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Subject: Re: No Leaded Gas -- Now What? [trees]
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Date: Sun, 24-Mar-85 22:32:49 EST
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> >Ever hear of the Great Smoky Mountains, or the Blue Ridge Mountains?
> >Supposedly, southern pines emit a fair amount of ozone (I think
> >that's the right gas), which causes a bluish haze, etc.
> gee, i always thought that mountains were blue in the distance because
> of water vapor in the air.  after all, it is possible to see mountains from
> further away.
> Herb Chong...  (a native of BC, Canada, where hills are hills & mtns are mtns)
It is obvious that Mr. Chong has not visited the Smokies. I invite him to
visit the South before making his snide remarks. It is a fact that Southern
pines emit various volatile hydrocarbon compounds (has Mr. Chong ever heard of
turpentine? ..Terpenes?) that do create a bluish haze considerably 'thicker'
than one finds in the more northern realms, and this is the reason for the
names of the mountain ranges. 
Mr. William Swan
(a native of Virginia, USA, where gentlemen are gentlemen and the rest are not)
(..so what am I doing in Seattle???  I guess I like the rain!!)
-- 
Bill Swan (..uw-beaver!tikal!persci!bill)
See the Seattle Rain Festival, Jan 1 to Dec 31, every day!