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Title: Emission of hydrogen sulfide from sulfur dioxide-fumigated pine trees

Abstract

Pine (Pinus silvestris L.) trees subjected to relatively low concentration of SO/sub 2/ in the field emit H/sub 2/S from the needles, as demonstrated by gas chromatographic analysis after preconcentration on a molecular sieve. H/sub 2/S is the only reduced sulfurous compound emitted from SO/sub 2/ fumigated leaves. The emission is light and SO/sub 2/ concentration dependent. Pine trees in the field and in laboratory experiments continue to emit H/sub 2/S several hours after the termination of prolonged SO/sub 2/ fumigation. The maximum emission rates observed from pine trees in the field and in laboratory experiments, 14 and 20 nanomoles per milligram chlorophyll per hour respectively, are about the activity expected for the sulfur assimilation pathway in the chloroplasts.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Umea, Sweden
OSTI Identifier:
6169597
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Plant Physiol.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 70:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; HYDROGEN SULFIDES; EMISSION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; METABOLISM; BENCH-SCALE EXPERIMENTS; BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS; CONCENTRATION RATIO; FIELD TESTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PINES; CHALCOGENIDES; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONIFERS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLANTS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SULFIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR OXIDES; TESTING; TREES; 560303* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Plants- (-1987)

Citation Formats

Hallgren, J, and Fredriksson, S. Emission of hydrogen sulfide from sulfur dioxide-fumigated pine trees. United States: N. p., 1982. Web. doi:10.1104/pp.70.2.456.
Hallgren, J, & Fredriksson, S. Emission of hydrogen sulfide from sulfur dioxide-fumigated pine trees. United States. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.70.2.456
Hallgren, J, and Fredriksson, S. 1982. "Emission of hydrogen sulfide from sulfur dioxide-fumigated pine trees". United States. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.70.2.456.
@article{osti_6169597,
title = {Emission of hydrogen sulfide from sulfur dioxide-fumigated pine trees},
author = {Hallgren, J and Fredriksson, S},
abstractNote = {Pine (Pinus silvestris L.) trees subjected to relatively low concentration of SO/sub 2/ in the field emit H/sub 2/S from the needles, as demonstrated by gas chromatographic analysis after preconcentration on a molecular sieve. H/sub 2/S is the only reduced sulfurous compound emitted from SO/sub 2/ fumigated leaves. The emission is light and SO/sub 2/ concentration dependent. Pine trees in the field and in laboratory experiments continue to emit H/sub 2/S several hours after the termination of prolonged SO/sub 2/ fumigation. The maximum emission rates observed from pine trees in the field and in laboratory experiments, 14 and 20 nanomoles per milligram chlorophyll per hour respectively, are about the activity expected for the sulfur assimilation pathway in the chloroplasts.},
doi = {10.1104/pp.70.2.456},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6169597}, journal = {Plant Physiol.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 70:2,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982},
month = {Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982}
}