Changes in heavy metal accumulation in some edible landscape plants depending on traffic density

• Published in: Environmental monitoring and assessment Vol. 192; no. 2; p. 78
• Main Authors: Sevik, Hakan, Cetin, Mehmet, Ozel, Halil Baris, Ozel, Senem, Zeren Cetin, Ilknur
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.02.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Accumulation; apples; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; bioaccumulation; Branches; cherries; cobalt; crops; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecology; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Management; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Environmental Pollution - analysis; Famine; food plants; Food security; foods; fruit growing; Fruit trees; Fruits; Heavy metals; Humans; Landscaping; Malus domestica; Manganese; Metal concentrations; Metals, Heavy - analysis; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; mulberries; nickel; Organelles; ornamental plants; planting; Plants; Plants, Edible - chemistry; plums; Pollutants; pollution; Population; Public health; risk; Soil Pollutants - analysis; Traffic; Traffic volume; Traffic-Related Pollution - analysis; Urban areas; Urban environments; Variance analysis; vegetable growing; Vehicle Emissions - analysis; Biomonitor; Traffic density; Fruit; Heavy metal

Food scarcity is one of global issues that our world faces today. A significant portion of the world’s population has no access to adequate food, and it is stated that approximately 830 million people suffer from chronic famine. This predicament is estimated to grow even further. Many attempts have...