Change of Mg concentration in several plants depending on plant species, washing status, and traffic density

Abstract

Air pollution is one of the most important problems threatening the organic life and ecosystem throughout the world. Among the components of air pollution, the most important ones are the heavy metals that can be toxic and carcinogenic even at low concentrations and even the nutrient elements can be harmful when at high concentrations. Thus, monitoring the heavy metal pollution in the air is very important and plants are widely used as biomonitor for this purpose. However, which plants and organs are more suitable for monitoring which heavy metal pollution can be determined with detailed studies. In the present study, it was aimed to determine which plant species and which organ of that species would be more suitable for monitoring the concentration of magnesium (Mg) in air. For this purpose, five organs of five species grown in regions having different traffic densities were examined. In conclusion, it was found that Mg concentration in washed bark of Robinia pseudoacacia, wood of Platanus orientalis, washed leaves of Ulmus minor, and non-washed leaves of Acer negundo and Nerium olender increased with increasing traffic density.

Variation of Aluminum Concentrations in Annual Rings of Some Trees Growing in Ankara City Center Depending on Years and Species

“…For example, Savas (2021) determined that Al concentrations in Cedrus atlantica trunk were ordered as wood < inner bark< outer bark and Al concentrations in the outer bark could exceed 20000 ppm. Various studies have determined that heavy metal concentration levels in the outer bark are at high levels (Cesur et al, 2021;Ozel et al, 2021). This high concentration is generally due to the bark structure and the attachment of particulate matter polluted with heavy metals to the bark.…”

Availability of Cedrus atlantica annual rings in monitoring the change in airborne sulfur pollution

“…In recent years, environmental pollution, and especially the concentrations of some pollutants in the air, have increased significantly due to factors such as industrial activities, an increase in the number of vehicles, and mining activities [11][12][13][14]. This increase threatens human and environmental health significantly [15][16][17][18] and is the main cause of global climate change due to changes in the composition of the air [19][20][21][22].…”