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WHAT ARE SMALL AIR IONS? |
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Some reports claim that air
ionisation is a vast new field of knowledge (eg Sulman 1976), it is
however a phenomenon that Abbe Betholon observed as early as 1780. Bertholon noted differential responses of normal individuals and patients as a result of changes in the electrical state of the air (Krueger 1962). Over the past two hundred years there have been a number of upsurges of interest in the area. Unfortunately, little effort has been made to integrate the available information. As a result, previous research findings provide a picture of air ionisation that is at best, fragmented. Before reviewing previous findings, it is appropriate that air ionisation is clarified through the presentation of a definition. AIR IONS Air is made up of
these chemical elements: nitrogen 78%, oxygen 20%, argon 1%, carbon
dioxide 1/3% and other rare gasses 2/3%. These elements combine with other
matter suspended in air to form molecules (Davies 1963). An ion is formed
if any of the molecular complexes acquire an electrical charge. |
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