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It is shown that interception can account for the number of bacteria which are collected by a rising bubble. In the first few centimeters of rise the collection rate is large because the bubble surface is mobile. As the bubble picks up surface‐active materials, its surface loses mobility and the collection rate decreases. The first 20–30 cm of rise are the most important.
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Weber et al. (1983) studied this question.
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