Apti, ascorbic acid, chlorophyll, relative water content, ph. Pdf comparative assessment of air pollution tolerance. The use of pollution tolerance index was subject to problems of the inherent variations in the nature of the aquatic communities in the study area and it was observed that the list of groups of organisms had. Present study was conducted for evaluating air pollution tolerance index apti value of three plant species i. Several contributors agree that the air pollutants effect plant.
Air pollution tolerance index has also been used to rank plant species in their order of tolerance to air pollution raza and murthy, 1988. The presence or absence of these organisms can be used to evaluate the level of pollution or human disturbance of a stream. Ascorbic acid content were determined and apti was computed. Air pollution is a major problem arising mainly from industrialization odilara et al. Four physiological and biochemical parameters namely, leaf extract ph, ascorbic acid, total chlorophyll and relative water. Study on air pollution tolerance index of selected plant. Study of single parameter may not provide a clear picture of the pollution induced changes. Plants responses towards air pollution are assessed by air pollution tolerance index apti value. This project, national air quality index indaqi was awarded by central pollution control board cpcb, delhi to indian institute of technology kanpur, kanpur.
Select your language of interest to view the total content in your interested language. Pdf investigation of the air pollution tolerance index. Evaluation of air pollution tolerance index and anticipated. Since, pollution is an upcoming issue, we aimed at assessing the air pollution tolerance index of plants at two different locations. Afforestation program is the best way to control the air pollution. The analysis breaks stream invertebrates into 4 groups, and the presence or. The air pollution tolerance index apti has been determined to find the tolerance levels of trees against the air pollutants. Application of biotic indices and pollution tolerance index in. Air pollution is one of the main environmental problems in many cities around the world. In this study, the air pollution tolerance index was investigated in. The study was undertaken to calculate air pollution tolerance index and to determine the contents. The air pollution tolerance index apti based on all four parameters has been used for identifying tolerance levels of plant species 57. The general abundance of each kind of organism is also noted and factored.
The air pollution index api is a simple and generalized way to describe the air quality, which is used in malaysia. Air pollution tolerance index has also been used to rank plant species in their order of. Heavy metal pollution not only affects the production and quality of crops, but also influences the quality of the atmosphere and water bodies, and threatens the health and life of animals and human beings by. An evaluation of air pollution tolerance index and. Bamniya 2, neelima nair 3 dhavan saini 4 research scholar, department. It is calculated from several sets of air pollution data. Each of the three groups is given an index value, with the least tolerant group having the highest value. Air pollution tolerance index of 25 plant species has been estimated. Air pollution tolerance index assessment of yercaud road. Oklahomas pollution tolerance index is based on langebertalot 1979. Apti air pollution tolerance index determination an attempt has been made to determine the air pollution tolerance index apti which gives an empirical value for tolerance level of plants to air. Pollution tolerance values of aquatic macroinvertebrate families page 1 of 3.
Air pollution is one of the serious problems faced by the people globally due to its transboundary dispersion of pollutants over the entire world. Therefore, after careful consideration of the contribution of ascorbic acid, chlorophyll, relative water contents, and leafextract ph to pollution tolerance in plants, these parameters were computed. Pollution tolerance index atpi of selected ornamental tree species of bengaluru, india, int. Higher reduction of total chlorophyll content recorded in private generator site 6. Heavy metals contamination and what are the impacts on. A comparative study for air pollution tolerance index of. Environmental pollution and climatic change effects on natural vegetation, particularly in the tropics and subtropics, airplantsoil interactions in polluted terrestrial ecosystems, physiologic, metabolic. Air pollution tolerance index apti is calculated for 24 plant species growing in industrial areas of visakhapatnam and the data is presented in table 1. Air pollution is the human introduction into the atmosphere of chemicals, particulate matter, or.
