Cypress tree (Cupressus semervirens L.) bark as an indicator for heavy metal pollution in the atmosphere of Amman City, Jordan

Environment International

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 513-519

  El Hasan, Tayel ^a   Al Omari, Hamzeh ^a   Jiries, Anwar ^a   Al Nasir, Farh ^a  

^a MUTAH UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Amman; Bio indicator; Cypress bark; Heavy metals; Vehicular emissions

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; HEAVY METALS; PH EFFECTS;

BUFFERING EFFECTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CADMIUM; CARBONIC ACID; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOINDICATOR; EXHAUST EMISSION; HEAVY METAL; TREE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; AIR QUALITY; BARK; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUPRESSUS; EXHAUST GAS; INDUSTRIAL AREA; JORDAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLE; SOIL; SUMMER;

AMMAN; JORDAN;

CUPRESSUS; CUPRESSUS SEMERVIRENS;

EID: 0036882621     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(02)00079-X     Document Type: Article

References (56)

1. Adeniyi AA. Determination of cadmium, copper, iron, lead, manganese, and zinc in water leaf (Talinum triangularia) in dump sites. Environ Int 1996;6(22):1-4.
2. Al-Asheh S, Duvnjake Z. Sorption of cadmium and other heavy metals by pine bark. J Hazard Mater 1997;56:35-51.
3. Barnes D, Hammadah MA, Ottaway JM. The lead, copper, and zinc contents of tree rings and barks, a measurement of local pollution. Sci Total Environ 1976;5:63-7.
4. Bellis D, Ma R, Bramall N, Mcleod CW. Airborne emission of enriched uranium at Tokai-mura, Japan. Sci Total Environ 2001;264(3):283-6.
5. Bohm P, Wolterbeek H, Verburg T, Musilek L. The use of tree bark for environmental pollution monitoring in the Czech Republic. Environ Pollut 1998;102:243-50.
6. Casselles J. Levels of lead and other metals in Citrus alongside a motor road. Water, Air, Soil Pollut 1998;105:593-602.
7. Chung YS, Kim HS, Yoon MB. Observation of visibility and chemical compositions related to fog, mist and haze in southern Korea. Water, Air, Soil Pollut 1999;111:139-57.
8. El-Hasan, T. Urban Geochemistry: Heavy Metals Distribution In Soils Of Rapidly Developing Province Of Sahab City In Central Jordan [in press].
9. Farmer AM, Bates JW, Bell JNB. Seasonal variations in acidic pollutant inputs and their effects on the chemistry of stemflow, bark and epiphyte tissues in three oak (Quercus petraea) woodlands in NW Britain. New Phytol 1991;119:567-70.
10. Ganor E, Foner HA. The mineralogical and chemical properties and the behavior of Aeolian Saharan dust over Israel. In: Guerzone S, Chester R, editors. Impact of Desert Dust Across the Mediterranean. The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishing; 1996. p. 163-72.
11. Garty J, Galun M, Fuchs C, Nizapel N. Heavy metals in lichen caloplaca annantia from urban, suburban and rural regions in Israel (a comparative study). Water, Air, Soil Pollut 1977;8:177-88.
12. Grill D, Härtel O, Krzyscin F. Confining and mapping of air-polluted areas with coniferous barks. Arch Ochr Srodowiska 1981;2-4:63-70.
13. Grodzinka K. Monitoring of air pollutants by mosses and tree bark. In: Stuebing L, Jäger H-J, editors. Monitoring of Air Pollutants by Plants. The Hague; 1982. p. 33-42.
14. Grodzinka K. Acidity of tree bark as a bioindicator of forest pollution in southern Poland. Water, Air, Soil Pollut 1977;8:3-7.
15. Hampp R, Höll W. Radial and axial gradient of lead concentration in bark and xylem of hardwoods. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 1974;2:143-51.
16. Härtel O, Grill D. Die Leitfahigkeit von Fichtenborken-Extrakten als empfindlicher indicator fur luftverunrrinigungen. Eur J Pathol 1972; 2:205-15.
17. Hewitt CN, Candy GB. Soil and street dust heavy metal concentration in and around Cuenca, Ecuador. Environ Pollut 1996;63:129-37.
18. Ho YB, Tai KM. Elevated levels of lead and other metals in roadside soil and grass and their use to monitor aerial metal deposition in Hong Kong. Environ Pollut 1988;49:37-51.
19. Huhn G, Schulz H, Stärk HJ, Tölle R, Schüürmann G. Evaluation of regional heavy metal deposition by multivariate analysis of element contents in pine tree barks. Water, Air, Soil Pollut 1995;84:367-83.
20. Jaradat Q, Momani K, Jiries A. Ion chromatographic analysis of water-soluble anions in the atmosphere in Amman, Jordan. Turk J Chem 1997;21:92-9.
21. Jaradat Q, Momani K, Jiries A, El-Alali A, Batarseh M, Sabri TG, et al. Chemical composition of urban wet deposition in Amman Jordan. Water, Air, Soil Pollut 1999;112:55-65.
22. Jiries A. Chemical composition of dew in Amman, Jordan. Atmos Res 2001;57:261-8.
23. Jiries A, Hussein H, Halasah Z. The quality of water and sediments of street runoff in Amman, Jordan. Hydrol Processes 2001;15:815-24.
24. Jiries A, Jaradat Q, Al-Momani K. Heavy Metal Distribution in Water, Sediment and Plants of Treated Wastewater, Karak-Jordan. Abhath Al-Yarmouk J. 2002a;11(1B):305-16.
