Housen Magpart (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

Geological Society of America

Housen Magpart (2 of 2)

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This photo, taken with a scanning electron microscope, shows several small magnetic particles from pollution -- such as iron oxides from diesel exhaust -- on a (wavy) leaf.

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Sadie Belica, Western Washington University Geology Department

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