Deposition of traffic-related air pollutants on leaves of six evergreen shrub species during a Mediterranean summer season
Six evergreen broad-leaved shrub species (Viburnum tinus subsp. lucidum L., Arbutus
unedo L., Photinia× fraseri Dress., Laurus nobilis L., Elaeagnus× ebbingei L., Ligustrum
japonicum Thunb.) were tested for their capacity to accumulate pollutants on the surface of
their current season leaves in a Mediterranean environment. Plants were planted along a
road in 2010 and exposed to traffic pollution. Leaf element deposition (Al, As, Ba, Ca, Cd,
Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Tl, V, Zn) was analyzed six times from early …
unedo L., Photinia× fraseri Dress., Laurus nobilis L., Elaeagnus× ebbingei L., Ligustrum
japonicum Thunb.) were tested for their capacity to accumulate pollutants on the surface of
their current season leaves in a Mediterranean environment. Plants were planted along a
road in 2010 and exposed to traffic pollution. Leaf element deposition (Al, As, Ba, Ca, Cd,
Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Tl, V, Zn) was analyzed six times from early …