Mechanism for the water-to-air transfer and concentration of bacteria.

Science (New York, N.Y.) ·Vol. 170 ·No. 3958 ·1970-11-06 ·Pages 626-8

Blanchard DC, Syzdek L

Abstract

Air bubbles breaking at the air-water interface can remove bacteria that concentrate in the surface microlayer and eject the bacteria into the atmosphere. The bacterial concentrations (numbers per milliliter) in the drops ejected from the bubbles may, depending on drop size, be from 10 to 1000 times that of the water in which the bubbles burst.

MeSH Terms

Air Microbiology DDT/metabolism Serratia marcescens Surface Properties Viruses Water Microbiology

Chemicals

DDT

Authors & Affiliations

2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Blanchard D C

Syzdek L

Article Info

Journal

Science (New York, N.Y.)

Abbr.

Science

ISSN

0036-8075

DOI

10.1126/science.170.3958.626

Published

1970-11-06

Pages

626-8

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0404511

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1126/science.170.3958.626 View journal details

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