POLLUTION INDUCED CHANGES IN PLANTS LOCATED AT CHINNATIRUPATHI, SALEM, TAMILNADU, INDIA
AbstractAir pollution tolerance index was assessed with plant species located at ChinnaTirupathi, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. This study was conducted during March, 2013. Since, all the lands are converted to buildings, it is essential to know more about plants and its benefits offered to the environment and the dangers, risks caused by cutting trees. In this study, our aim is to evaluate, whether the plant is toleranant or sensitive to pollution. From the results obtained, we can infer that all the plants collected were having APTI value in the range of 9.41 to 15.46. Selected plants having APTI score of less than 16 are grouped under plants sensitive to pollution and are biological indicators of air pollution. Sensitivity of certain plants to air pollutants is variable from place to place.
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IJPSR
M. Krishnaveni*, P. Madhaiyan, S. Durairaj , R. Chandrasekar and L. Amsavalli
Department of Biochemistry, Periyar University, Salem-11, Tamil Nadu, India
logasarvesh@gmail.com
11 April, 2013
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