Table 2 Averaged uptake coefficients of the 12 target VOCs by the soils from the two locations

From: The active layer soils of Greenlandic permafrost areas can function as important sinks for volatile organic compounds

Compounds

Disko Island

Kangerlussuap

Methanol

0.302 ± 0.011

0.165 ± 0.009

Acetaldehyde

0.004 ± 0.002

0.383 ± 0.068

Acetone

0.156 ± 0.009

0.088 ± 0.007

Isoprene

0.078 ± 0.003

0.060 ± 0.003

2-butanone

0.142 ± 0.008

0.060 ± 0.006

2-methylfuran

0.196 ± 0.009

0.114 ± 0.007

Toluene

0.053 ± 0.005

0.048 ± 0.006

Furfural

0.009 ± 0.001

0.195 ± 0.012

cis-3-Hexen-1-ol

0.218 ± 0.011

0.117 ± 0.007

Benzyl alcohol

0.304 ± 0.012

0.135 ± 0.006

Terpinolene

0.287 ± 0.013

0.170 ± 0.007

Linalool

0.288 ± 0.013

0.108 ± 0.005

  1. Values reported in the table are mean ± S.E. (n = 18 for Disko Island, and n = 27 for Kangerlussuaq). Unit: mol g dw−1 hr−1.
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