Atmospheric nitrogenous compounds and ozone-is NO(x) fixation by plants a possible solution?

New Phytologist

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-9

  Wellburn, Alan R ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Nitric oxide; Nitrogen dioxide; Pollution thresholds; Troposphere

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; POLLUTION REDUCTION;

EUROPE, (WEST);

EID: 0031783594     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1998.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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