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The proportion of total sulphur lost during combustion (600 °C) of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) foliage is reduced from> 90% to 65–70% as the SO4-S concentration increases from 10% to 45–50% of the total S content. Foliar SO4-S content is decreased by improvement of plant nitrogen status, suggesting that alterations to soil N availability may influence S transfer to the atmosphere during biomass burning.
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Sanborn, P.T., Ballard, T.M. Combustion losses of sulphur from conifer foliage: Implications of chemical form and soil nitrogen status. Biogeochemistry 12, 129–134 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00001810
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