Detergents As A Condition Of Pollution From Coastal Marine Aerosol

Experimental evidence of damage of a Pinus pinea foliage by detergent surfactants in aerosol from marine water solutions is shown. Typical natural non-detergent surfactants from the coastal marine environment, such as humic acids, do not cause per se damage although they could become a vehicle of polluting agents in marine aerosols. Taking into account that the damage mechanism due to the detergents can be generalized to all type of coastal vegetation, this damage is suggested in a first instance as an indication of marine pollution.