The Investigation of the Changing in Conccentration of Some Heavy Metals in Seeds, Leaves, and Branches because of Traffic Density: a Case Study of Acer Platanoides
Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: Heavy metals are pollutants that are released into the atmosphere usually through industrial or traffic sources.Monitoring the heavy metal pollution is of great importance because, in addition to being carcinogenic in terms of their effects on human health, some are toxic even in low concentrations.They also tend to bioaccumulate.Using the plants as biomonitors, it is vital to determine the appropriate and effective plant species and the organelles of the plants to monitor each heavy metal type for the most accurate calculations.In this study, changes of the concentrations of Ba, Al, B, Ca, Fe, K, Mg and Mn elements in Acer platanoides were determined depending on the organelle and traffic density.As a result of the study found out that the elements subject to the study differed significantly at least at a 95% confidence level on the organelle basis of the elements other than Ba and Mn.When the changes of the elements depending on the traffic density were separately evaluated, it was determined that Ba and Fe elements increased depending on the traffic density in all organs.
Source: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Language: English
Topic: Heavy metals in environment
Subfield: Pollution
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3009435323