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A combination of solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and gas chromatography can be successfully used both for establishing the qualitative composition of volatile organic compounds (VOC) emitted by leaf litter and for determining their emission rates. Taking as an example European larch litter, it is shown that “dead” plant material contains considerable amounts of volatile components as well as non-volatile compounds that can be VOC precursors formed as a result of enzymatic reactions. It is proposed to include the determination of extractable compounds into the methodology of studying litter as a source of atmospheric VOC. Some data on litter mass are reported and it is concluded that this data may be included into special models for emission evaluation. In this work the distribution coefficients of monoterpene hydrocarbons between the gas phase and polydimethylsiloxane fiber coating necessary for quantitative determinations in SPME were estimated.
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Isidorov, V., Vinogorova, V. & Rafałowski, K. Gas Chromatographic Determination of Extractable Compounds Composition and Emission Rate of Volatile Terpenes from Larch Needle Litter. J Atmos Chem 50, 263–278 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10874-005-5078-6
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