Pine needles as bioindicator of pollution by trace elements from cement-limestone industry in centraleastern Poland
Authors:
- Rafał Kozłowski,
- Mirosław Szwed,
- Witold Żukowski
Abstract
This article presents the results of studies on the pollution of atmospheric air by trace elements in the area of the so-called “Białe Zagłębie” located in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. Bioindication studies involved two-year-old needles of Scots pine Pinus silvestris L., collected in 2016. Chemical analysis carried out at the Environmental Research Laboratory showed differences in pH and chemical composition of washed and unwashed needles. The largest differences in metal concentrations were found for Al - 95.33 mg. kg-1 , Fe - 29.24 mg. kg-1 and Zn - 4.25 mg. kg-1 . Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the needles’ surface revealed changes resulting from pollution of stoma opening and closing by small solid particles of anthropogenic origins, mechanically disturbing a gas exchange. Analysis of the chemical composition showed that the largest share in the total weight of needle, apart from C and O, belonged to Pb, Si, Ca, Fe and Al.
- Record ID
- CUT863cea32f0684df5a3fc96e62f383e40
- Publication categories
- ;
- Author
- Journal series
- Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, ISSN 1842-4090, e-ISSN 1844-489X
- Issue year
- 2019
- Vol
- 14
- No
- 2
- Pages
- 541-549
- Other elements of collation
- rys.; tab.; wykr.; Bibliografia (na s.) - 548-549; Bibliografia (liczba pozycji) - [25]; Oznaczenie streszczenia - Abstr.; Numeracja w czasopiśmie - Vol. 14, No. 2
- Keywords in English
- air pollution, biomonitoring, trace elements
- DOI
- DOI:10.26471/cjees/2019/014/102 Opening in a new tab
- URL
- http://www.cjees.ro/viewTopic.php?topicId=828 Opening in a new tab
- Language
- eng (en) English
- License
- Score (nominal)
- 40
- Uniform Resource Identifier
- https://cris.pk.edu.pl/info/article/CUT863cea32f0684df5a3fc96e62f383e40/
- URN
urn:pkr-prod:CUT863cea32f0684df5a3fc96e62f383e40
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