Lead and manganese accumulation on leaves of road side plants from Mauripor to Hawks Bay road, Karachi, Pakistan

Authors

  • Mohammad Salam Chemical Lab., Karachi Institute of Power Engineering, Karachi
  • Fareen Mohsin Chemical Lab., Karachi Institute of Power Engineering, Karachi
  • Farzana Mahmood Chemical Lab., Karachi Institute of Power Engineering, Karachi
  • Inayat Ur Rahman Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra 21300, KP
  • Aftab Afzal Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra 21300, KP
  • Zafar Iqbal Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra 21300, KP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v44i4.38648

Keywords:

Accumulation, Conocarpus erectus, Environmental pollution

Abstract

In order to investigate the heavy metals accumulation and their effects on roadside trees Conocarpus erectus. The total content of Pb and Mn was determined using atomic absorption spectrophotometry was conducted. Average concentration 10.578 ± 3.48 μg/gm of Pb and 91.98 ± 30.03 μg/gm of Mn was found. Moreover, there were variations in the level of both these heavy metals in different samples of Conocarpus tree that were collected from different locations along the road side due to different level of exposure to Pb and Mn. This physiological response of Conocarpus plant towards Pb and Mn suggests that roadside plants are good indicators of heavy metals accumulation and their subsequent effects on the environment.

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Published

2018-10-21

How to Cite

Salam, M., Mohsin, F., Mahmood, F., Rahman, I. U., Afzal, A., & Iqbal, Z. (2018). Lead and manganese accumulation on leaves of road side plants from Mauripor to Hawks Bay road, Karachi, Pakistan. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 44(4), 665–668. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v44i4.38648

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 4 (2015)

Section

Short Communications

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