[Physico-chemical characteristics of ambient particles settling upon leaf surface of six conifers in Beijing].
The study on the density of ambient particles settling upon the leaf surface of six conifers in Beijing, the micro-configurations of the leaf surface, and the mineral and element compositions of the particles showed that at the same sites and for the same tree species, the density of the particles settling upon leaf surface increased with increasing ambient pollution, but for various tree species, it differed significantly, with the sequence of Sabina chinensis and Platycladus orientalis > Cedrus deodara and Pinus bungeana > P. tabulaeformis and Picea koraiensis. Due to the effects of road dust, low height leaf had a larger density of particles. The density of the particles was smaller in summer than in winter because of the rainfall and new leaf growth. The larger the roughness of leaf surface, the larger density of the particles was. In the particles, the overall content of SiO2, CaCO3, CaMg(CO3,), NaCl, 2CaSO4 . H2O, CaSO4 . 2H2O and Fe2O3 was about 10%-30%, and the main minerals were montmorillonite, illite, kaolinite and feldspar. The total content of 21 test elements in the particles reached 16%-37%, among which, Ca, Al, Fe, Mg, K, Na and S occupied 97% or more, while the others were very few and less affected by sampling sites and tree species.
Wang
Lei
L
College of Resource Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100037, China. wl@ires.cn
Hasi
Eerdun
E
Liu
Lian-You
LY
Gao
Shang-Yu
SY
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D002681:China; D004391:Dust / Q000517:prevention & control; D010316:Particle Size; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000502:physiology*; D064028:Tracheophyta / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*
D000393:Air Pollutants; D004391:Dust