The guava tree as bioindicator during the process of fuel replacement of an oil refinery

Silva, Simone F.; Meirelles, Sérgio Tadeu; Moraes, Regina Maria de

doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.01.004

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“…Such test-plant reports, however, are still quite scarce, with the notable exemption being a Brazilian report. In this particular study, Silva and co-workers set up an active biomonitoring programme in the vicinity of an oil power plant, with systematically outplanted guava seedlings at different sites and distances (Silva et al, 2013) from the power plant. They successfully determined the risks of increased ozone release and related environmental damage using guava seedlings as a test plant.…”

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Tobacco plant as possible biomonitoring tool of red mud dust fallout and increased natural radioactivity

Kovács

Horváth

Csordás

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Exposure to toxic heavy metal content in soil and inherent naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) needs to be monitored, especially after industrial accidents and remediation efforts. Just such an accident happened near Ajka city in Hungary; a large quantity of red mud flooded out from a reservoir. The afflicted area was remediated, and the red mud deposition technology was changed from a wet to a dry procedure. Concerns have been raised about potential hazards from airborne NORM dust in this area. The objectives of this study were to assess the use of explanted tobacco plants as an active biomonitoring system for airborne NORM dust and to reveal weather-related correlations of Po-210 in airborne dust. In 2011, 2012 and 2014, measurements were taken of the following at six monitoring sites in the polluted area and at eight sites in unpolluted areas: soil and tobacco plant Po-210 isotope levels, airborne Rn-222, Ra-226 in soil, Th-232 and K-40 radioactivity concentrations. The transfer factors (TFs) of tobacco were calculated yearly for these isotopes. Association of data with local weather features was determined. In 2012 (the windiest and driest year), the mean Po-210 activity concentrations of tobacco samples in polluted areas were significantly higher than in 2011 and in 2014 (p ¼ 0.044 and p ¼ 0.024, respectively). The mean TF of samples in 2012 was also significantly higher in tobacco plants grown in the polluted area compared to ones grown in unpolluted areas (p ¼ 0.020). These results presumably originate from red mud dust-particle adsorption on tobacco plant leaves. Tobacco plants are promising active bioindicators of airborne particulate pollution by Po-210 or other atmospheric NORM content.

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Tobacco plant as possible biomonitoring tool of red mud dust fallout and increased natural radioactivity

Kovács

Horváth

Csordás

et al. 2020

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“…But when it comes to ecology and ecotoxicology, the outlook is simply magnificent. For me, the stubborn doctor again, biomonitoring in mosses [42][43][44], lichens [45] and leaves [46,47] or needles [48] of trees or even feathers [49] was simply another kind of ambient monitoring where the biological matrix only serves as a sort of passive sampler. Sometimes the species sampled might even serve as food for humans so that wildlife biomonitoring has a direct relevance for human health [50][51][52].…”

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Evaluation of Acer rubrum Tree Bark as a Bioindicator of Atmospheric Heavy Metal Pollution in Toronto, Canada

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Mandiwana

Baig

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The guava tree as bioindicator during the process of fuel replacement of an oil refinery

Cited by 12 publications

References 30 publications

Tobacco plant as possible biomonitoring tool of red mud dust fallout and increased natural radioactivity

Tobacco plant as possible biomonitoring tool of red mud dust fallout and increased natural radioactivity

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Evaluation of Acer rubrum Tree Bark as a Bioindicator of Atmospheric Heavy Metal Pollution in Toronto, Canada

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