Chemtrails: Airplane tracks in the sky fuel conspiracy theory
Steam or chemical spray?
You know those white trails left in the sky by planes? I bet that, as a child, you thought it was cool and were curious to know what it was. However, controversial theories have pointed out that perhaps the tracks are not all that harmless.
Although they are thought to be the result of hot, humid air pushed by jet engines and eventually forming tiny ice crystals in the sky, a conspiracy theory has called attention to the existence of "chemtrails". According to this theory, planes are actually spraying chemicals and other substances into the atmosphere to cause disease and control the population.
What boosted this idea was a document issued by the United States government in 1990. In it, government officials sought to understand whether there was a possibility of affecting the climate through the use of aircraft to throw chemicals into the atmosphere.
Truth or lie, the "chemtrail" has been denounced in several cities, including Brazil. Despite the government's denials of this type of practice, the population has somehow mobilized around the issue. The concern, however, can be extended to another dimension of the problem.
Airplane fuel pollution
The increase in commercial air travel has contributed considerably to air pollution. The environmental impact of air transport occurs since the burning of kerosene, the main fuel used, releases highly polluting chemicals that intensify the global warming imbalance. It is already known, for example, that living close to airports, due to pollution, can be harmful to health.
A study of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, United States, he researched how aircraft emissions contribute to the increase in the level of particulate matter in the atmosphere. Two ways were analyzed: the direct emission of the particulate material and the particulate material formed by the photo-oxidation of the emitted gases.
The presence of this particulate material in the atmosphere has an effect on air quality and, consequently, on health, as it can mean a real poisoning of the air. The study showed that, by photo-oxidation, 35 times more particulate material is generated than imagined. That is, the chemical reaction created by the sun increases the pollutants from the jets released into the air.
Therefore, despite the doubts surrounding the theory about the aircraft's tracks, the concern with the "chemtrail" may alert the population to another equally important problem: the intensification of air pollution caused by the burning of fuels in this mode of transport.
