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Atmospheric benzenoid emissions from plants rival those from fossil fuels. / Misztal, P.; Hewitt, C. N.; Wildt, J. et al.
In: Scientific Reports, Vol. 5, 21064, 2015.

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Misztal, P, Hewitt, CN, Wildt, J, D. Blande, J, Eller, ASD, Fares, S, R. Gentner, D, B. Gilman, J, Graus, M, Greenberg, J, Guenther, A, Hansel, A, Harley, P, Huang, M, Jardine, K, Karl, T, Kaser, L, Keutsch, FN, Kiendler-Scharr, A, Kleist, E, Lerner, BM, Li, T, Mak, J, Nölscher, AC, Schnitzhofer, R, Sinha, V, Thornton, B, Warneke, C, Wegener, F, Werner, C, Williams, J, Worton, DR, Yassaa , N & Goldstein, AH 2015, 'Atmospheric benzenoid emissions from plants rival those from fossil fuels', Scientific Reports, vol. 5, 21064. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep12064

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Misztal, P., Hewitt, C. N., Wildt, J., D. Blande, J., Eller, A. S. D., Fares, S., R. Gentner, D., B. Gilman, J., Graus, M., Greenberg, J., Guenther, A., Hansel, A., Harley, P., Huang, M., Jardine, K., Karl, T., Kaser, L., Keutsch, F. N., Kiendler-Scharr, A., ... Goldstein, A. H. (2015). Atmospheric benzenoid emissions from plants rival those from fossil fuels. Scientific Reports, 5, Article 21064. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep12064

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Misztal P, Hewitt CN, Wildt J, D. Blande J, Eller ASD, Fares S et al. Atmospheric benzenoid emissions from plants rival those from fossil fuels. Scientific Reports. 2015;5:21064. Epub 2015 Jul 13. doi: 10.1038/srep12064

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Misztal, P. ; Hewitt, C. N. ; Wildt, J. et al. / Atmospheric benzenoid emissions from plants rival those from fossil fuels. In: Scientific Reports. 2015 ; Vol. 5.

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title = "Atmospheric benzenoid emissions from plants rival those from fossil fuels",
abstract = "Despite the known biochemical production of a range of aromatic compounds by plants and the presence of benzenoids in floral scents, the emissions of only a few benzenoid compounds have been reported from the biosphere to the atmosphere. Here, using evidence from measurements at aircraft, ecosystem, tree, branch and leaf scales, with complementary isotopic labeling experiments, we show that vegetation (leaves, flowers, and phytoplankton) emits a wide variety of benzenoid compounds to the atmosphere at substantial rates. Controlled environment experiments show that plants are able to alter their metabolism to produce and release many benzenoids under stress conditions. The functions of these compounds remain unclear but may be related to chemical communication and protection against stress. We estimate the total global secondary organic aerosol potential from biogenic benzenoids to be similar to that from anthropogenic benzenoids (~10 Tg y-1), pointing to the importance of these natural emissions in atmospheric physics and chemistry.",
author = "P. Misztal and Hewitt, {C. N.} and J. Wildt and {D. Blande}, J. and A.S.D. Eller and S. Fares and {R. Gentner}, D. and {B. Gilman}, J. and M. Graus and J. Greenberg and A. Guenther and A Hansel and Peter Harley and M. Huang and K. Jardine and T. Karl and L. Kaser and F.N. Keutsch and A. Kiendler-Scharr and E. Kleist and B.M. Lerner and T. Li and J. Mak and A.C. N{\"o}lscher and R. Schnitzhofer and V. Sinha and B. Thornton and C. Warneke and F. Wegener and C. Werner and J. Williams and D.R. Worton and N. Yassaa and A.H. Goldstein",
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RIS

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AU - Misztal, P.

AU - Hewitt, C. N.

AU - Wildt, J.

AU - D. Blande, J.

AU - Eller, A.S.D.

AU - Fares, S.

AU - R. Gentner, D.

AU - B. Gilman, J.

AU - Graus, M.

AU - Greenberg, J.

AU - Guenther, A.

AU - Hansel, A

AU - Harley, Peter

AU - Huang, M.

AU - Jardine, K.

AU - Karl, T.

AU - Kaser, L.

AU - Keutsch, F.N.

AU - Kiendler-Scharr, A.

AU - Kleist, E.

AU - Lerner, B.M.

AU - Li, T.

AU - Mak, J.

AU - Nölscher, A.C.

AU - Schnitzhofer, R.

AU - Sinha, V.

AU - Thornton, B.

AU - Warneke, C.

AU - Wegener, F.

AU - Werner, C.

AU - Williams, J.

AU - Worton, D.R.

AU - Yassaa , N.

AU - Goldstein, A.H.

PY - 2015

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AB - Despite the known biochemical production of a range of aromatic compounds by plants and the presence of benzenoids in floral scents, the emissions of only a few benzenoid compounds have been reported from the biosphere to the atmosphere. Here, using evidence from measurements at aircraft, ecosystem, tree, branch and leaf scales, with complementary isotopic labeling experiments, we show that vegetation (leaves, flowers, and phytoplankton) emits a wide variety of benzenoid compounds to the atmosphere at substantial rates. Controlled environment experiments show that plants are able to alter their metabolism to produce and release many benzenoids under stress conditions. The functions of these compounds remain unclear but may be related to chemical communication and protection against stress. We estimate the total global secondary organic aerosol potential from biogenic benzenoids to be similar to that from anthropogenic benzenoids (~10 Tg y-1), pointing to the importance of these natural emissions in atmospheric physics and chemistry.

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JO - Scientific Reports

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