Trace element biomonitoring by leaves of Populus nigra L. from Western Anatolia, Turkey.
J Environ Biol
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2005 Oct; 26(4): 665-8
Article
in English
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| ID: sea-113583
ABSTRACT
The West Anatolian Region is one of the most important areas for industrialization, population density and traffic in Turkey. Therefore, the leaves of Populus nigra L. (Salicaceae), which are used as biomonitor to investigate the levels of the trace elements Cd, Pb, Fe, Zn and Cu, were sampled at 30 locations having different pollution levels in the region. The concentrations of elements were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry. The samples were collected at both reference and contaminated locations where iron was found as the priority element. The strong association between a gradient of contamination and concentration in all samples tested indicates that they are reflecting well the environmental changes, and that they appear as appropriate biological indicators of heavy metal contamination.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Spectrophotometry, Atomic
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Turkey
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Environmental Monitoring
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Plant Leaves
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Metals, Heavy
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Populus
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Environmental Pollutants
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Environ Biol
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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