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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Recognition of Trace Element Contamination Using Ficus macrophylla Leaves in Urban Environment

Daniela VarricaMaria Grazia Alaimo

subject

Pollution010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesHealth Toxicology and Mutagenesismedia_common.quotation_subjectlcsh:Medicinetrace elements010501 environmental sciences01 natural sciencesenvironmental geochemistrySettore BIO/01 - Botanica Generalebiogeochemistry<I>Ficus macrophylla</i> Desf. ex Pers. leavesBiomonitoringFicus macrophylla Desf. ex Pers. leave0105 earth and related environmental sciencesmedia_commonPollutantChemistrylcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthTrace elementBiogeochemistryContaminationParticulatesair qualitySettore GEO/08 - Geochimica E VulcanologiaEnvironmental chemistryMetalloid

description

Urban areas are characterized by numerous pollutants emitted by anthropic sources both in the form of solid and gaseous particulates. Biomonitoring is an easy, economical, and accessible approach for the determination of atmospheric pollutants. In this study, we used the leaves of Ficus macrophylla Desf. ex Pers., collected in the city of Palermo (Italy), to determine major and trace elements. Geogenic elements exhibited the highest concentrations, making up 99% of the weight of the analyzed elements (Ca, K, Mg, P, S, Na, Fe, and Al)

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2020-01-31
10.3390/ijerph17030881http://hdl.handle.net/10447/399386