This review paper is the first that summarizes many aspects of the ecological role of trees in
urban landscapes while considering their growth conditions. Research Highlights are:(i) …

Mercury (Hg) is a pollutant that poses a global threat, and it was listed as one of the ten
leading 'chemicals of concern'by the World Health Organization in 2017. The review aims to …

Historical trends in trace element deposition were analyzed using herbaria specimens. We
determined Al, Fe, Mg, Mn, Ca, Na, P, K, S, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn contents in leaves …

This research was carried out on plants Taraxacum officinale, Plantago lanceolata, Betula
pendula and Robinia pseudoacacia growing in urban biotopes with different levels of heavy …

The release of potentially toxic metal (loid) s (PTMs) such as As, Cd, Cr, Pb and Hg has
become a serious threat to the environment. The anthropogenic contribution of these PTMs …

Heavy metals (HMs) in the urban environment can be bio-accumulated by plant tissues. The
aim of this study was to compare fourteen different tree species in terms of their capability to …

In 1996 and 1997 horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum L.) and Turkish hazel (Corulys
colurna L.) leaves were sampled at 2m height in the Belgrade Botanic Garden, located in an …

The present study was performed on Shorea robusta Gaertn., Acacia auriculiformis Benth.,
Eucalyptus globulus Labill., Azadirachta indica A. Juss in two tropical forests [including one …

Urban plants are capable of reducing environmental pollutions through bioaccumulation
contaminants in their tissues. The accumulation of heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Cd, Cr, and Zn) in …

Leaves of common deciduous trees: Aesculus hippocastanum and Tilia spp. from three
parks within the urban area of Belgrade (Serbia) were studied as biomonitors of trace …