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Determining the 180-year Change of Cd, Fe, and Al Concentrations in the Air by Using Annual Rings of Corylus colurna L      
Yazarlar
Kübra Key
Şemsettin Kulaç
Türkiye
İsmail Koç
Düzce Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Hakan ŞEVİK Prof. Dr. Hakan ŞEVİK
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
Heavy metals (HMs), among the components of air pollution that is one of the utmost critical concerns our world has faced, are one of the biggest threats to living organisms. The plants, as a biomonitor, offer the most effective solution in tracking the change of HM concentration on earth and taking them under control. This paper aimed to evaluate the differences in cadmium (Cd), iron (Fe), and aluminum (Al) concentrations by using the annual rings of a 180-year-old Corylus colurna L. tree, which was cut in late 2020. Moreover, HMs in outer and inner bark were also compared to the values found in wood, and the direction-based change in the concentrations of these HMs was examined. As a result, the concentrations statistically differed between wood and barks for all three elements only in the north side (p < 0.001), and bark samples had higher Cd, Fe, and Al element concentrations than wood. When examining the annual rings, the highest values were commonly observed in the western and northern sides, and there were notable differences between the directions in the same term. The difference is thought to be the effects of highway and steel and iron facility located at the nearest point. In conclusion, the results showed that the use of the species and monitoring method employed in this study were very appropriate for tracking the variation in Cd, Fe, and Al concentrations, and these HMs have almost no transfer between organs and cells of the Corylus colurna.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Aluminum | Annual tree ring | Cadmium | Iron | Turkish hazelnut
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION
Dergi ISSN 0049-6979
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q3
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 07-2022
Cilt No 233
Sayı 7
Sayfalar 1 / 13
Doi Numarası 10.1007/s11270-022-05741-3
Makale Linki https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11270-022-05741-3.pdf