▁water ▁on ▁the ▁Earth ' s ▁surface . ▁Part icul ates ▁in ▁water ▁are ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁water ▁poll ution ▁measured ▁as ▁total ▁susp ended ▁sol ids , ▁a ▁water ▁quality ▁measurement ▁listed ▁as ▁a ▁conventional ▁poll ut ant ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁C lean ▁Water ▁Act , ▁a ▁water ▁quality ▁law . ▁Not ably , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁kinds ▁of ▁particles ▁can ▁be ▁susp ended ▁both ▁in ▁air ▁and ▁water , ▁and ▁poll ut ants ▁specifically ▁may ▁be ▁carried ▁in ▁the ▁air ▁and ▁depos ited ▁in ▁water , ▁or ▁fall ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁as ▁acid ▁rain . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁marine ▁a eros ols ▁are ▁created ▁through ▁the ▁b ubble ▁burst ing ▁of ▁breaking ▁waves ▁and ▁cap ill ary ▁action ▁on ▁the ▁ocean ▁surface ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁stress ▁ex ert ed ▁from ▁surface ▁wind s . ▁Among ▁common ▁marine ▁a eros ols , ▁pure ▁sea ▁salt ▁a eros ols ▁are ▁the ▁major ▁component ▁of ▁marine ▁a eros ols ▁with ▁an ▁annual ▁global ▁emission ▁between ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 - 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ter agr ams ▁ann ually . ▁Through ▁interactions ▁with ▁water , ▁many ▁marine ▁a eros ols ▁help ▁to ▁scatter ▁light , ▁and ▁aid ▁in ▁cloud ▁cond ens ation ▁and ▁ice ▁nuc lei ▁( IN ); ▁thus , ▁affect ing ▁the ▁atmos pher ic ▁radiation ▁budget . ▁When ▁they ▁interact ▁with ▁anth rop ogen ic ▁poll ution , ▁marine ▁a eros ols ▁can ▁affect ▁bi oge och em ical ▁cycles ▁through ▁the ▁de