Chemtrails

This week Reactions is taking science to the skies and checking out the chemistry behind chemtrails, or more accurately, contrails.

It’s easy to look at the white trail behind a jet aircraft and imagine all manner of chemicals raining down from above. However, airplane contrails are simply what happens when the chemistry of burning jet fuel meets the chemistry of air. In this video, Reactions explains the straightforward chemistry of contrails

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Producer:
Elaine Seward

Writer:
Alexa Billow

Scientific consultants:
Dan Billow, AMS
James Donaldson, Ph.D.
Kyle Nackers

Music:
Roberto Daglio - Bisbossa

Sources:
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ToxProfiles...

https://www.jeffreydonenfeld.com/blog...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/c...

https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/BGH/atmo...

https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/...

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10....

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