Assessment of environmental effects of the coal used in the Seyitomer thermal power plant (Turkey) on white willow
- Anadolu University, Eskisehir (Turkey). Applied Research Center for Environmental Problems
Thermal power plants increase local pollution through SOx, NOx, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and oils containing primarily particulates (including heavy metals) and increase global pollution through CO{sub 2}, the greenhouse gas that causes global warming. These strong pollutants have harmful effects on living organisms and the entire ecosystem. In this study, we analysed the heavy metals iron (Fe), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), and sulfur (S) induced by sulfur dioxide found in both the washed and unwashed leaves of Salix alba L. tree, grown in six distinct localities in the vicinity of the Seyitomer thermal power plant, to assess the environmental impact. All parameters were examined in the surface soils (0-30 cm), and the most intense concentration of the pollutants in both soils and leaves was observed to be in the direction of the prevailing wind.
- OSTI ID:
- 20772532
- Journal Information:
- Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, Vol. 37, Issue 13/14; ISSN 0010-3624
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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