Gaseous Air Pollutants and Plant Metabolism

I Defining Pollution Problems 1 Air Pollution Problems in Western Europe 2 Air Pollution Problems in some Central European Countries—Czechoslovakia, The German Democratic Republic and Poland 3 Defining Gaseous Pollution Problems in North America 4 Air Pollution Problems and the Research Conducted on the Effects of Gaseous Pollutants on Plants in China 5 Defining Pollution Problems in the Far East—a Case Study of Japanese Air Pollution ProblemsII Pollutants and Plant Cells 6 Permeability of Plant Cuticles to Gaseous Air Pollutants 7 Uptake and Distribution of Pollutants in the Plant and Residence Time of Active Species 8 Pollutants and Plant Cells: Effects on Membranes 9 Effects of Various Gaseous Pollutants on Plant Cell UltrastructureIII Effects on Light Reactions 10 The Role of Stomata in Resistance Mechanisms 11 Photosynthetic Gas Exchange in Leaves Affected by Air Pollutants 12 Effects of Gaseous Air Pollutants on Stromal Reactions 13 Effects of Air Pollutants on Light Reactions in Chloroplasts 14 Effects of SO2 on Light-Modulated Enzyme ReactionsIV Effects on Photophosphorylation and Respiration 15 The Influence of Atmospheric Pollutants and their Cellular Products upon Photophosphorylation and Related Events 16 Phytotoxic Air Pollutants and Oxidative Phosphorylation 17 The Effect of Air Pollutants on Apparent RespirationV Effects on Metabolite Pools 18 Interactions of Gaseous Pollutants with Carbohydrate Metabolism 19 Air Pollutant Effects on Biochemicals Derived from Metabolism: Organic, Fatty and Amino Acids 20 Biosynthesis and Emission of Hydrogen Sulfide by Higher Plants 21 Modification of Plant Cell Buffering Capacities by Gaseous Air PollutantsVI Relationship of Biochemical Effects to Environmental Problems 22 Biochemical Diagnostic Tests for the Effect of Air Pollution on Plants 23 Changes in the Nutritional Quality of Crops 24 Relationship of Biochemical Effects of Air Pollutants on Plants to Environmental Problems: Insect and Microbial InteractionsVII Biochemical Mechanisms of Pollutant Tolerance 25 Enzymatic Investigations on Tolerance in Forest Trees 26 Emissions of Volatiles from Plants under Air Pollution Stress 27 Biochemical Aspects of Plant Tolerance to Ozone and Oxyradicals: Superoxide Dismutase 28 Epilogue: A Biochemical OverviewAppendix 1: Latin and Common Names of Plants and Insects Cited in the TextAppendix 2: Conversion of Air Pollutant UnitsList of ParticipantsSpecies IndexSubject Index