25. Jiries A, Hussein H, Lintelmann J. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in rain and street runoff in Amman, Jordan. J Environ Sci 2002b (in press).
26. Jiries A, El-Hasan T, Manasrah W. Qualitative evaluation of the mineralogical and chemical composition of the settled aeolian dust falling over central and southern regions of Jordan. Chemosphere 2002c;48(9): 933-8.
27. Karandinos HG, Papakostidis GK, Fantinnou AA. In: Lekkas TD, editor. Heavy metals in the environment. International Conference, Athens. Edinburgh: CEP-Consultants; 1985. p. 602-6.
28. 2. Eur J For Pathol 1986;16:171-81.
29. Kuik P, Wolterbeek HT. Factor analysis of trace element data from tree-bark samples in the Netherlands. Environ Monit Assess 1994;32: 207-26.
30. Lippo H, Poikolainen J, Kubin E. The use of moss, lichen and pine bark in the nationwide monitoring of atmospheric heavy metal deposition in Finland. Water, Air, Soil Pollut 1995;85:2241-6.
31. Loranger S, Zayed J. Manganese and lead concentrations in ambient air and emission rates from unleaded and leaded gasoline between 1981 and 1992 in Canada: a comparative study. Atmos Environ 1994;28(9): 1645-51.
32. Löstschert W, Köhm HJ. Characteristics of tree bark as an indicator in high emission areas: II. Contents of heavy metals. Oecologia 1978;37(1): 121-32.
33. Lukashev VK. Soil and plants geochemical monitoring in urban environments. Abstracts of the 3rd Inter. Symp. on Environ Geochemistry, Krakow, Poland, 1994;245.
34. Maranon E, Sastre H. Heavy metal removal in packed beds using apple wastes. Bioresour Technol 1991;38:39-43.
35. Meteorology Department. Annual Report, Amman, Jordan, August; 2001.
36. Mielke HW, Reagan PL. Soil as an impact pathway of human lead exposure. Environ Health Perspect 1988;106(1):217-29.
37. Momani K, Jiries A, Jaradat Q. Atmospheric deposition of Pb, Zn, Cu and Cd in Amman, Jordan. Turk J Chem 2000;24:231-7.
38. Odukoya OO, Arowolo TA, Bamgbose O. Pb, Zn, and Cu levels in tree barks as indicator of atmospheric pollution. Environ Int 2000;26: 11-6.
39. Pichtel J, Kuroiwa K, Sawyerr HT. Distribution of Pb, Cd, and Ba in soils and plants of two contaminated sites. Environ Pollut 2000;110:171-8.
40. Poikolainen J. Sulphur and heavy metal concentrations in Scots Pine bark in northern Finland and the Kola Peninsula. Water, Air, Soil Pollut 1997;93:395-408.
41. Santamaria JM, Martin A. Tree bark as a bioindicator of air pollution in Navarra, Spain. Water, Air, Soil Pollut 1997;98:381-7.
42. Satake K, Tanaka A, Kimura K. Accumulation of lead in tree trunk bark pockets as pollution time capsules. Sci Total Environ 1996;181:25-30.
43. Scerbo R, Possenti L, Lampugnani L, Ristori T, Barale R, Barghigiani C. Lichen (Xanthoria parietina) biomonitoring of trace element contamination and air quality assessment in Livorno province (Tuscany, Italy). Sci Total Environ 2002;286(1-3):27-40.
44. Schubrek J. In: Dhar SR, editor. Metal Ions in Biological Systems. New York: Plenum; 1974. p. 376.
45. Schulz H, Popp P, Huhn G, Stärk HJ, Schuurmann G. Biomonitoring of airborne inorganic and organic pollutants by means of pine tree barks, I. Temporal and spatial variations. Sci Total Environ 1999;232:49-55.
46. Sheppard DS, Claridge GGC, Campbell IB. Metal contamination of soils at Scott Base, Antarctica. Appl Geochem 2000;15:513-30.
47. Staxäng B. Acidification of bark of some deciduous trees. Oikos 1969; 20:224-30.
48. Tanaka J, Ichikuni M. Monitoring of heavy metals in airborne particles by using bark samples of Japanese cedar collected from the metropolitan region of Japan. Atmos Environ 1982;16:2015-8.
49. Truby P. Bleiverteilungr in Waldbaumen unterschiedlich belasteter standorte. Angew Bet 1988;62:93-104.
50. Turer D, Maynard JB, Sansalone JJ. Heavy metal contamination in soils of urban highways: comparison between runoff and soil concentrations at Cincinnati, OH. Water, Air, Soil Pollut 2001;132(3-4):293-314.
51. Turkan I, Henden E, Celik U, Kivilcim S. Comparison of moss and bark samples as biomonitors of heavy metals in a highly industrialized area in Izmir, Tukey. Sci Total Environ 1995;181(1):25-30.
52. Vazquez G, Antorrena G, Gonzalez J, Doval MD. Adsorption of the heavy metal ions by chemically modified Cupressus sempervirens bark. Bioresour Technol 1994;48:251-5.
53. Walkenhorst A, Hagemeyer J, Breckle SW. Passive monitoring of airborne pollutants, particularly trace metals with tree bark. In: Merkert B, editor. Plants as Biomonitors: Indicators for Heavy Metals in the Terrestrial Environment. Weinheim, Germany: VCH Publishers; 1993. p. 523-40.
54. Ward NI, Brooks RR, Reeves RD. Effect of lead from motor vehicle exhausts on trees along a major throughfare in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Environ Pollut 1974;6:149-58.
55. WHO (World Health Organization). Health hazard of human environment, Geneva; 1972.
56. Wolterbeek HT, Kulik P, Verburg TG, Wamalink GWW, Dobben H. Relations between sulphate, ammonia, nitrate, acidity and trace elements concentrations in tree bark in the Netherlands. Environ Monit Assess 1996;40:185-201.