@article{22182,
  keywords = {Organic Pollutant, Filter Effect, Forest Filter, Forest Filter Effect},
  author = {Randy L Maddalena and Thomas E McKone},
  title = {Is there a "forest filter effect" for organic pollutants?},
  abstract = {<p>The short answer is yes, but with qualifications. We interpret the word filter in "forest filter effect" to refer to an irreversible removal of a chemical from a specified environmental system due to the presence of vegetation. Al- though vegetation can accumulate or scavenge semi-volatile organic chemicals (SVOCs) from the environment (Buckley 1982), it remains unclear how or even if vegetation influences the ultimate fate of a chemical. Because published research related to the exchange of SVOCs between the atmosphere and forest ecosystem is limited (Brorstrom-Lunden and Lofgren 1998; Horstmann and McLachlan 1998), we focus our response mainly on theoretical and modeling aspects.</p>},
  year = {2003},
  journal = {Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment},
  volume = {17},
  pages = {231-234},
  month = {10/2003},
  issn = {1436-3259},
  doi = {10.1007/s00477-003-0135-7},
  language = {eng},
}