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MACRITCHIE1 has suggested that the presence of a monolayer on a water surface can increase the thickness of the stagnant layer of air over the surface and in this way reduce the evaporation rate of the water. He has also implied that this is the only mechanism by which the monolayer affects the evaporation rate.
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BARNES, G. Role of Monolayers in Evaporation Retardation. Nature 220, 1025–1026 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2201025a0
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