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- Title
Role of Plants in Biomonitoring Vehicular Emissions.
- Authors
N., Muninathan; R., Ponnulakshmi; D., Nalini; S., Prathiba
- Abstract
Introduction: Air pollution caused by the pollutants present in the atmosphere which is harmful to the environment and the living population. The plants showed stunted growth, animal's causes various form of diseases and the pollutants harmfully affect the human beings by causing respiratory problems and the whole environment is totally affected causing depletion of ozone layer and that directly or indirectly affects the living system present in the environment. Materials and Method: The leaf samples were collected from the Sholinganallur area and authenticated. Later the samples were characterized for morphological characters, pigment analysis, Biochemical parameters and the score of tolerance index of Air pollution was calculated were tabled and graphed as per the standard protocol. Results: The samples were collected from sholinganallur traffic zonal area and totally 14 leaf samples were gathered from the experimental site and was authenticated. The morphological characters of length and width of leaf samples were calculated and in Biochemical parameters, pH of leaf, Relative water content and ascorbic acid content showed good activity in evergreen shrub. In pigment analysis of chlorophyll, the maximum and minimum amount was found in evergreen shrub Bougainvillea glabra with 68.72mg/g and Tecoma capensis in 14.72mg/g. The APTI value was maximum and minimum in evergreen shrub Tabernaemontana divaricata with 114.66 and Nerium oleander with 48.05. Conclusion: The plants found in and around the experimental area possess good activity against the air pollution and these plants can be kept at the roadside to prevent and withstand the air pollution in the environment.
- Subjects
FOLIAR diagnosis; AIR pollution prevention; PLANT chemical analysis; CHLOROPHYLL analysis; AIR pollution; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL monitoring; PHENOMENOLOGICAL biology; AUTOMOBILE emissions; WATER; VITAMIN C
- Publication
Medico-Legal Update, 2020, Vol 20, Issue 4, p2401
- ISSN
0971-720X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37506/mlu.v20i4.2213