Air pollution tolerance index is used to select plant species tolerant to air pollution. Air pollution tolerance indices apti of some plants. A comparative study for air pollution tolerance index of some. Use the pollution tolerance index to determine the stream health value of an actual stream with the class see. Robinia pseudoacacia and melandrium album in trace. Air pollution tolerance index apti is one of the green technology based tool used for analyzing air pollution of a particular area which leads to develop an idea about the air quality. Table 4 correlation clear air index containing sulfur dioxide in air 14 cai concentration so2 mgm 3 conditional zone 1 2 less than 0. Air pollution tolerance index of plants sciencedirect. Air pollution tolerance index of plants growing near an. Laboratory analysis was performed on the four physiological and biological.
Air pollution tolerance index of tree species studied in nandesari industrial area, gujarat. Original article air pollution tolerance index apti of. Family family tolerance value helicopsychidae 3 what does the helodidae 5 family tolerance value hemiptera. Air pollution tolerance index of certain plant speciesa study of madri industrial area, udaipur raj. Totally 1112 plants were selected for the study from three points. Assessing the air pollution tolerance index and anticipated performance index of some tree species for biomonitoring environmental health c. Therefore, to improve air quality and minimize the. The statistical results revealed that arcot was more polluted compared to ranipet, and the college farm recorded least polluted due to less exposure. Air pollution tolerance index of eucalyptus plant in baghdad city. Controlling this kind of pollution is more complex than other environmental challenges. This pollution tolerance index pti is currently used by all pennsylvania volunteer citizen monitoring groups and the department of environmental protection for their stream organism sampling. Pollution tolerance values of aquatic macroinvertebrate.
Total chlorophyll content, relative water contents. Study of air pollution tolerance index of plants growing. The air pollution tolerance index apti based on four parameters has been used for identifying tolerance levels of plants species beg et al. Correctly filled out pollution tolerance index data sheet. N is the total number of organisms found at the site. Pollution tolerant oaquatic worm oligochaeta o midge fly larvae nematocera a blackfly larvae simulidae o leech hirudinea o pouch snail and pond snails gastropoda a other snails. Evaluation of air pollution tolerance index of selected. Air pollution tolerance index of selected plants in roadsides infortunatum, l. Efficiency of pollution tolerance index pti of macroinvertebrates in. The tolerance of plant against air pollution was identified with the help of air pollution tolerance index using ph, ascorbic acid, relative water content, and total chlorophyll. These are the problems more likely to be encountered by the. Air pollution tolerance index of certain plant speciesa. The air pollution tolerance index was studied by collecting plants located at yercaud roadsides. Variation in air pollution tolerance index of plants near.
Evaluation of air pollution tolerance index of plants and. Although water and land pollution are very dangerous. Air pollution tolerance indices of some plants around. Name of species a p t r apti 1 michelia champaca l. The accumulation efficiency of selected trace elements in the leaves of melandrium album and robinia pseudoacacia grown on heavy metal contaminated sites in comparison with a noncontaminated one was evaluated. Morphoanatomical and biochemical responses of plants to. Air pollution tolerance indices apti of some plants around otorogun gas plant in. Aquatic macroinvertebrate pollution tolerance index.
Air pollution tolerance index is used by landscapers to select plant species tolerant to air pollution yanju, 2007. Air pollution has been aggravated by developments that typically occur as countries become industrialized. On the basis of air pollution tolerance index values for above. Paired t test for air pollution tolerance index between the two groups showed a statistically significant difference, t 6 4. Air pollution tolerance index of selected plants in. But, whatever mode, whether natural or artificial, it is a major concern in todays developing country like india.
Comparative assessment of air pollution tolerance index of. Index of plants and their role in development of green belt. Air pollution tolerance index apti was assessed for ten dominant tree species growing in different avenues of urban bengaluru. Apti has been used to categorized plant species into sensitive and tolerant. Plants can filter the air viaaerial elements particularly through twigs, stems, leaves, etc. The study compared the air pollution tolerance indices apti of five plant species and five ornamental shrubs in enugu urban. Many plants can absorb and save some of the environmental pollutants.
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