Biological monitoring of roadside plants exposed to vehicular pollution in Jalgaon city

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2006, Pages 419-421

  Wagh, N D ^a   Shukla, Poonam V ^a   Tambe, Sarika B ^a   Ingle, S T ^a  

^a NORTH MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Air quality index; Biomonitoring; Chlorophyll; Leaf area; Plant protein

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; CHLOROPHYLL; LEAF AREA; PLANTATION; PROTEIN; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; TRAFFIC EMISSION; VEGETATION;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXHAUST GAS; INDIA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; PLANT DAMAGE; PLANT LEAF; POLLUTION MONITORING; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; JALGAON; MAHARASHTRA; SOUTH ASIA;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; FICUS BENGHALENSIS; FICUS RELIGIOSA; PRUNUS DULCIS; TERMINALIA;

EID: 33646124693     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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