title: Plant parts of the apple tree (Malus spp.) as possible indicators of heavy metal pollution.
abstract: The content of Cu, Zn, Pb, As, Cd, and Ni was determined by ICP-OES in spatial soil and parts (root, branches, leaves, and fruit) of the apple tree (Malus spp.) from polluted sites near The Mining and Smelting Complex Bor (Serbia). The aim of this study was to examine if the obtained results can be used for biomonitoring purposes. Data recorded in plant parts, especially leaves, gave very useful information about the environmental state of the Bor region. Conveniently, these data described well the capability of investigated plant species to assimilate and tolerate severely high concentrations of heavy metals in its tissues, which may further allow the possibility for utilization of the apple tree for phytostabilization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, Nis, 18000, Serbia. sneskat@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Snežana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tošić
authors.affiliation: Technical Faculty Bor, University of Belgrade, Vojske Jugoslavije 12, Bor, 19210, Serbia.
authors.forename: Slađana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alagić
authors.affiliation: Technical Faculty Bor, University of Belgrade, Vojske Jugoslavije 12, Bor, 19210, Serbia.
authors.forename: Mile
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dimitrijević
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, Nis, 18000, Serbia.
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pavlović
authors.affiliation: Technical Faculty Bor, University of Belgrade, Vojske Jugoslavije 12, Bor, 19210, Serbia.
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nujkić
mesh_terms: D001151:Arsenic / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D027845:Malus / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D008906:Mining; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000737:chemistry; D055771:Serbia; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D001151:Arsenic
keywords: Apple tree; Biomonitoring; Heavy metals