2nd International Symposium on Volatile Interactions in Ecosystems (ISVIE)

Volatile research area focuses on the production and emission of Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds (BVOCs) and their roles in chemical interactions between plants or between plants and other organisms, as well as their role in the functioning of ecosystems and agrosystems. Furthermore, recent findings have led to a better understanding of the resistance and resilience mechanisms that aquatic, marine, and terrestrial plants employ in a changing environment. Finally, once in the atmosphere and mixed with anthropogenic pollutants (e.g., nitrogen oxides), BVOCs undergo a series of physicochemical processes that lead to the formation of secondary pollutants, such as tropospheric ozone and secondary organic aerosols. These compounds have proven health impacts but also play a role in climate change, with atmospheric aerosols representing the greatest uncertainty in climate prediction.