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THE sour gas wells of Alberta form the basis of its sulphur industry. The well known Claus process is used, whereby part of the H2S is oxidised to SO2 which is in turn reacted with more H2S to yield elemental sulphur. As a consequence, more than 1,200 t of sulphur per day are discharged into the atmosphere in Alberta, mostly as SO2. Using sulphur isotope abundances, I have assessed the uptake of these emissions by vegetation.
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KROUSE, H. Sulphur isotope abundance elucidate uptake of atmospheric sulphur emissions by vegetation. Nature 265, 45–46 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/265045a0
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