The following excerpt as taken from the lawsuit concerns me a little. I'm no scientist but I always thought the "Contrails" we see are actually for the most part water vapor a byproduct of combustion of the jet fuel. On some days the trails seem to dissipate more quickly than others. This I suspect is because the dew point at altitude will vary. The lower the moisture content of the air (the dryer the air above) the more quickly the condensed moisture from combustion will be absorbed into the dryer atmosphere, thus resulting in the contrail disappearing at different rates from hour to hour. There is no doubt carbon monoxide among other toxins in the form of gas included with the moisture but for the argument to state "white particles or "Aerial Discharge" is disconcerting.
[i]On various dates, the Plaintiff observed that certain aircraft discharged trails comprising of white particulate like matter (“Aerial Discharge”), and which Aerial Discharge would persist and often span across the horizon and across the length of the sky.
The Aerial Discharges slowly dissipated, formed a thin, hazy film across the sky, and would obfuscate the sun’s rays.
The Aerial Discharges dissipate across ranges of altitudes, including lower altitudes. Thus, the Aerial Discharges dissipate in the lower altitudes which include the air that the Plaintiff, his family and the potential members of the Class breath.
The Plaintiff pleads that the Aerial Discharges are comprised of minute particles that are toxic and/or are easily absorbed into the body and the environment, and are thus dangerous when absorbed into the body or the environment.[/i]