Impacts of particulate matter pollution on plants: Implications for environmental biomonitoring

PK Rai - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2016 - Elsevier
Air pollution is one of the serious problems world is facing in recent Anthropocene era of
rapid industrialization and urbanization. Specifically particulate matter (PM) pollution …

Urban greenery for air pollution control: a meta-analysis of current practice, progress, and challenges

S Chaudhuri, A Kumar - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022 - Springer
Most governmental initiatives in India, to leash down urban air pollution, have yielded little
results till date, largely due to purely technocratic vision, which is shrouded by technological …

Pollution resistance assessment of existing landscape plants on Beijing streets based on air pollution tolerance index method

P Zhang, Y Liu, X Chen, Z Yang, M Zhu, Y Li - … and Environmental Safety, 2016 - Elsevier
Various plant species of green belt in urban traffic area help to reduce air pollution and
beautify the city environment. Those plant species growing healthily under long-term …

Ecophysiological responses of tree species due to air pollution for biomonitoring of environmental health in urban area

D Karmakar, K Deb, PK Padhy - Urban Climate, 2021 - Elsevier
For the selection of tolerant species in shelter belt development and sensitive species as bio-
indicator of air pollution in a polluted environment, air pollution tolerance index (APTI) is a …

Identification and evaluation of air-pollution-tolerant plants around lignite-based thermal power station for greenbelt development

M Govindaraju, RS Ganeshkumar… - … Science and Pollution …, 2012 - Springer
Introduction Thermal power plants emit various gaseous and particulate pollutants into the
atmosphere. It is well known that trees help to reduce air pollution. Development of a …

[HTML][HTML] Air pollution tolerance, anticipated performance, and metal accumulation indices of four evergreen tree species in Dhaka, Bangladesh

S Shahrukh, SA Hossain, MN Huda… - Current Plant …, 2023 - Elsevier
Trees in urban forests are able to better air quality by removing particulate matter (PM) from
the atmosphere through the accumulation of particles on their leaf surfaces. When exposed …

Phytomonitoring of air pollution around brick kilns in Balochistan province Pakistan through air pollution index and metal accumulation index

S Khalid - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Some plants species can be used as biomonitoring agents around highly polluted sites. This
study was carried out to assess the sensitivity and tolerance of plants species against air …

Assessment of air pollution tolerance index of Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack in Kolkata metro city, West Bengal, India

S Mukhopadhyay, R Dutta, A Dhara - Urban Climate, 2021 - Elsevier
Constant bursting of the city frontiers is taking a massive toll on natural vegetation,
deteriorating thereby the purity of the clean air. Biomonitoring of airborne pollutants through …

Particulate matter tolerance of plants (APTI and API) in a biodiversity hotspot located in a tropical region: Implications for eco-control

PK Rai - Particulate Science and Technology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Air pollutants such as particulate matter (PM10 and PM2. 5), nanoparticles, micropollutants,
magnetic particles, oxides of sulfur as well as nitrogen, and ground-level ozone pose …

Prediction models for evaluating the impacts of ambient air pollutants on the biochemical response of selected tree species of Haridwar, India

M Goswami, V Kumar, P Kumar, N Singh - Environmental Monitoring and …, 2022 - Springer
This study aimed to assess the spatio-temporal impact of selected ambient air pollutants
(SO2, NO2, PM10, and PM2. 5) on the biochemical response of four tree species including …