Consistency between deposition of particulate matter and its removal by rainfall from leaf surfaces in plant canopies
The leaf surfaces of plants are important organs for retaining particulate matter (PM). They can be renewed via washout processes (e.g., rainfall), thereby restoring the ability to retain new PM. Most of the current studies have focused on the mechanisms of rainfall characteristics on the renewal of...
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| description | The leaf surfaces of plants are important organs for retaining particulate matter (PM). They can be renewed via washout processes (e.g., rainfall), thereby restoring the ability to retain new PM. Most of the current studies have focused on the mechanisms of rainfall characteristics on the renewal of PM on plant leaf surfaces and interspecific differences, while the effects of different leaf heights on PM renewal within the same plant canopy have been less studied. In addition, the dynamics of PM during rainfall, especially the water-soluble ions (WSII) component, are often neglected. This research used Salix matsudana, a tree species with a significant natural height difference between the upper and lower leaves of its canopy, as its study object. Using artificially simulated rainfall, the rainfall intensity was quantified as low, medium, and high (i.e., 30 mm/h, 45 mm/h, and 60 mm/h), and the rainfall process was divided into three sub-stages: pre (0–20 min), mid (20–40 min), and post (40–60 min). The experimental setup was divided into upper (2 m) and lower leaves (1 m) according to the height of the canopy. The concentration and distribution of water-insoluble PM (WIPM) were obtained using the elution weighing method, whereas WSII were obtained using ion chromatography. The dynamics of WIPM and WSII during the removal of PM from the leaf surface by rainfall were studied at different canopy heights, and the results showed that the composition and proportions of WIPM and WSII varied at different stages of the rainfall process and that the concentrations of WIPM and WSII removed from the upper leaves differed slightly from those of the lower leaves. In particular, the concentrations of WIPM and WSII removed from the lower leaves were greater than those from the upper leaves at high rainfall intensity (60 mm/h), showing consistency between rainfall removal of PM from the leaf surface at different heights within the plant canopy and deposition of PM, while at low (30 mm/h) and medium (45 mm/h) rainfall intensities the performance was slightly different. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ef9c30e7cc08481f9023efdbeb1c73462022-12-22T03:25:57ZengElsevierEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety0147-65132022-07-01240113679Consistency between deposition of particulate matter and its removal by rainfall from leaf surfaces in plant canopiesShijun Zhou0Ling Cong1Jiakai Liu2Zhenming Zhang3School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; The Key Laboratory of Ecological Protection in the Yellow River Basin of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing 100083, ChinaSchool of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; The Key Laboratory of Ecological Protection in the Yellow River Basin of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing 100083, ChinaSchool of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; The Key Laboratory of Ecological Protection in the Yellow River Basin of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing 100083, ChinaSchool of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; The Key Laboratory of Ecological Protection in the Yellow River Basin of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing 100083, China; Corresponding author at: School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.The leaf surfaces of plants are important organs for retaining particulate matter (PM). They can be renewed via washout processes (e.g., rainfall), thereby restoring the ability to retain new PM. Most of the current studies have focused on the mechanisms of rainfall characteristics on the renewal of PM on plant leaf surfaces and interspecific differences, while the effects of different leaf heights on PM renewal within the same plant canopy have been less studied. In addition, the dynamics of PM during rainfall, especially the water-soluble ions (WSII) component, are often neglected. This research used Salix matsudana, a tree species with a significant natural height difference between the upper and lower leaves of its canopy, as its study object. Using artificially simulated rainfall, the rainfall intensity was quantified as low, medium, and high (i.e., 30 mm/h, 45 mm/h, and 60 mm/h), and the rainfall process was divided into three sub-stages: pre (0–20 min), mid (20–40 min), and post (40–60 min). The experimental setup was divided into upper (2 m) and lower leaves (1 m) according to the height of the canopy. The concentration and distribution of water-insoluble PM (WIPM) were obtained using the elution weighing method, whereas WSII were obtained using ion chromatography. The dynamics of WIPM and WSII during the removal of PM from the leaf surface by rainfall were studied at different canopy heights, and the results showed that the composition and proportions of WIPM and WSII varied at different stages of the rainfall process and that the concentrations of WIPM and WSII removed from the upper leaves differed slightly from those of the lower leaves. In particular, the concentrations of WIPM and WSII removed from the lower leaves were greater than those from the upper leaves at high rainfall intensity (60 mm/h), showing consistency between rainfall removal of PM from the leaf surface at different heights within the plant canopy and deposition of PM, while at low (30 mm/h) and medium (45 mm/h) rainfall intensities the performance was slightly different.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014765132200519XParticulate matterWater-insoluble particulate matterWater-soluble inorganic ionsLeaf surfaceCanopy heightRainfall process |
| spellingShingle | Shijun Zhou Ling Cong Jiakai Liu Zhenming Zhang Consistency between deposition of particulate matter and its removal by rainfall from leaf surfaces in plant canopies Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety Particulate matter Water-insoluble particulate matter Water-soluble inorganic ions Leaf surface Canopy height Rainfall process |
| title | Consistency between deposition of particulate matter and its removal by rainfall from leaf surfaces in plant canopies |
| title_full | Consistency between deposition of particulate matter and its removal by rainfall from leaf surfaces in plant canopies |
| title_fullStr | Consistency between deposition of particulate matter and its removal by rainfall from leaf surfaces in plant canopies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Consistency between deposition of particulate matter and its removal by rainfall from leaf surfaces in plant canopies |
| title_short | Consistency between deposition of particulate matter and its removal by rainfall from leaf surfaces in plant canopies |
| title_sort | consistency between deposition of particulate matter and its removal by rainfall from leaf surfaces in plant canopies |
| topic | Particulate matter Water-insoluble particulate matter Water-soluble inorganic ions Leaf surface Canopy height Rainfall process |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014765132200519X |
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