High ambient concentrations of monoterpenes in a Scandinavian pine forest

• Total monoterpene levels of the order of 100 μg/m3 were assessed in the summer night air of a typical young planted forest of Scots pine (Pinus silvestris) in Sweden. These concentrations are much higher than those reported in previous studies of ambient monoterpenes. Predominant species were α-pinene and 3-carene. Camphene, β-pinene, myrcene, β-phellandrene and limonene were other prominent components determined. The monoterpenes were shown to originate almost exclusively from Scots pine and the proportions between them to be characteristic of this conifer species.

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi -- Analytisk kemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences -- Analytical Chemistry (hsv//eng)

LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER  -- Lantbruksvetenskap, skogsbruk och fiske -- Jordbruksvetenskap (hsv//swe)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES  -- Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries -- Agricultural Science (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap -- Miljövetenskap (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences -- Environmental Sciences (hsv//eng)

Keyword

biogenic hydrocarbons

needles

gas chromatography

adsorbent sampling

litter

Terpenes

Publication and Content Type

art (subject category)

ref (subject category)