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Using indoor plants as biomonitors for detection of toxic metals by tobacco smoke       
Yazarlar
Wasem Esmael Omer Ghoma
Prof. Dr. Hakan ŞEVİK Prof. Dr. Hakan ŞEVİK
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Kaan IŞINKARALAR Doç. Dr. Kaan IŞINKARALAR
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
Clean air is an indispensable resource for modern world. Many people are indifferent to the seriousness of air pollution or have only recently realized the problem. The air pollution continues deteriorating with several emissions every year on global scale. Beside various sources, tobacco smoke has caused the indoor air pollution. One of the most important of these factors is smoking. Especially indoor air pollution occurs depending on tobacco use. Exposure to cigarette smoke is recognized as the most significant health problem in indoor air. The study aims to evaluate the toxic metal accumulation due to tobacco smoke indoors by using some indoor ornamental plants. In this study, Dieffenbachia amoena, Dracena marginata, Ficus elastica, Spathiphyllum wallisii, and Yucca massengena were used houseplants as biomonitors. Accumulation of some toxic metals can be easily seen in indoor plants. Cadmium (Cd), chrome (Cr), and lead (Pb) were selected that high emissions from tobacco smoke. They were determined by taking the leaves of the plant species and analyzed with inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The Cd, Cr, and Pb concentrations (Pb > Cr > Cd) were higher with tobacco than non-tobacco in all species. The results showed that Spathiphyllum wallisii was selected to be most suitable as biomonitor.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Biomonitors | Indoor air pollution | Indoor plants | Tobacco use | Toxic metals
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı AIR QUALITY ATMOSPHERE AND HEALTH
Dergi ISSN 1873-9318
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q2
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 03-2022
Cilt No 15
Sayı 3
Sayfalar 415 / 424
Doi Numarası 10.1007/s11869-021-01146-z
Makale Linki https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11869-021-01146-z