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Anthropogenic contributions to global carbonyl sulfide, carbon disulfide and organosulfides fluxes
Previous studies of the global sulfur cycle have focused almost exclusively on oxidized species and just a few sulfides. This focus is expanded here to include a wider range of reduced sulfur compounds. Inorganic sulfides tend to be bound into sediments, and sulfates are present both in sediments and the oceans. Sulfur can adopt polymeric forms that include S-S bonds. This review examines the global anthropogenic sources of reduced sulfur, updating emission inventories and widening the consideration of industrial sources. It estimates the anthropogenic fluxes of key sulfides to the atmosphere (units Gg S a-1) as: carbonyl sulfide (total 591: mainly from pulp and pigment 171, atmospheric oxidation of carbon disulfide 162, biofuel and coal combustion, 133, natural 898 Gg S a-1), carbon disulfide (total 746: rayon 395, pigment 205, pulp 78, natural 330 Gg S a-1), methanethiol (total 2119: pulp 1680, manure 330, rayon and wastewater 102, natural 6473 Gg S a-1), dimethyl sulfide (total 2197: pulp 1462, manure 660 and rayon 36, natural 31 657 Gg S a-1), dimethyl disulfide (total 1103: manure 660, pulp 273; natural 1081 Gg S a-1). The study compares the magnitude of the natural sources: marine, vegetation and soils, volcanoes and rain water with the key anthropogenic sources: paper industry, rayon-cellulose manufacture, agriculture and pigment production. Industrial sources could be reduced by better pollution control, so their impact may lessen over time. Anthropogenic emissions dominate the global budget of carbon disulfide, and some aromatic compounds such as thiophene, with emissions of methanethiol and dimethyl disufide also relatively important. Furthermore, industries related to coal and bitumen are key sources of multi-ringed thiophenes, while food production and various wastes may account for the release of significant amounts of dimethyl disulfide and dimethyl trisulfide
Neonatal recognition in sheep
The original publication is available at http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-1-4614-5927-9_5 but only in print formatThe strong bond formed between ewe and lamb shortly after parturition is
an important factor in lamb survival. Evidence exists that the ewe can distinguish her
lamb by its unique smell, but the constituents of such a putative pheromone have not
yet been identified. We have identified 133 volatile organic compounds in the cranial
wool of Dohne Merino lambs that are presumably constituents of the neonatal recognition
cue of this sheep race. Quantitative analysis and comparison of the odour
profiles of the twins of 16 ewes of a flock of 165 twin-bearing ewes (9 .69% sample
group) revealed that the wool volatiles of twins are qualitatively as well as quantitatively
practically identical, but differ from those of other twins or non-twin lambs in
the flock. The 88 constituents present in at least 20% of the analysed wool samples
were considered as variables for multivariate analysis. A ?-value <0.0001 was calculated,
indicating that the pairing of twins according to the qualitative and quantitative
composition of the wool is statistically highly significant. Bioassays carried out during
the lambing seasons of 2009 and 2010 confirmed the previously established role
of the odour of lambs in ewe-lamb recognition. However, ewes rejected alien lambs
dressed in jackets that were sprayed with mixtures formulated with synthetic analogues of the identified wool volatiles according to the qualitative and quantitative compositions
of the experimental ewes' own lambs. This is probably due to the volatiles not being
released into the atmosphere in quantitative ratios emulating the odour of the lambs
accurately enough to satisfy the experimental ewes.Publishers' Versio