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Amplified traffic is one of the main factors that increase particulate matter (PM) in the air. Green plants play an important role in reducing PM from the air. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of traffic pollution on three vegetable crops (Lactuca sativa L., Eruca sativa L. Cav., and Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba) cultivated on roadside at El-Bajour city, Menoufia governorate Egypt. Some physiological and biochemical parameters such as chlorophyll, total carbohydrates, protein, phenolics, flavonoids, reducing power, lipid peroxidation some antioxidant enzymes and heavy metals were determined in these plants. Results showed a significant difference (according to the studied biochemical parameters) between the samples affected by traffic pollution compared to control. The variation in the studied parameters in the leaves and root were found to be pollution load dependent and can be used as indicators of air pollution stress or as a marker for physiological damage to crops prior to the onset of visible injury symptoms.

T HE present work aims to assess the effectiveness of Nylon-6 nonwoven fabrics containing antimicrobial substance (AS) and grafted with poly methacrylic acid (PMAA), polydimethylaminoethylmerthacrylate (PDMAEMA) and the blended fabric containing the above mentioned two types of nonwoven fabrics for air and gas filtration. The efficiency of the textile filters on the removal of anions and cations pollutants from the atmosphere of the selected indoor sites were studied under the normal conditions in the indoor environment. Air samples were collected before and after fitting the three tested types of textile nonwoven filters. The absorption method was used for collecting the gaseous pollutants, SO 2 , NO 2 and NH 3 , before and after filtration. The removal efficiency % of each filter was calculated. Nonwoven fabric containing 1:1wt/wt from two types of nonwoven fabrics showed high removal efficiency when applied for the collection of suspended anion and cation particulates.