Plant species sustaining under a polluted environment for long time are considered as potentially resistant species. Those plant species can be considered as an eco-sustainable tool used to bio-monitor and mitigate pollution. This study was carried out on total ten commonly available plant species to assess their anticipated performance index (API), Dust capturing capacity (DCC) and Metal accumulation index (MAI) in chromite mine and control area. According to Anticipated performance index (API) Macranga peltata, Holarrhena pubescens and Ficus hispida are highly tolerant species while Terminalia arjuna and Trema orientalis are intermediate tolerant species. Ficus hispida was also showed the highest dust capturing capacity (5.94 ± 0.43 mg/cm2) and whereas Woodfordia fruticosa (1.03 ± 0.11 mg/cm2) was found to be lowest. Metal accumulation index ranged from 17.29 to 4.5 and 6.38 to 1.94 at mine and control area respectively. Two-way ANOVA analysis revealed area wise significant differences between biochemical and physiological parameters. Also, result showed that the pollution level and heavy metal affected different biochemical and physiological parameter of plant species at mining area. The plant species with highest API, DCC and MAI value could be recommended for greenbelt development in different polluted area.
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