Feasibility of membrane inlet mass spectrometry for on-site screening of volatile monoterpenes and monoterpene alcohols in forest soil atmosphere

• Main Authors: Ketola, Raimo A., Kiuru, Jari, Kotiaho, Tapio, Kitunen, Veikko, Smolander, Aino
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Fid; Boreal Environment Research
• Online Access: https://cris.vtt.fi/en/publications/e9dbb37b-56b7-432a-87e3-a7c5c816e614; http://www.borenv.net/BER/pdfs/ber16/ber16-036.pdf

Volatile monoterpenes and monoterpene alcohols exist in the forest soil atmosphere and they may play an important role in controlling microbial processes related to C and N cycling in boreal forest soils. Therefore, information is needed about their actual concentrations in the soil atmosphere. Here...