EMISSION OF DIMETHYL SULFIDE, CARBONYL SULFIDE, AND CARBON-DISULFIDE FROM PADDY FIELDS

Emission rates of dimethyl sulfide (DMS), carbonyl sulfide (COS), and carbon disulfide (CS2) to the atmosphere from paddy fields at Ryugasaki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan were measured by using the closed chamber method. DMS was emitted mainly through the rice plant and its emission rate was much higher than those of COS and CS2. During a cropping period COS was slightly absorbed by the rice plant. Significant diurnal and seasonal variations of DMS fluxes were observed. The highest DMS flux was observed immediately after the heading day of rice plant. The annual DMS emission rate was in the order of mineral plot > straw plot > no-N plot, ranging from 4.5 to 6.9 mg S m-2 yr-1. The annual COS emission rate was in the order of straw plot>no-N plot> mineral plot, ranging from -0.2 to 1.8 mg S m-2 yr-1. The annual CS2 emission rate was slightly higher in the straw plot, ranging from 0.9 to 2.0 mg S m-2 yr-1.