The distinctive isotopic signature of plant-derived chloromethane: Possible application in constraining the atmospheric chloromethane budget

Chemosphere

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 433-436

  Harper, D B ^a   Hamilton, J T G ^a   Ducrocq, V ^a   Kennedy, J T ^b   Downey, A ^a   Kalin, R M ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Rural Devmt for Northern Ireland ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiopteris evecta; Carbon isotope ratio; Cyathea smithii; Methyl chloride; Tropical fern

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHLORINE; ISOTOPES; OZONE; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES;

METHANE;

CARBON 13; CHLORINE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; HALOCARBON; METHYL CHLORIDE; OZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOACCUMULATION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; FERN; ORGANOHALOGEN; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FERN; FUNGUS; HIGHER PLANT; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANGIOPTERIS EVECTA; CYATHEA; CYATHEA SMITHII; EMBRYOPHYTA; FILICOPHYTA; FUNGI; PTERIDOPHYTA; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 0038584937     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(03)00206-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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