Assessment of Air Pollution Tolerance and Particulate Matter Accumulation of 11 Woody Plant Species
High concentration of particulate matter (PM) threatens public health and the environment. Increasing traffic in the city is one of the main factors for increased PM in the air. Urban green spaces play an important role in reducing PM. In this study, the leaf surface and in-wax PM (sPM and wPM) accu...
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author | Huong-Thi Bui Uuriintuya Odsuren Kei-Jung Kwon Sang-Yong Kim Jong-Cheol Yang Na-Ra Jeong Bong-Ju Park |
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description | High concentration of particulate matter (PM) threatens public health and the environment. Increasing traffic in the city is one of the main factors for increased PM in the air. Urban green spaces play an important role in reducing PM. In this study, the leaf surface and in-wax PM (sPM and wPM) accumulation were compared for 11 plant species widely used for landscaping in South Korea. In addition, biochemical characteristics of leaves (ascorbic acid chlorophyll content, leaf pH, and relative water content) were analyzed to determine air pollution tolerance. Plant species suitable for air quality improvement were selected based on their air pollution tolerance index (APTI) and anticipated performance index (API). Results showed a significant difference according to the accumulation of sPM and wPM and the plant species. PM accumulation and APTI showed a positive correlation. <i>Pinus strobus</i> showed the highest PM accumulation and APTI values, while <i>Cercis chinensis</i> showed the lowest. In 11 plants, API was divided into five groups. <i>Pinus densiflora</i> was classified as the best group, while <i>Cornus officinalis</i> and <i>Ligustrum obtusifolium</i> were classified as not recommended. |
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spelling | doaj.art-296d78f21e4a4d668ff1c6e7a292a3be2023-11-22T06:48:32ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332021-08-01128106710.3390/atmos12081067Assessment of Air Pollution Tolerance and Particulate Matter Accumulation of 11 Woody Plant SpeciesHuong-Thi Bui0Uuriintuya Odsuren1Kei-Jung Kwon2Sang-Yong Kim3Jong-Cheol Yang4Na-Ra Jeong5Bong-Ju Park6Department of Horticultural Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, KoreaDepartment of Horticultural Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, KoreaDepartment of Horticultural Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, KoreaDivision of Plant Resources, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon 11186, KoreaDivision of Plant Resources, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon 11186, KoreaUrban Agriculture Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Wanju 55365, KoreaDepartment of Horticultural Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, KoreaHigh concentration of particulate matter (PM) threatens public health and the environment. Increasing traffic in the city is one of the main factors for increased PM in the air. Urban green spaces play an important role in reducing PM. In this study, the leaf surface and in-wax PM (sPM and wPM) accumulation were compared for 11 plant species widely used for landscaping in South Korea. In addition, biochemical characteristics of leaves (ascorbic acid chlorophyll content, leaf pH, and relative water content) were analyzed to determine air pollution tolerance. Plant species suitable for air quality improvement were selected based on their air pollution tolerance index (APTI) and anticipated performance index (API). Results showed a significant difference according to the accumulation of sPM and wPM and the plant species. PM accumulation and APTI showed a positive correlation. <i>Pinus strobus</i> showed the highest PM accumulation and APTI values, while <i>Cercis chinensis</i> showed the lowest. In 11 plants, API was divided into five groups. <i>Pinus densiflora</i> was classified as the best group, while <i>Cornus officinalis</i> and <i>Ligustrum obtusifolium</i> were classified as not recommended.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/8/1067anticipated performance index (API)air pollution tolerance index (APTI)leaf surface PM (sPM)in-wax PM (wPM)biochemical characteristics |
spellingShingle | Huong-Thi Bui Uuriintuya Odsuren Kei-Jung Kwon Sang-Yong Kim Jong-Cheol Yang Na-Ra Jeong Bong-Ju Park Assessment of Air Pollution Tolerance and Particulate Matter Accumulation of 11 Woody Plant Species Atmosphere anticipated performance index (API) air pollution tolerance index (APTI) leaf surface PM (sPM) in-wax PM (wPM) biochemical characteristics |
title | Assessment of Air Pollution Tolerance and Particulate Matter Accumulation of 11 Woody Plant Species |
title_full | Assessment of Air Pollution Tolerance and Particulate Matter Accumulation of 11 Woody Plant Species |
title_fullStr | Assessment of Air Pollution Tolerance and Particulate Matter Accumulation of 11 Woody Plant Species |
title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Air Pollution Tolerance and Particulate Matter Accumulation of 11 Woody Plant Species |
title_short | Assessment of Air Pollution Tolerance and Particulate Matter Accumulation of 11 Woody Plant Species |
title_sort | assessment of air pollution tolerance and particulate matter accumulation of 11 woody plant species |
topic | anticipated performance index (API) air pollution tolerance index (APTI) leaf surface PM (sPM) in-wax PM (wPM) biochemical characteristics |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/8/1067 |
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