title: Particulate matter on foliage of 13 woody species: deposition on surfaces and phytostabilisation in waxes--a 3-year study.
abstract: Particulate matter (PM) as an air pollutant can be harmful for human health through allergic, mutagenic and carcinogenic effects. Although the main focus is on decreasing air pollution, after PM has been emitted to the atmosphere, one ofthe realistic options to decrease it's concentrations in urbanized area will be phytoremediation. This study compared the capacity to capture PM from air of seven tree species commonly cultivated in Poland (Catalpa bignonioides Walter, Corylus colurna L., Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh., Ginkgo biloba L., Platanus x hispanica Mill. ex Muenchh., Quercus rubra L., Tilia tomentosa Moench 'Brabant') and six shrub species (Acer tataricum subsp, ginnala (Maxim.) Wesm., Sambucus nigra L., Sorbaria sorbifolia (L) A.Br., Spiraea japonica L.f., Syringe meyeri C.K. Schneid. 'Palibin', Viburnum lantana L.). Significant differences were found between species in mass of total PM accumulation for two PM categories and three size fractions determined and in amount of waxes. A positive correlation was found between in-wax PM of diameter 2.5-10 microm and amount of waxes, but not between amount of waxes and amount of total PM or of any size fraction.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Basic Research in Horticulture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW Nowoursynowska, Warsaw, Poland. robert_popek@sggw.pl
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Popek
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gawrońska
authors.forename: Mariola
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wrochna
authors.forename: Stanisław W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Gawroński
authors.forename: Arne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saebø
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control; D002947:Cities; D019669:Embryophyta / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D010316:Particle Size; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D011044:Poland; D014197:Trees; D014885:Waxes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D052638:Particulate Matter; D014885:Waxes