Analysis of Mn accumulation onto plants in urban areas

Abstract

The biggest problem in dense cities is air pollution and the damage to the environment caused by vehicles. Roadside landscape plants are exposed to pollutants, especially in small urban centers, which are caused by congested traffic. According to the type of landscape plants, being a good biomonitor varies according to their adsorbing capacity of pollutants. Fe and Mn are the leading pollutants originating from emissions. They are selected within the study and have various negative effects on plants in high concentrations. This study aimed to determine the Mn concentration changes according to organ and washing status and location of selected commonly used 14 landscape species in parks. The heavy metal holding capacity of 14 species used was compared the Mn concentration changed significantly depending on the factors evaluated to adsorb them. Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murr.) Parl. and Photinia serrulata Lindl. Where the highest values are obtained, they can reduce Mn pollution. Schinus molle L. is a suitable type that can monitor and mitigate the Mn concentration in the air.

Determination of the Changes in Airborne Ba and Mn Concentrations in Düzce City Center in the Last 40 Years with the Help of Cedrus atlantica Annual Rings

“…These studies mainly examined elements such as Pb, Cr, Ni, Co, and Cd [30,31]. However, elements such as Sr, Pd, As, Be, Pu, Sb, Sr, Th, Tl, and V, which are not subject to much of these studies, are also included in the list of ATSDR's priority pollutants due to their dangers to human and environmental health [15]. Mn and Ba are among the priority pollutants in this list regarding human and environmental health, but the number of studies on these elements is relatively low.…”

“…While some of the heavy metals, many of which are the primary raw materials of industrial and agricultural activities, can be toxic, carcinogenic, and fatal to living creatures even at low concentrations [11], it is stated that even some of them, which are the basic building blocks of living organisms, are harmful at high concentrations [12,13]. Heavy metals, which do not easily deteriorate through natural processes after their release into nature, pose a great threat to living organisms and the ecosystem [14,15]. Barium (Ba) and manganese (Mn) are among the most dangerous and harmful heavy metals for living organisms and the ecosystem, especially humans [16].…”

Accumulation and transfer of P and K, macronutrient elements for plants, in Corylus colurna L. stem sections

“…Valuable information has been obtained in a few studies on this subject, and it has been determined that the movement of heavy metals within the plant varies depending on the plant variety and heavy metal. In studies conducted on annual rings, while Zn and Pb elements were replaced in Cedrus deodora, the Cu element was not displaced [40][41][42], the Ni element was limited [43,44], and Co was displaced in Cedrus atlantica [38], the Bi element is replaced in Cupressus arizonica, while the Cd and Ni elements are not [39], and Cd, Fe, and Al were not replaced in Corylus colurna [24] were determined by several research [44][45][46][47][48].…”