Plants signal stress
with a toluene burst
Plants can emit toluene, a volatile
organic compound previously thought to come only from nonbiological
sources, such as automobiles and factories.
References:
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Further Readings:
1996. Ballooning over the Amazon. Science News 150(Aug. 10):93.
1995. A better way to manage smog. Science News 148(Aug. 5):92.
1994. Air over Los Angeles: Piece by piece. Science News 146(July
30):79.
Adler, T. 1993. Health effects of smog: Worse than thought. Science
News 144(Nov. 20):326.
Monastersky, R. 1999. Gas emissions from mowed grass. Science
News 155(April 3):223.
______. 1995. New source identified for Mexico City smog. Science
News 148(Aug. 19):117.
Raloff, J. 1998. Forests as pollution filters. Science News
153(Feb. 21):127.
______. 1997. Industries tally
air pollution poorly. Science News 151(June 28):396.
______. 1995. Burning Issues. Science News 148(Aug. 5):92.
Sources:
Alex Guenther
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Atmospheric Chemistry Division
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
Web site: http://www.acd.ucar.edu/
Michael Komenda
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Institut für Atmosphärische Chemie (ICG-3)
Leo-Brandt-Str.
D-52425 Jülich
Germany
Web site: http://www.fz-juelich.de/icg/icg3/MITARBEITER/m.komenda.html
Juegen Wildt
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Institut für Chemie der Belasteten Atmosphäre (ICG-2)
Leo-Brandt-Str.
D-52425 Jülich
Germany
Web site: http://www.kfa-juelich.de/icg/icg3/icg3home.eng.html
From Science
News, Vol. 155, No. 18, May 1, 1999, p. 279.
Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
