THE INFLUENCE OF VEGETATION FIRES ON THE CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION OF THE ATMOSPHERE

Authors
HELAS G PIENAAR JJ
Citation
G. Helas et Jj. Pienaar, THE INFLUENCE OF VEGETATION FIRES ON THE CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION OF THE ATMOSPHERE, South African journal of science, 92(3), 1996, pp. 132-136
Citations number
51
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
South African journal of science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00382353
Volume
92
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
132 - 136
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-2353(1996)92:3<132:TIOVFO>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
We discuss the influence of vegetation fires on the chemical compositi on of the atmosphere and compare the contribution of these fires to at mospheric pollution with other natural and anthropogenic sources. In t he case of South Africa, the comparison shows that for CO2, No-x and S O2, industrial coal use is the largest contributor whereas for CO and Ch(4), vegetation fires contribute the most. As a source of atmospheri c No-x, motor vehicles are more important than emissions from veld fir es.