VOC educational moment

May 27, 2011

Volatile organic compounds react with NOx to produce ozone which is an air pollutant affecting human health and plant growth.  Silvano Fares, John Karlik and Allen Goldstein (shown left to right below), provided an imformative 'Featured research seminar' at Lindcove in May 11 to explain the results of their research, which suggests that citrus helps to reduce ozone.


By Elizabeth E Grafton-Cardwell
Author - Emeritus Entomology Cooperative Extension Specialist

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