Articles | Volume 20, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-375-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-375-2020
Research article
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13 Jan 2020
Research article |  | 13 Jan 2020

Significant emissions of dimethyl sulfide and monoterpenes by big-leaf mahogany trees: discovery of a missing dimethyl sulfide source to the atmospheric environment

Lejish Vettikkat, Vinayak Sinha, Savita Datta, Ashish Kumar, Haseeb Hakkim, Priya Yadav, and Baerbel Sinha

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AR by Vinayak Sinha on behalf of the Authors (12 Sep 2019)  Author's response
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (07 Oct 2019) by Janne Rinne
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (27 Oct 2019)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (04 Nov 2019) by Janne Rinne
AR by Vinayak Sinha on behalf of the Authors (12 Nov 2019)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (04 Dec 2019) by Janne Rinne
AR by Vinayak Sinha on behalf of the Authors (04 Dec 2019)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (06 Dec 2019) by Janne Rinne
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There are several widely grown tree species whose BVOC emission potentials are still unknown. Studies over the Amazon rainforest have reported presence of terrestrial dimethyl sulfide sources. Here, we show that mahogany, which is grown widely in several regions of the world, is a high emitter of dimethyl sulfide and monoterpenes. With future land use and land cover changes promoting plantations of this tree for economic purposes, its impact on air quality could be quite significant.
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