Dirty air costs growers $500 million in crop losses

Journal Article · Tue Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1971 · Florist; (United States)

OSTI ID:5747425

Tintori, K A

Air pollution damage to ornamental plants and crops, already costing the nation more than $500 million in losses yearly, is steadily increasing. California is one of the hardest hit areas with an annual loss of about $125 million. In metropolitan areas of Southern California, photochemical smog has made it impossible to raise orchids and growers have had to relocate in remote rural areas. Smog damage is now reported in 27 states, the District of Columbia, Canada and Mexico. The pollutants most easy to identify are five toxic gases: sulfur dioxide, ozone, peroxyacetyl nitrate, ethylene, and fluorides. The symptoms of each type of pollutant injury are described. 2 figures, 1 table.

• OSTI ID: 5747425
• Journal Information: Florist; (United States), Journal Name: Florist; (United States) Vol. 5:1; ISSN FLORB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
ESTERS
ETHYLENE
FEDERAL REGION IX
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROCARBONS
INJURIES
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MEXICO
NITRATES
NITRIC ACID ESTERS
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OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OZONE
PEROXYACETYL NITRATE
PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDANTS
PLANTS
POLLUTION
SMOG
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
SYMPTOMS
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