Effect of trifluoroacetate, a persistent degradation product of halogenated hydrocarbons, on photosynthesis of C₃ and C₄ crop plants / Martin Francis Smit

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) have been the main substitutes for CFCs since the signing of the Montreal Protocol in 1987. According to the literature HFCs can degrade in the troposphere by the action of OH, NO and O2 radicals, amongst others to trifluoroacetic acid (...

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Main Author: Smit, Martin Francis
Published: North-West University 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1377