Air Pollution is having severe impact on Roadside trees of Lohegaon area. Plant samples were collected in and around Airport area. It was found that concentration of PM 10 was found to be highest in all seasons studied and had impact on trees. Plant studied were Indian Rosewood , Tamarind tree, Mango tree, Rain tree, Neem tree, Peepal tree. p H was found to be highest in Mango tree, Relative water content (RWC) was found to highest in Tamarind tree, Total Chlorophyll content in Mango tree, Ascorbic acid was found to be highest in Peepal tree. APTI was found to be highest in Peepal and lowest in Tamarind tree
KEYWORDS: Air Pollutants, APTI of plants, Total Chlorophyll, Ascorbic acid, p H of leaf
Relative water Content ( RWC)
Roadside urban trees have great potential to control air pollution. This study evaluates the impact of air pollutants (PM 10 & 2.5, SO x , NO x ) on the morphology of Polyalthia longofolia (Ashoka tree) & Ficus racemosa (Umbar tree) in Shivajinagar and Pashan area of Pune city. APTI (Air Pollution Tolerance Index) was calculated by estimating pH, R.W.C. (Relative water content), Ascorbic acid (A.A.) & Total chlorophyll (T.C.). The result reveals that the various oxides studied are within the permissible limits as suggested by NAAQS (National Ambient Air Quality Standard) and WHO (World Health Organisation). However, PM 10 & PM 2.5 were found to be above the permissible limit standards prescribed by NAAQS and WHO. Ficus racemosa was found to be intermediate to air pollution, and Polyalthia longofolia was tolerant of air pollution in Shivajinagar and Pashan areas. Thus Ficus racemosa & Polyalthia longofolia can be planted to mitigate air pollution.
Air pollution is one of major concerns in Pune City currently. Study highlights increase in Particulate matter from Vehicular sources & Urbanization in Karaj area is having harmful impact on the trees in the area.
Leaf of Plant species such as Peepal( Ficusreligiosa),, Tamarind(Tamarindusindica), Rain tree( Samaneasaman), Ashoka( Saracaasoca), Manago( Mangiferaindica), Almond( Terminaliacatappa) , Banyan tree(Ficusbenghalensis) were selected and it was found that Ashoka( Saracaasoca), Mango tree( Mangiferaindica) showed Intermediate APTI whereas Peepal, Tamarind, Rain tree, Almond, Banyan tree were found to be Sensitive to pollution.
KEYWORDS: Air Pollutants, APTI of plants, Total Chlorophyll, Ascorbic acid, p H of leaf, Relative water Content ( RWC)
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.