The use of some park woody species in an estimation of air pollution level - tree bark extract characteristics

In 1986-1989 specimens of outer bark from oak, pine, and spruce tres were analysed at Prague localities. Total conductivity, pH, and soluble sulphate contents were measured in bark extracts quarterly. The bark extract characteristics indicated the most polluted tree bark in the city centre and in sp...

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Published inZahradnictvi - UZPI (Czech Republic) Vol. 20; no. 4
Main Author Suchara, I. (Vyzkumny Ustav Okrasneho Zahradnictvi, Pruhonice (Czech Republic))
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.12.1993
Subjects
AUTOMNE
CARGA CONTAMINANTE
CHARGE POLLUANTE
CONDUCTIVIDAD ELECTRICA
CONDUCTIVITE ELECTRIQUE
CORTEZA
DIOXIDO DE AZUFRE
DIOXYDE DE SOUFRE
ECORCE
EXTRACTOS
EXTRAIT
OTONO
PICEA
PINUS
POLLUTION ATMOSPHERIQUE
POLUCION DEL AIRE
PRIMAVERA
PRINTEMPS
QUERCUS
REPUBLICA CHECA
REPUBLIQUE TCHEQUE
SULFATE
SULFATOS
ZONAS URBANAS
ZONE URBAINE
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Summary:In 1986-1989 specimens of outer bark from oak, pine, and spruce tres were analysed at Prague localities. Total conductivity, pH, and soluble sulphate contents were measured in bark extracts quarterly. The bark extract characteristics indicated the most polluted tree bark in the city centre and in spring seasons. Total conductivity and sulphate content in bark extracts were the best indicators of pollution levels. The correlation between assessed SO2 pollution and bark extract characteristics were relatively low due to the shortage of real SO2 values at given localities. Tree bark can be used as an universal indicator of environmental pollution if specific analyses are applied to determine the content of individual pollutants.
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ISSN:0231-567X