Plants as air-pollution indicators

Journal Article · · University of Washington Arboretum Bulletin; (United States)

OSTI ID:6451503

Meeuse, B J.D.

This paper deals with the use of plants as biological indicators of air pollution. The author acquaints the reader with some sensitive methods of air pollution monitoring which are based on the use of plants. Some of the pollutants considered are sulfur dioxide, ozone, fluorides, chlorine, ethylene, and carbon dioxide. Some of the indicator plants discussed are alfalfa, buckwheat, clovers, gladiolus, june grass, petunia, nettle, rye grass, spinach, tobacco, and tulips.

• OSTI ID: 6451503
• Journal Information: University of Washington Arboretum Bulletin; (United States), Vol. 43:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS
PLANTS
INJURIES
SENSITIVITY
ALFALFA
CARBON MONOXIDE
CHLORINE
CLOVER
DISTANCE
ETHYLENE
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLUORIDES
GRASS
LICHENS
METALS
OZONE
PEROXYACETYL NITRATE
POLLUTION SOURCES
RYE
SPINACH
SULFUR DIOXIDE
TOBACCO
WASHINGTON
ALGAE
ALKENES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CEREALS
CHALCOGENIDES
DATA
ELEMENTS
ESTERS
FEDERAL REGION X
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
FOOD
FUNGI
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HALOGENS
HYDROCARBONS
INFORMATION
LEGUMINOSAE
NITRATES
NITRIC ACID ESTERS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NONMETALS
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR OXIDES
USA
VEGETABLES
560303* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Plants- (-1987)
500200 - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)