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Biogenic H2S emissions from Florida wetland surfaces enclosed by transparent polycarbonate cylinders were collected on silver nitrate impregnated filters and analyzed fluorometrically. The areal emission rates ranged from 0.024 to 0.272 g S M-2 yr−1 for a mangrove and from 0.001 to 0.110 g S m−2 yr−1 for two freshwater wetlands (cypress swamp and riverine marsh) and a saltwater marsh. The total quantity of biogenic S emitted from these wetlands was estimated to range from 1.8 x 109 to 3.0 × 109 g yr−1. While biogenic emissions from wetlands may be a factor in local patterns of acid deposition, they are probably insignificant contributors to Florida's atmospheric S burden and acidity of precipitation compared to anthropogenic S sources.
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Castro, M.S., Dierberg, F.E. Biogenic hydrogen sulfide emissions from selected Florida wetlands. Water Air Soil Pollut 33, 1–13 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00191372
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