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Tree Reactions To Chlorine Gas Exposure

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University Outreach Publication

Chlorine gas exposure can damage trees. This publication reviews tree reactions to chlorine gas exposure.  This is not a toxicology or environmental dosage review, but is designed to help tree health care professionals understand the potential injuries sustained by trees and other landscape plants when exposed to chlorine gas.  Tree reactions to chlorine gas can take many forms.

The reactions can be summarized into four primary reactions: 1) a tree accidentally avoids chlorine gas by season of year, topographic position, crown height, etc.;  2) a tree tolerates chlorine gas by detoxifying, oxidizing, compartmentalizing, or incorporating (a stress);  3) a tree shows an temporary (elastic) strain from changing physiological functions; and/or, 4) a tree shows a permanent (plastic) strain from injury.

(SFR04-9) June 2004

Authors
Kim D. Coder
Date Published
2004
Publisher
University of Georgia School of Forest Resources
Publisher Location
Athens, GA
Pages
8
Sub-Topics
Abiotic Factors, Air Quality/Pollution, Ecological Linkages, Forest Health, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Landscape Ecology, Nutrients, Plant Health Care, Stress & Stressors, Diagnosis and Treatment, Health (tree)
State(s)/Region(s)
International
Keywords
Leaf characteristics, Chlorine damage

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