Air Pollutants and the Leaf Cuticle: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Air Pollutants and the Cuticle, Held at Fredericton, Canada, October 4-8, 1993

Plant leaves are covered by a thin, lipoidal, non-living membrane called the cuticle. Forming the interface between plants and the atmospheric environment, it presents an effective barrier to pollutant entry. The book provides a comprehensive review of air pollutant effects on the cuticle and covers the following thematic areas: – Cuticular physicochemical characteristics, physiological, regulatory, and protective roles. – Effects, mechanisms, and consequences of air pollutant interaction with leaf cuticles. – Non-anthropogenic and environmental influences on the cuticle and potential of the cuticle for biomonitoring and critical levels mapping. – New developments in experimental methodology and analytical techniques.