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Germinating wheat promotes the emission of atmospherically significant nitrous acid (HONO) gas from soils |
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| Author: | Bhattarai, Hem Raj1; Liimatainen, Maarit1,2; Nykänen, Hannu1; |
| Organizations: |
1Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211, Kuopio, Finland 2Water, Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Unit, University of Oulu, P.O.Box 8000, FI-90014, Oulun, Yliopisto, Finland |
| Format: | article |
| Version: | published version |
| Access: | open |
| Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 1.8 MB) |
| Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2019102835315 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Elsevier,
2019
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| Publish Date: | 2019-10-28 |
| Description: |
AbstractTropospheric removal of pollutants initiated by the hydroxyl radical (OH) is a key process in atmospheric chemistry. In the lower atmosphere, OH production is linked to photolysis of nitrous acid (HONO), and it has been suggested that soil contributes strongly to the production of atmospheric HONO. However, factors controlling HONO production in soils are poorly known. We report here for the first time that HONO production in agricultural soil is potentially related to the germination and early development stages of wheat. Nitrite (NO₂⁻) released from the germinating seeds increased the HONO production. Given the significant area of agricultural lands globally, the emission of HONO from initial growth phase of wheat must be considered as a mechanism contributing to the OH production in the atmosphere. see all
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| Series: |
Soil biology & biochemistry |
| ISSN: | 0038-0717 |
| ISSN-E: | 1879-3428 |
| ISSN-L: | 0038-0717 |
| Volume: | 136 |
| Article number: | 107518 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.06.014 |
| OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.06.014 |
| Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
| Field of Science: |
218 Environmental engineering |
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| Funding: |
This research was funded by Academy of Finland under the project “The origin of nitrous acid (HONO) emissions from northern soils and linkages to nitrogen cycle processes” (grant no. 297735) and the doctoral program of the University of Eastern Finland (grant to H. R Bhattarai). We also acknowledge the Academy of Finland Center of Excellence program (project no. 307331) for supporting this study. |
| Copyright information: |
© 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY-NC-ND/4.0/). |
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |