Estimation of Air Pollution in Kiev Megalopolis Using the Complex of Bioindication Methods

Miroshnyk, N. V.

doi:10.21513/0207-2564-2018-3-107-129

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“…On the leeward side of the road, the accumulation of heavy metals in the soil increases by 2 times (Pietras-Couffignal and Robakowski 2019; Polyakova and Gutnikov 2000;Bonilla-Bedoya et al 2021). It is proved that the intensity of traffic has a negative impact on growth in height, diameter of trees and their living condition (Miroshnyk 2018;Pietras-Couffignal and Robakowski 2019). The intensity of traffic flow over 300 cars per hour and the distance less than 100 m from the carriageway of streets are considered to be dangerous for biota and humans (Klebanova and Klebanov 2011).…”

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“…The most dangerous for the green areas of cities are excessive concentrations of aerophytotoxicants NH 3 , NO х (mixture of gases NO, NO 2 , NO 3 ), SO 2 , formaldehyde, phenol, soot and heavy metals. Their sources of entry into the environment are industrial enterprises and motor transport (Nikolaevsky 1998;Miroshnyk 2018;Rao et al 2014;Nowak et al 2014;Vacek et al 2020). Air phytotoxicants cause leaf burns, disruption of physiological processes in plants, toxic and teratogenic effects.…”

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“…In Europe, North America and China, tree species, herbaceous, including Taraxacum officinale Web., are used as indicators of the state of urban environ-ment (Leghari et al 2018;Martines 2018;Zajecka and Świercz 2021). In studies of the impact of air pollutants and heavy metals on the environment, various plant indicators are used, in particular, palynoindication (Cuinica et al 2014(Cuinica et al , 2015Ivanchenko and Bessonova 2016;Leghari et al 2018;Petrushkevych and Korshykov 2020;Mazura et al 2020;Bessonova and Sklyarenko 2020), life status of plantations (Nock et al 2013;Vieira et al 2018;Rybakova and Glazunov 2020;Vacek et al 2020;Jaung et al 2020), the level of defoliation of the crown (Vacek et al 2020;Miroshnyk 2018), leaf damage (chlorosis-necrosis) (Miroshnyk 2018; Pietras-Couffignal and Robakowski 2019), changes in anatomy, content and ratio of photosynthetic pigments (Ivanchenko and Bessonova 2016;Suskalo 2018), enzymes (Suskalo 2018) and other physiological processes. The correlation between the concentrations of NO x , SO 2 and the number of passing cars and defoliation of trees (Vacek et al 2020) have been established.…”

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“…The correlation between the concentrations of NO x , SO 2 and the number of passing cars and defoliation of trees (Vacek et al 2020) have been established. The relationship between the impact of distance to the highway, damage to the leaves of woody plants and the degree of defoliation of crowns (Miroshnyk 2018;Rybakova and Glazunov 2020;Vieira et al 2018;Vacek et al 2020) have been established too. An increase in the impact of motor transport with the approach from rural areas to large cities has been identified (Monok et al 2020;Ferreira et al 2016).…”

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“…Due to the effect of climate decontinentalisation in the 20th century on the territory of Ukraine, in particular, significant warming in the summer months (July-August) has been proved, and over the last 45 years, there has been a significant decrease in precipitation by ~15% in April-May and July (Boychenko et al 2017). Bioindication studies in the anthropogenic load gradient of Kyiv were performed (Rabosh and Kofanova 2019;Miroshnyk 2018;Mazura et al 2020). Because greenery is important for maintaining air quality and microclimate in cities (Jaung et al 2020;Jin et al 2021;Wei et al 2021), it is important and necessary to comprehensively study the viability of park ecosystems (PEs) under anthropogenic pressure.…”

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Bioindication of megalopolis park ecosystems under aerotechnogenic loading

Miroshnyk

Grabovska

Mazura

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Folia Forestalia Polonica

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This study focuses on the influence of motor transport on various indicators of park ecosystems and Taraxacum officinale Web., as well as on their applicability to the bioindication of the urban environments in the largest megalopolis of Ukraine, namely, Kyiv. Our investigations were carried out in 14 park ecosystems exposed to different levels of aerotechnogenic loading: low pollution level in Pushcha-Vodytsya (park) and outskirts, average pollution level alongseven roads with medium traffic and high pollution level along eight highways. Pollen indication, integration and statistical methods were used to identify the most sensitive indicators of the impact of air pollutants. The aim is to assess the impact of vehicle emissions on the state of park ecosystems in the metropolis using bioindication and GIS technologies. The effects of air pollution on green infrastructure at the level of cells, organisms, groups and ecosystems in time and space are revealed. Under the influence of aerotechnogenic pollution, there is a deterioration of trees, their drying, defoliation of crowns and deterioration of integral indicators of park ecosystems. Using QGIS (Free open source geographic information system, version 3.12.3 „București”, May 15, 2020), we have created maps for the spread of air pollutants. The highest levels of air pollution and damage to parks were concentrated in the central part of the city with dense buildings and near heavy traffic roads. The average daily maximum allowable concentration (MAC) of phytotoxicants exceeded 1.5 MACa.d. and depended on the terrain and directions of the prevailing winds. We registered degradation of the megalopolis ecological state by 19.3% for 7 years.

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Bioindication assessment of the park ecosystems state in Kyiv

Miroshnyk,

Likhanov,

Matiashuk

et al. 2023

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The bioindicative assessment of the park ecosystems state in Kyiv (Ukraine) on the gradient of anthropogenic impact and urbanization by levels of life organization from the cell to the ecosystem was taken; the biotic diversity and state of the plant, bird, and wild bee communities were taken into account. The spatial analysis of the anthropogenic factors distribution was performed using GIS mapping. For the first time, ecosystem services of park ecosystems and their interrelationships with urbanization and biodiversity were studied for the Kyiv urban ecosystem. A system of indicators for rapid diagnostics of the degradation degree of urban parks at different levels of organization of life has been developed and tested. The monograph is intended for scientists, educators, conservationists,nature managers, and non-specialist audiences. It is recommended for making management decisions on the maintenance, conservation, and care of landscape areas in urban ecosystems.

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Gradient of anthropogenic load on park ecosystems of megalopolis

Miroshnyk¹,

Tertychna²,

Teslenko³

2021

Fakt. eksp. evol. org.

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Aim. The aim is to assess the intensity of the impact of recreation and vehicle emissions on the Kyiv park ecosystems. Methods. Used methods of ecology, phytoindications. Results. We analyzed the recreational load on 18 park ecosystems within the city of Kyiv. GIS modeling was performed and a gradient of the state ecosystems of Kyiv was built according to the integrated indicator of recreational impact and vehicle emissions. The created map-scheme according to the integrated indicator of the severity of the impact (W) reflects the ecological situation in the studied Kyiv park ecosystems and indicates their significant transformation in the conditions of the megalopolis. The tendency to decrease the number and intensity of manifestations of recreational exposure with increasing severity of exposure (W) is calculated. According to GIS modeling by W and taking into account the prevailing wind directions in the city of Kyiv, it was found that 50% of the studied parks are in critical danger, 30% – in a threatening condition, only the «Pushcha-Vodytsya» park is in a stable condition. The best condition of park ecosystems DShK park, «Peremoha» park; «Babyn Yar», «Nyvky» park, «Lysa Hora» tract, Holosiivskyi National Park. Conclusions. It is important to constantly monitor and preserve natural ecosystems and green infrastructure in large cities. This requires the timely adoption of balanced and correct management decisions both at the level of local authorities and within the state.Keywords: recreation, motor vehicle pollution, urban ecosystem, integrated assessment.

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Estimation of Air Pollution in Kiev Megalopolis Using the Complex of Bioindication Methods

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Bioindication of megalopolis park ecosystems under aerotechnogenic loading

Bioindication of megalopolis park ecosystems under aerotechnogenic loading

Bioindication assessment of the park ecosystems state in Kyiv

Gradient of anthropogenic load on park ecosystems of megalopolis

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