Zero in on ozone with fluorescent solution that detects harmful molecule in air and body
Monday, June 22, 2009 - 14:14
in Biology & Nature
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a fluorescent substance that glows bright green when exposed to even minute amounts of ozone in the air and in biological samples such as human lung cells. A molecule consisting of three oxygen atoms, ozone is at once a harmful pollutant and lung irritant, and a possible natural weapon that certain research suggests the human body employs against infections.