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Effects of urban and motor vehicle pollution on plants: State of art; Gli effetti dell`inquinamento urbano e stradale sulle piante: lo stato dell`arte

Abstract

Motor vehicle pollution is a very important fraction of overall pollution: urban areas and those near road ways are the most exposed. In these zones the vegetation is already growing in difficult conditions to begin with and the additional pollution stress further reduces the plants` vitality, as well as presenting specific management problems. This paper examines the international scientific literature dealing with the effects of motor vehicle pollution on plants. The main effects are: accumulation of heavy metals, sulphur and nitrogen; deposition of particles on leaf surfaces; effect of pollutants on leaf surfaces, on photosynthesis, on transpiration, on leaf anatomy and on growth processes. Lastly, the paper examines the interaction between the various kinds of stressors.
Authors:
Bussotti, F [1] 
  1. Florence Univ. (Italy). Dipt. Biologia Vegetale
Publication Date:
Oct 01, 1995
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
SCA: 540220; PA: ITA-96:000095; EDB-96:030242; SN: 96001532591
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Acqua-Aria; Journal Issue: 9; Other Information: PBD: Oct 1995
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; URBAN AREAS; AIR POLLUTION MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; PLANTS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; AIR QUALITY; NITROGEN OXIDES; SULFUR DIOXIDE; EXHAUST GASES
OSTI ID:
176131
Country of Origin:
Italy
Language:
Italian
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: AQARDW; ISSN 0391-5557; TRN: IT9600095
Submitting Site:
ITA
Size:
pp. 913-921
Announcement Date:
Feb 12, 1996

Citation Formats

Bussotti, F. Effects of urban and motor vehicle pollution on plants: State of art; Gli effetti dell`inquinamento urbano e stradale sulle piante: lo stato dell`arte. Italy: N. p., 1995. Web.
Bussotti, F. Effects of urban and motor vehicle pollution on plants: State of art; Gli effetti dell`inquinamento urbano e stradale sulle piante: lo stato dell`arte. Italy.
Bussotti, F. 1995. "Effects of urban and motor vehicle pollution on plants: State of art; Gli effetti dell`inquinamento urbano e stradale sulle piante: lo stato dell`arte." Italy.
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title = {Effects of urban and motor vehicle pollution on plants: State of art; Gli effetti dell`inquinamento urbano e stradale sulle piante: lo stato dell`arte}
author = {Bussotti, F}
abstractNote = {Motor vehicle pollution is a very important fraction of overall pollution: urban areas and those near road ways are the most exposed. In these zones the vegetation is already growing in difficult conditions to begin with and the additional pollution stress further reduces the plants` vitality, as well as presenting specific management problems. This paper examines the international scientific literature dealing with the effects of motor vehicle pollution on plants. The main effects are: accumulation of heavy metals, sulphur and nitrogen; deposition of particles on leaf surfaces; effect of pollutants on leaf surfaces, on photosynthesis, on transpiration, on leaf anatomy and on growth processes. Lastly, the paper examines the interaction between the various kinds of stressors.}
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