Foliar particulate matter retention and toxic trace element accumulation of six roadside plant species in a subtropical city.

ABSTRACT: As a major source of air pollution, particulate matter (PM) and associated toxic trace elements pose potentially serious threats to human health and environmental safety. As is known that plants can reduce air PM pollution. However, the relationship between PM of different sizes and toxic trace elements in foliar PM is still unclear. This study was performed to explore the association between PM of different sizes (PM_2.5, PM₁₀, PM_>10) and toxic trace elements (As, Al, Cu, Zn, Cd, Fe, Pb) as well as the correlation among toxic trace elements of six roadside plant species (Cinnamomum camphora, Osmanthus fragrans, Magnolia grandiflora, Podocarpus macrophyllus, Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum and Pittosporum tobira) in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. Results

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10409817 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature