Scientists pinpoint the cleanest air on the planet
According to scientists, air above the Arctic Ocean is the cleanest on earth.
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If you are looking for (really) fresh air, this is it The best place to find it is in a region of the Southern Oceanthat, according to researchers, surrounds the Antarctic. If we like to keep When the air is clean, it’s probably best to leave it alone, because the lack of particles caused by human activity makes it so pure, the scientists say in a Study published on Monday.
A group of climate researchers at Colorado State University wanted to know how far particles generated by human activities and industry can go. They sailed from Tasmania to the Arctic Ocean and measured the particles in the atmosphere at various points.
They were measured from the boundary layer, a section of the lower atmosphere that touches the surface of the sea and extends up to 2 km into the atmosphere. Scientists found that boundary layer air, which feeds the lower clouds over the ocean, is clean and free from particles or aerosols associated with human pollution or other activities.
According to the researchers, it is difficult to locate places on Earth that are untouched by humans, and the air directly above the Arctic Ocean may be least affected by humans and dust from continents.
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