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Water in Confining Geometries (Springer Series in Cluster Physics)

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For example, read the FM Tao chapter for an excellent discussion on the solvent effect of individual water molecules, which paradoxically can cause gas-to-solid conversions in the atmosphere, resulting in aerosol (fine particle) pollution, which is an invisible human health threat worldwide, but especially in the US.

The chapter by FM Tao is very good. It examines a number of interesting phenomena that occur with only a few water molecules, including remarkable gas - to - dissolved solid transitions that occur in the atmosphere, and are a key element in aerosol formation in the atmosphere, which has been implicated as a major factor in fine particle pollution. Fine particles are very toxic and have been estimated as causing as much premature mortality in the USA as traffic accidents do!

So, there is a connection here between understanding the first events in aerosol formation, and a major public health problem in this country!