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Determining toxic metal concentration changes in landscaping plants based on some factors      
Yazarlar
Prof. Dr. Hakan ŞEVİK
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Mehmet ÇETİN
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Halil Barış Özel
Bartın Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Bekir Pinar
Özet
Toxic metals are one of the most culpable air pollutants. They do not dissolve naturally. Rather, they tend to be bioaccumulative, and some of them have toxic or carcinogenic effects even at low measures. Therefore, the ability to measure and monitor toxic metal concentrations in the air is vital in fighting pollution. To achieve this, bioindicators are widely used due to their efficiency and global availability. Bioindicators are plants that accumulate some of the toxic metals found in the soil or air. This study aims to determine the differences in toxic metal concentrations depending on plant species, plant organelles, and traffic density in certain landscaping plants grown in Kastamonu town center. The results showed that the elements subjected to the study varied significantly between the different species. The highest accumulation values of such metals were obtained in cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera), and the lowest values of all metals were found in the European ash (Fraxinus excelsior). Based on our observations in this study, we determined that the most suitable species used as biomonitor is the cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera). We noticed that the concentrations of the metals differed significantly according to the species. The biggest difference recorded was five times more in Ni metal concentration. The concentrations of the studied elements were also varied depending on organelles and on traffic density, which will be discussed in detail in this paper.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Air quality,Air pollution,Toxic metals,Elements,Biomonitor,Landscape plant,Traffic,Ni,Cd,Zn,Organelle
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Air Quality, Atmosphere Health
Dergi ISSN 1873-9318
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 08-2019
Cilt No 12
Sayı 8
Sayfalar 983 / 991
Doi Numarası 10.1007/s11869-019-00717-5
Makale Linki http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11869-019-00717-5
BM Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amaçları
Atıf Sayıları
WoS 36
SCOPUS 37
Google Scholar 72
Determining toxic metal concentration changes in landscaping plants based on some factors

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