Title: | Secondary air pollutants and forests--new perspectives |
Address: | "Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0QB, UK. jnc@ceh.ac.uk" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1537-744X (Electronic) 2356-6140 (Print) 1537-744X (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Air pollution has been known to affect forests for over a century, and many of the mechanisms of pollutant deposition and effects have been established, at least for forest trees. Changes in air quality as a result of emission controls in Europe and North America, or as a result of rapid industrialisation in southern and eastern Asia, have highlighted new pollution problems. This paper, by reference to recent publications, highlights two areas where more research is required: the interactions of photochemical oxidants with biogenic emissions of volatile organic compounds, and their impact on ecological signalling; and the role of atmospheric particles in changing the leaf surface environments in forests" |
Keywords: | "Air Pollutants/*chemistry Nitrogen Oxides/chemistry Organic Chemicals/chemistry Oxidants, Photochemical/chemistry Ozone/chemistry Particulate Matter *Trees Volatilization;" |
Notes: | "MedlineCape, J Neil eng 2007/04/24 ScientificWorldJournal. 2007 Mar 21; 7 Suppl 1:9-14. doi: 10.1100/tsw.2007.18" |