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Pine (Pinus Eldarica Medw.) needles as indicator for heavy metals pollution
Article 9: Volume 7, Number 1, Winter 2010, Pages 79-84 (6) XML PDF (732 K)
Authors
B. Kord,; A. Mataji; S. Babaie
Abstract
In this study, the pine tree (Pinus Eldarica Medw.) needles were evaluated as the biomonitors of heavy metal contamination in Tehran, Iran. The pine needle samples supplied from the old trees according to the main wind direction (highest wind speed) were obtained from each parts of tree and then were homogeneously mixed. The samples were taken from different locations with different degrees of metal pollution (urban, industrial, highway and control sites). Then, the concentrations of lead, zinc, copper, nickel and chromium were measured using a flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The result of this study showed that the highest and the lowest metal concentrations were found in the heavy traffic sites and the control site, respectively. However, samples taken from highway sites contained the high concentrations of nickel, copper and lead. Moreover, industrial areas were found to have high contents of zinc and chromium. The variation in heavy metal concentrations between the studied locations is due to changes in traffic density and anthropogenic activities. This research proved significant correlations between the heavy metal concentrations in pine needle samples. Finally, it is concluded that Pinus Eldarica Medw. needles can be applied to monitor polluted sites.
Keywords
Air Pollution; Atomic absorption spectrophotometer; Biomonitor; Heavy metals; Pine tree
Main Subjects
Pine needle; heavy metals indicator
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