Is air pollution choking your profits

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1972 · Am. Veg. Grow.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6439274

Springer, J K

The types of injuries that vegetables may incur from exposure to air pollution, as well as the economic impact to New Jersey farmers are discussed. A survey of air pollution injury to vegetable crops in New Jersey during 1971 revealed a loss of approximately $1 million. The pollutants of major concern are sulfur dioxide, hydrogen fluoride, chlorine, ozone and peroxyacetyl nitrate. The symptoms produced by these pollutants are leaf margin necrosis, stunted growth, and depressed yields.

• Research Organization: Rutgers Univ., Bridgeton, NJ
• OSTI ID: 6439274
• Journal Information: Am. Veg. Grow.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. Veg. Grow.; (United States) Vol. 20:3; ISSN AMVGA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AIR POLLUTION
CHALCOGENIDES
CHLORINE
CROPS
DISTRIBUTION
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ELEMENTS
ESTERS
FEDERAL REGION II
FOOD
GROWTH
HALOGENS
HYDROFLUORIC ACID
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INHIBITION
INJURIES
INORGANIC ACIDS
LEAVES
NECROSIS
NEW JERSEY
NITRATES
NITRIC ACID ESTERS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NONMETALS
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OZONE
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PEROXYACETYL NITRATE
PLANT GROWTH
PLANTS
POLLUTION
PRODUCTIVITY
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
TISSUE DISTRIBUTION
TOXICITY
USA
VEGETABLES