Methane oxidation in Polish forest soils of contrasting atmospheric pollution

Authors
Christensen, S Degorska, A Prieme, A
Citation
S. Christensen et al., Methane oxidation in Polish forest soils of contrasting atmospheric pollution, ATMOS ENVIR, 35(15), 2001, pp. 2795-2798
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology,"Earth Sciences
Journal title
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
ISSN journal
13522310 → ACNP
Volume
35
Issue
15
Year of publication
2001
Pages
2795 - 2798
Database
ISI
SICI code
1352-2310(200105)35:15<2795:MOIPFS>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Methane consumption was measured in Forest soils of Poland in areas of high regional air pollution (SO2 loads) and compared to the activity in areas o f low air pollution loads. The areas include the regions with the highest i nput of SO2 found in Europe acid cover a range of average acid deposition u p to a factor of 10. No distinct pattern of methane oxidation activities wa s identified that could be related to present or previous SO2 loads. Methan e consumption activity ranged between 16 and 110 mug CH4 m(-2)h(-1) similar to the activity encountered in previous studies of forested areas. (C) 200 1 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.