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Science 3 September 1971:
Vol. 173. no. 4000, pp. 914 - 916
DOI: 10.1126/science.173.4000.914
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Fate of Air Pollutants: Removal of Ethylene, Sulfur Dioxide, and Nitrogen Dioxide by Soil

F. B. Abeles 1, L. E. Craker 2, L. E. Forrence 3, and G. R. Leather 3

1 Agricultural Research Service, Plant Science Research Division, Plant Air Pollution Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland 20705
2 Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Waltham 02154
3 Plant Science Laboratory, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland 21701

The ultimate sink for many air pollutants is unknown. Data are presented here in support of the idea that reaction with soil, through microbial or chemical means, can remove ethylene, other hydrocarbons, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide from the air.


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