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Anthropogenic CO2 Emission Records in Scots Pine Growing in the Most Industrialized Region of Poland from 1975 to 2014

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 July 2018

Barbara Sensuła Open the ORCID record for Barbara Sensuła [Opens in a new window] ,
Adam Michczyński ,
Natalia Piotrowska  and
Sławomir Wilczyński
Barbara Sensuła*
Affiliation:
Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics—Center for Science and Education, Konarskiego 22B, Gliwice 44-100, Poland
Adam Michczyński
Affiliation:
Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics—Center for Science and Education, Konarskiego 22B, Gliwice 44-100, Poland
Natalia Piotrowska
Affiliation:
Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics—Center for Science and Education, Konarskiego 22B, Gliwice 44-100, Poland
Sławomir Wilczyński
Affiliation:
University of Agriculture in Krakow, Department of Forest Protection, Entomology and Forest Climatology, Al. 20 Listopada 46, Kraków 31-425, Poland
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*Corresponding author. Email: Barbara.Sensula@polsl.pl.
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Abstract

Stable carbon isotope ratios and radiocarbon (14C) concentrations in samples of pine wood (AD 1975–2012) from 3 sites, as well as needles (AD 2012–2014) collected from 15 sites, in a heavily urbanized area in proximity to heavy industrial factories in Poland were analyzed as bio-indicators of CO2 emissions. The sampling sites were located at different distances from point sources. The stable isotopic composition was determined using an isotope ratio mass spectrometer, and the 14C concentration was determined using a liquid scintillation counter and an accelerator mass spectrometer. Spatial and temporal variability of δ13C and Δ14C in tree ring cellulose and needles was noted in all regions. A negative correlation between δ13C tree ring cellulose and anthropogenic CO2 emissions has been observed. The ratio of δ13C in tree ring cellulose to δ13C in needles created in the same year is equal to 1.2 at the investigated sites.

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CO2 emissionforestsindustrial regionradiocarbonstable isotopes
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Atmosphere
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Radiocarbon , Volume 60 , Issue 4: 2nd Radiocarbon in the Environment Conference Debrecen, Hungary, July 3–7, 2017 Part 1 of 2 , August 2018 , pp. 1041 - 1053
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