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VEHICULAR POLLUTION: Biomonitoring and its Impact on Plants - Softcover

Prajapati, Santosh Kumar

 
9783843372060: VEHICULAR POLLUTION: Biomonitoring and its Impact on Plants
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3843372063 ISBN 13: 9783843372060
Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Vehicular pollution aroused due to rapid urbanization & industrialization. Vehicles emit cocktails of pollutants which pose serious threat to plants & humans. In present study the concentrations of SO2 and NO2, particulate matter (PM) were estimated. The presence of metals and PAHs in PM were biomonitored using plants. The study was performed to know whether presence of these pollutants in PM have any genotoxic effect or not and for this, the genotoxicity of urban air pollutants using Tradescantia pallida micronucleus bioassay was performed. In present study air pollution tolerance index (APTI) of different plant species were calculated. Taking into consideration of APTI and various biological and socio-economic characters of these plants species, anticipated performance index (API) were also calculated. The findings show that on the basis of API, plants can be suggested for green belt development in urban areas to ameliorated urban air pollution.

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About the Author

Dr. Santosh Kumar Prajapati, did his M.Sc. & PhD from Banaras Hindu University, India in the field of Environmental Sciences. He have been awarded many National and International Fellowship. His works were published in journals of International repute. At present he is Assistant Professor (Botany),School of Life Sciences, GGU, Bilaspur (India).

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Publisher
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3843372063
ISBN 13 
9783843372060
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
104