health are formed in these aerosols under everyday conditions. They report on their results today in the journal Nature Communications.
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