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The Effect of Fluorine-Containing Emissions on Conifers

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  • © 1993

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Authors:
  1. Anatoly S. Rozhkov

    1. Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk-33, Russia

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  2. Tatyana A. Mikhailova

    1. Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk-33, Russia

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. Introduction: The Problem; Aims and Methods of Research

    • Anatoly S. Rozhkov, Tatyana A. Mikhailova
    Pages 1-6

  3. Fluorine as a Pollutant, Its Compounds in Industrial Emissions. Formation and Structure of Damaged Areas in Coniferous Forests

    • Anatoly S. Rozhkov, Tatyana A. Mikhailova
    Pages 7-24

  4. Resistance of Conifers to Fluorine. Tree Decline

    • Anatoly S. Rozhkov, Tatyana A. Mikhailova
    Pages 25-47

  5. Fluorine Toxicosis in Conifers

    • Anatoly S. Rozhkov, Tatyana A. Mikhailova
    Pages 48-85

  6. The Role of Insects in Fluorine-Damaged Stands

    • Anatoly S. Rozhkov, Tatyana A. Mikhailova
    Pages 86-105

  7. Maximum Permissible Concentrations of Fluorine for Conifers

    • Anatoly S. Rozhkov, Tatyana A. Mikhailova
    Pages 106-114

  8. The Use of Conifers for Planting Protection Zones

    • Anatoly S. Rozhkov, Tatyana A. Mikhailova
    Pages 115-125

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 126-142
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Preservation of nature and the environment has become one of the most important issues of the end of the twentieth century. It has become evident that the methods used for industrial and agricultural production in many countries produce pollutants that cannot undergo natural neutralization by entering the atmosphere, soil or water. Ecosystems that have been developing for centuries are undergoing degradation and what is even more regrettable is that there is an actual threat of profound disorder in the biosphere which could lead to heavy and irreversible changes. Fluorine derivatives are the most aggressive among toxic compounds polluting the atmosphere. Moreover, the percentage of fluorides in industrial emissions is constantly increasing with the bulk of fluorides being emitted by aluminium smelters. Fluorine is poorly detoxified by both plants and animals and the accumulation of even relatively low concentrations over a long period causes a cumulative toxic effect. Among woody plants conifers are less resistant to fluorine. Fluorine derivatives as phytopollutants have been studied less than sulphur compounds, nitrogen oxides, chlorine and hydrogen chloride. It was not until the late 1960s when there was a rapid decline of coniferous forests that researchers directed their attention towards phyto­ toxic properties of fluorides.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk-33, Russia

    Anatoly S. Rozhkov, Tatyana A. Mikhailova

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Effect of Fluorine-Containing Emissions on Conifers

  • Authors: Anatoly S. Rozhkov, Tatyana A. Mikhailova

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77050-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-77052-4Published: 23 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-77050-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 142

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Ecology, Plant Sciences, Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution

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