Researchers Zero In On Ozone With Fluorescent Solution That Detects Harmful Molecule In The Air And Body
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 00:14
in Biology & Nature
Researchers 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.