1 Bartin University; Faculty of Forestry; Forest Engineering Department, Bartin, Turkey
2 Bartin University; Graduate School; Forest Engineering Department, Bartin, Turkey
3 Kastamonu University; Faculty of Engineering and Architecture; Environmental Engineering Department, Kastamonu, Turkey
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 12(01), 447-453
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2021.12.1.0551
Received on 21 September 2021; revised on 24 October 2021; accepted on 26 October 2021
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.
Air pollution; Heavy metal; Biomonitor; Magnesium; Mg
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Halil Baris Ozel, Hande Nur Varol and Hakan Sevik. Change of Mg concentration in several plants depending on plant species, washing status, and traffic density. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 12(1), 447-453. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2021.12.1.0551