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The effects of negative ion generators may be explained by reactions of carbonate radical anion, or alternatively, by physical factors such as the electric field of the ions generated by these apparatuses.
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Rosenthal, I. A working hypothesis for negative ion generators. Experientia 39, 718–719 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990289
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