Vegetation-Atmosphere Partitioning of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 939 - 943
• Main Authors: Simonich, Staci L, Hites, Ronald A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 01.05.1994
• Subjects: 400201 - Chemical & Physicochemical Properties; 540120 - Environment, Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-); 540220 - Environment, Terrestrial- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-); AIR POLLUTION MONITORING; AROMATICS; Atmosphere; Convection, turbulence, diffusion. Boundary layer structure and dynamics; Earth, ocean, space; ENTHALPY; Environmental monitoring; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; EVAPORATION; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; HYDROCARBONS; INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; LAND POLLUTION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; Meteorology; MONITORING; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTITION; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLANTS; POLLUTION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSITION HEAT; VAPORIZATION HEAT; VARIATIONS; Indiana; United States; North America; America; Volatile compound; Partition; Hydrocarbon; Binding energy; Atmospheric boundary layer; Troposphere; Vegetation; Partition coefficient; Chemical composition; Polycyclic aromatic compound; Room temperature; Organic compounds
• ISSN: 0013-936X; 1520-5851
• DOI: 10.1021/es00054a028

A study examined the partitioning of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons between vegetation and the atmosphere throughout the growing season and under natural conditions. Evidence indicates that atmospheric semivolatile organic compounds undergo an annual partitioning cycle with the surface of the earth.