Phoenix dactylifera L. as a biomonitor of heavy metal pollution in Turkey

Journal of Trace and Microprobe Techniques

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 605-614

  Aksoy, A ^a   Ozturk M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biomonitor; Date palm; Heavy metals

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000351793     PISSN: 07334680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Allen SE (1989) Chemical analysis of ecological materials, 2nd edition, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford.
2. Al-Shayeb SM, Seaward MRD, Al-Rajhi MA (1995) The date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) as a biomonitor of lead and other elements in arid environments. The Science of the Total Environment, 168, 1-10.
3. Aubert H, Pinta M (1977) Trace Elements in Soils, Elsevier Scientific Publishing Cy., Amsterdam.
4. Davies BE, Houghton NJ (1984) Distance-decline patterns in heavy metal contamination of soil and plant in Birmingham, England. Urban Ecology 8, 285-294.
5. Djingova R, Kuleff I (1993) Monitoring of heavy metal pollution by Taraxacum officinale. In: Plants as biomonitors: indicators for heavy metals in the terrestial environment, B Markert ed., VCH Publisher, Weinheim, pp. 435-460.
6. Dmuchowski W, Bytnerowicz A (1995) Monitoring environmental pollution in Poland by chemical analysis of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) needles. Environmental Pollution 87, 84-104.
7. Due M, Kreeb KH (1993) Seasonal variations of foliar metal content in three fruit tree species. In: Plants as biomonitors: indicators for heavy metals in the terrestial environment, B Markert ed., VCH Publisher, Weinheim, pp.577-592.
8. Ho B, Tai KM (1988) Elevated levels of lead and other metals in roadside soils and grass and their use to monitor aerial metal deposition in Hong Kong. Environmental Pollution 49, 37-51.
9. Jones GB, Belling GB (1967) The movement of copper, molydenum and selenium in soils as indicated by radioactive isotopes. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 18, 733-740.
10. Kabata-Pendias A, Pendias H (1984) Trace Elements in Soils and Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton.
11. Kovacs M, Podani J, Klincsck P, Dinka M, Torok K (1981) Element composition of the leaves of some deciduous trees and the biologocal indication of heavy metals in an urban-industrial environment. Acta Botanica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 27, 43-52.
12. Lepp NW (1981) Effects of Trace Metals on Plant Function, Applied Science Publishers, London.
13. Little P, Martin MH (1972) A survey of Zn, Pb and Cd in soil and natural vegetation around a smelting complex. Environmental Pollution 3, 241-254.
14. Markert B (1993) Plants as biomonitors: indicators for heavy metals in the terrestrial environment. VCH Publisher, Weinheim.
15. Motto HL, Danies RP, Chilko DM, Motto CK (1970) Lead in soils and plants: its relationship to traffic volume and proximity to highways. Environmental Science and Technology 4, 231-237.
16. Nriagu JO (1979) Copper in the nvironment. Wiley, Chichester.
17. Öztürk M, Türkan Ý (1993) Heavy metal accummulation by plants growing alongside the motor roads: a case study from Turkey. In: Plants as biomonitors, indicators for heavy metals in the terrestrial environment, B Markert ed., VCH Publisher, Weinheim, pp.515-522.
18. Seaward MRD, Mashhour MA (1991) Oleander (Neriun oleander L.) as a monitor of heavy metal pollution. In: Urban Ecology, MA Öztürk et al. eds., Ege University Press, Izmir, Turkey, pp. 48-61.
19. Tam NFY, Liu WK, Wang MH, Wong YS (1987) Heavy metal pollution in roadside urban parks and garden in Hong Kong. Science of the Total Environment 59, 325-328.
20. Tatsumi Y, Yoda K, Ikedo A (1983) Effect of soil pollution by heavy metals on annual plants in Sakai city. Japanese Journal of Ecology 33, 293-303.
21. Türkan Ý, Öztürk M (1989) Lead contamination in the plants growing near motor roads. Journal of Faculty of Science of Ege University 11, 25-33.