title: A comparative study on capability of different tree species in accumulating heavy metals from soil and ambient air.
abstract: Heavy metals (HMs) in the urban environment can be bio-accumulated by plant tissues. The aim of this study was to compare fourteen different tree species in terms of their capability to accumulate four airborne and soilborne HMs including; zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), and cadmium (Cd). Samplings were performed during spring, summer, and fall seasons. To compare bioaccumulation ability, bio-concentration factor (BCF), comprehensive bio-concentration index (CBCI), and metal accumulation index (MAI) were applied. Species with the highest accumulation for single metal which shown using BCF did not have the highest CBCI and MAI. Based on CBCI and MAI, Pinus eldarica (7.74), Wistaria sinensis (8.82), Morus alba (8.7), and Nigral morus (27.15) had the highest bioaccumulation capacity of HMs, respectively. Therefore, these species can be used for phytoextraction of HMs pollution and green and buffer zone in the urban.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alahabadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Hassan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Ehrampoush
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran; Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Electronic address: M_miri87@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miri
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamideh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ebrahimi Aval
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Aradan School of Public Health and Paramedical, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran; Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Samira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yousefzadeh
authors.affiliation: Social Determinants in Health Promotion Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamid Reza
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Ghaffari
authors.affiliation: Students' Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Environmental Health, School of Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
authors.forename: Ehsan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ahmadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
authors.forename: Parvaneh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Talebi
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
authors.forename: Zeynab
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Abaszadeh Fathabadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Babai
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nikoonahad
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran; Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Kiomars
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sharafi
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran; Department of Engineering, Kashmar Branch, Islamic Azad University, PO Box 161, Kashmar, Iran.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hosseini-Bandegharaei
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis; D003300:Copper / Q000032:analysis; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000032:analysis*; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis*; D028223:Pinus / Q000378:metabolism*; D012621:Seasons; D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D014197:Trees / Q000378:metabolism*; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D002104:Cadmium; D007854:Lead; D003300:Copper; D015032:Zinc
keywords: Airborne; Bioaccumulation; Bioconcentration; Heavy metal; Tree species