Bioindication potential of conifers for environmental assessment

The paper presents the results of a study of the state of the environment in the area of the Kola Mining and Metallurgical Plant using a bio-indicator of the Siberian spruce needles (Picea obovata). The following deviations in the morphometric parameters of Picea obovata needles were found: a decrea...

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Published inIOP conference series. Earth and environmental science Vol. 421; no. 2; pp. 22036 - 22042
Main Authors Aleksandrova, E Yu, Trotsenko, A A, Minchenok, E E, Kovaleva, T O, Katansky, A A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.01.2020
Subjects
Bioindicators
Conifers
Environmental assessment
Impact damage
Indicator species
Metal industry
Metallurgy
Picea obovata
Pine needles
Wilting
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Summary:The paper presents the results of a study of the state of the environment in the area of the Kola Mining and Metallurgical Plant using a bio-indicator of the Siberian spruce needles (Picea obovata). The following deviations in the morphometric parameters of Picea obovata needles were found: a decrease in the length and width, a reduction in the total surface, different types of damage and wilting. In areas with a more intense impact, a regular increase in the average percentage of damaged plants is observed compared to baseline samples. The state of the environment for the suppression of the Siberian spruce needles was assessed as "satisfactory" and "good".
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/421/2/022036