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CHANGES IN PB, CR AND CU CONCENTRATIONS IN SOMEBIOINDICATORS DEPENDING ON TRAFFIC DENSITY ON THEBASIS OF SPECIES AND ORGANS      
Yazarlar
Prof. Dr. Hakan ŞEVİK
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Mehmet ÇETİN
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ayşe ÖZTÜRK PULATOĞLU
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Halil Barış Özel
Bartın Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Bekir Pinar
Özet
The growing population and industrialization is causing air pollution. In some cities pollution has reached to a point where it is threatening human lives. Pollution has become one of the biggest issues of today’s world. Pollutants are produced by exhaust gases, car wheels, and vehicles. Heavy metals (HM) are one of the major culprits that cause air pollution. This is due to the fact that HM can exist in the environment for a long time without deterioration, and their concentration in the atmosphere is ever-growing. They also tend to bioaccumulate. Therefore, determining HM concentration levels is crucial in terms of identifying risk zones and levels. Bioindicators are the most important determinants that can indicate the change in the concentration of HM in the atmosphere. This study aims to monitor the changes in Pb, Cr and Cu concentrations in the leaves, seeds and branches of cherry plum (Prunus ceracifera), horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), Tilia (Tilia tomentosa), European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and Norway maple (Acer platanoides) species, which can be used for monitoring the traffic-induced HM concentration. We observed that the concentration of all the elements increased according to the traffic density, this is especially visible in the case of Pb and Cr.
Anahtar Kelimeler
heavy metal,biomonitoring,pollution,landscape plant,plant species,vehicle,urban road
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
Dergi ISSN 1589-1623
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 09-2019
Cilt No 17
Sayı 6
Sayfalar 12843 / 12857
Doi Numarası 10.15666/aeer/1706_1284312857
Makale Linki http://www.aloki.hu/pdf/1706_1284312857.pdf