Is there a "forest filter effect" for organic pollutants?
| Date Published |
10/2003
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| Publication Type | Journal Article
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| DOI |
10.1007/s00477-003-0135-7
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| Abstract |
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. |
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Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment
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| Volume |
17
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| Year of Publication |
2003
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4
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| Pagination |
231-234
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| ISSN Number |
1436-3259
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