Analyzing of usability of tree-rings as biomonitors for monitoring heavy metal accumulation in the atmosphere in urban area: a case study of cedar tree (Cedrus sp.)

Şevik, Hakan; Çetin, Mehmet; Özel, Halil Barış; Akarsu, Hatice; Cetin, Ilknur Zeren

doi:10.1007/s10661-019-8010-2

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“…Akarsu (2019) reported that the lowest concentrations of almost all the elements (the study examined Al, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn elements) were found in wood and the highest ones in the outer bark. Sevik et al (2020b) found that the highest concentrations of Pb, Co, and Fe elements were in the outer bark and the lowest ones in the inner bark. In both studies, the levels of these elements were not significantly high in the direction, where there was no significant traffic volume, but the highest concentrations were found in the direction with intense traffic.…”

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“…The heavy metals accumulating in the annual rings of trees in long years may provide important data about air pollution. The annual rings of trees can be used as an indicator of pollution, and they can provide significant information about the chronology and distribution of elements causing pollution in the region, in which the tree grows (Akarsu 2019;Yigit 2019;Sevik et al 2020b).…”

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Using Cedrus atlantica’s annual rings as a biomonitor in observing the changes of Ni and Co concentrations in the atmosphere

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2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Among the environmental pollution elements, one of the most important problems of the world today, air pollution and heavy metal pollution that have gradually increased after the industrial activities, are of significant importance. Heavy metals are not easily dissolved in nature. Moreover, they tend to bioaccumulate in living organisms, and some of them have a toxic or carcinogenic effect even at low concentrations. For this reason, it is crucial to monitor the heavy metal concentration in the air and monitor the changes. One of the efficient methods in observing the change of heavy metal concentrations in the air is the use of annual rings of trees as a biomonitor. The present study aimed to determine the annual change of Ni and Co concentrations, which are among the heavy metals related to traffic volume at most, in annual rings of Cedrus atlantica harvested in Kastamonu in late 2019. Within the scope of this study, the heavy metal concentrations in the inner and outer bark were compared to the heavy metal concentration in wood and the change of concentration in terms of direction was also analyzed. As a result of the present study, the highest concentrations in both heavy metals were found in the outer bark, whereas the transmission of metals within the wood was limited. It was found that Ni concentration significantly changed directionally in woods, and this change was related to the traffic volume. Thus, it was concluded that the annual rings of Cedrus atlantica were very suitable biomonitors to monitor Ni concentration change.

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Using Cedrus atlantica’s annual rings as a biomonitor in observing the changes of Ni and Co concentrations in the atmosphere

Koç

2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…The studies conducted reveal that in our country, plants grown in areas with different climate types have different levels of development depending on the type of that climate [24,25]. Many factors such as precipitation, temperature, stress factors, light, air pollution and soil structure affect the morphological characteristics and development of plants [26][27][28][29]. For this reason, identification of the factors affecting the development of each species at the highest level in natural regeneration works, and the arrangements to be made on these factors can contribute to the development of the target species, significantly.…”

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Factors affecting success in natural regeneration works of cedar (Cedrus libani A. Rich.) In Kas region of Antalya

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World J. Adv. Res. Rev.

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Plants are living things that form the basis of food pyramid, provide numerous products and are considered as the source of life. Many professions such as agriculture, forestry and landscaping work on plant growing. The fast growth of plants is of prime importance since it provides advantage in light and root competition in the areas where plants are grown. For this reason, it is highly important to identify the factors affecting plant development and to change these factors in favour of the target species. In order to achieve this, first of all, the factors affecting the development of the target species in the study area should be known.In this study, which was carried out in the natural regeneration areas of Taurus Cedar (Cedrus libani A. Rich) found in the Kasaba Forest Sub-District Directorate in Kas region of Antalya, and was prepared as a term project, 3-year-old young cedars naturally grown in different stands were compared in terms of their root collar diameters, seedling length and number of seedlings, and the factors affecting the natural regeneration success were tried to be identified by factor analysis. As a result of the study, it was found that the average root collar diameter was between 2.5 and 4.7 mm, the average seedling length was between 4.5 and 11.3 cm, and the average number of young cedars per square meter was between 6 and 47. When the factors affecting the natural regeneration success were examined, it was found that the factors such as soil moisture, precipitation, amount of organic matter, light intensity and number of healthy seeds were the most important factors that played a role in this success, and that those factors explained 78.32% of the total variance.

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“…The plants will be most affected by this process in the terrestrial ecosystem. The development of plants and all their phenotypic characters are shaped by the interaction of genetic structures (Hrivnak et al, 2017;Yigit et al, 2019;Imren et al, 2020) and environmental conditions (Cetin et al, 2018a, b;Sevik et al, 2020a). In addition, plant growth is mainly under the influence of environmental factors (Ozkazanc et al, 2019;Yucedag et al, 2019;Sevik et al, 2021a, b), and their lack of an effective motion and migration mechanism makes plants vulnerable to changes that may occur due to global climate change.…”

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Changes That May Occur in Temperature, Rain, and Climate Types Due to Global Climate Change: The Example of Düzce

Koç

2021

Turkish JAF Sci.Tech.

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Global climate change is defined as a process that affects all living things and ecosystems globally and is claimed as the most critical problem of the current century. Turkey, which is shown as one of the most affected countries by this process, is among the “countries at risk.” It is stated that the temperature will increase throughout the country until 2100, and this increase may reach 6 ºC. In order to determine the possible effects of global climate change, it is necessary to predict how the climate structure and basic parameters may change. From this point of view, this study is aimed to determine the change of temperature and precipitation, climate types (according to De Martonne, Lang, and Emberger climate classification) which are the most critical climate parameters until 2050 and 2070 in Düzce, one of the important cities of our country. The current situation and possible changes in 2050 and 2070 have been compared using RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 scenarios. As a result of the study, the temperature, precipitation, and related climate types would change significantly throughout the province of Düzce, and this change will show itself as a significant temperature increase and change in precipitation regime. In addition, a shift in climate types towards continental climate types is predicted until 2070. In order to avoid the destructive effects of global climate change, it is recommended to take measures on a sectoral basis.

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Analyzing of usability of tree-rings as biomonitors for monitoring heavy metal accumulation in the atmosphere in urban area: a case study of cedar tree (Cedrus sp.)

Cited by 77 publications

References 33 publications

Using Cedrus atlantica’s annual rings as a biomonitor in observing the changes of Ni and Co concentrations in the atmosphere

Using Cedrus atlantica’s annual rings as a biomonitor in observing the changes of Ni and Co concentrations in the atmosphere

Factors affecting success in natural regeneration works of cedar (Cedrus libani A. Rich.) In Kas region of Antalya

Changes That May Occur in Temperature, Rain, and Climate Types Due to Global Climate Change: The Example of Düzce

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