Air pollution is one of the serious problems world is facing in recent Anthropocene era of
rapid industrialization and urbanization. Specifically particulate matter (PM) pollution …

Contemporary legislation respecting environmental protection and public health, at both
national and international levels, are based on data that characterize chemical properties of …

Dendrochemical techniques have been used to monitor historical changes in soil and
atmospheric chemistry since the early 1970s. The development of dendrochemistry in …

Concentrations of four heavy metals were determined in tree leaves and bark collected from
polluted and non-polluted areas of three European cities (Salzburg, Belgrade and …

Total concentrations of Al, Ba, Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Pb and Zn have been estimated in
soil (A-horizon) and in leaves and stem samples of two Mediterranean species (Nerium …

Trees can be used to monitor the level of pollution of trace elements in the soil and
atmosphere. In this paper, we surveyed the content of eight trace elements (As, Cd, Cu, Fe …

This work deals with bioaccumulation of Zn, Pb, Cu and Cd in foliage of Scots pine, grown
on mine soils. Regression models were used to describe relationships between pine …

The area of Gela (Sicily, Italy) contains one of the largest petroleum refineries in Europe and
also has several oil fields both on land and offshore. This paper discusses how the oil …

The leaves of Nerium oleander L.(oleander) were tested as a possible biomonitor of heavy
metal pollution studied in Antalya along the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey. Fifty-three sites …

In recent years the use of plants as bioaccumulators or bioindicators has increased because
enable the prediction of pollution for monitoring purposes, even in urban environments …