Subtitle:

Reakcja roślin na zanieczyszczenia ; Plant reaction to sulphur dioxide and heavy metals pollution in the environment - bioindication

Contributor:

Polska Akademia Nauk. Komitet Ekologii

Publisher:

Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Description:

Pages 95-109 ; 24 cm ; Bibliographial references (pages 104-108) ; Abstract in English

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Abstract:

Sulphur dioxide, fluoride compounds and nitrogen oxides are considered to be gaseous pollutants which are most toxic to plants. Depending on concentration and duration of exposure, they can cause visible injuries to leaves (such as chlorosis and necrosis) or hidden injuries. Dusts containing heavy metals are also toxic to plants and can affect animals too, even at minimum concentrations. Air pollution occurs usually as a mixture of dust and phytotoxic gases, composition of which implies the degree of harm done to living organisms. Biological monitoring involves regular application of biological assessment techniques and methods, to gather information about quality and condition of biological systems. In case of two groups of pollutants that are of importance in Poland: heavy metals and sulphur compounds, the method of bioindication using higher plants (alfalfa, ryegrass and two species of clover) may be applied. The method allows assessment of range, dynamics and character of environmental disturbances caused by industrial emissions.

Relation:

Wiadomości Ekologiczne

Volume:

36

Issue:

3

Start page:

95

End page:

109

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Resource Identifier:

oai:rcin.org.pl:210915 ; 0013-2969

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.3259 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

pol

Language of abstract:

eng

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget.

Access:

Open