Identification of air pollution tolerant tree species for the industrial city, Tirupur, Tamil Nadu

Nature Environment and Pollution Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 585-588

  Paulsamy, S ^a   Senthilkumar, P ^a  

^a KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Air pollution tolerance; Index (APTI); Tirupur city; Tolerant tree species

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; INDEX (APTI); INDUSTRIAL CITY; PONGAMIA PINNATA; TAMARINDUS INDICA; TIRUPUR CITY; TOLERANCE INDICES; TREE SPECIES;

POLLUTION CONTROL;

ASCORBIC ACID; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHLOROPHYLL; MOISTURE CONTENT; PH; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANTATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION TOLERANCE;

AEGLE MARMELOS; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; FICUS BENGHALENSIS; PONGAMIA; PONGAMIA PINNATA; TAMARINDUS INDICA;

EID: 78651590972     PISSN: 09726268     EISSN: 23953454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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