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 …

Air pollution tolerance index of plants growing near an industrial site

SK Bharti, A Trivedi, N Kumar - Urban climate, 2018 - Elsevier
Green vegetation around industrial premises can provide a cost-effective and eco-friendly
technique to mitigate air pollution. Sensitive and tolerant plant species can be identified by …

Evaluation of air pollution tolerance index and anticipated performance index of plants and their application in development of green space along the urban areas

M Kaur, AK Nagpal - Environmental science and pollution research, 2017 - Springer
Air pollution due to vehicular emissions has become one of the most serious problems in the
whole world and has resulted in huge threat to both the environment and the health of living …

Dust capturing potential and air pollution tolerance index (APTI) of some road side tree vegetation in Aizawl, Mizoram, India: an Indo-Burma hot spot region

PK Rai, LLS Panda - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2014 - Springer
Bio monitoring studies are extremely relevant in the field of air pollution science in relation to
urban ecosystem restoration. The present study was designed in order to assess the dust …

Air pollution tolerance index of plants around brick kilns in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

K Achakzai, S Khalid, M Adrees, A Bibi, S Ali… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
In any contaminated environment, the sensitive plant species can serve as bio-indicator of
air pollution while tolerant plant species can act as a sink for air pollutants. Air pollution …

Heavy metal accumulation by roadside vegetation and implications for pollution control

R Altaf, S Altaf, M Hussain, RU Shah, R Ullah, MI Ullah… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Vehicular emissions cause heavy metal pollution and exert negative impacts on
environment and roadside vegetation. Wild plants growing along roadsides are capable of …

Suspended particulate matter deposition and its impact on urban trees

IJ Chaudhary, D Rathore - Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Fine particulate matter of industrial and traffic emissions can cause serious health hazard to
urban population. However, roadside trees can be particularly effective at capturing air …

Pollution indicandum and marble waste polluted ecosystem; role of selected indicator plants in phytoremediation and determination of pollution zones

Z Ahmad, SM Khan, MI Ali, N Fatima, S Ali - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
The absence or presence of particular plant species indicates specific level of pollution. It
was hypothesized that the marble waste polluted ecosystem also host specific plant …

[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 …