23Dec 2021

A STUDY ON AIR POLLUTION TOLERANCE INDEX (APTI) AND ANTICIPATED PERFORMANCE INDEX (API) OF SOME PLANTS

  • Dr.Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Govt Science and Commerce College Bhopal (M.P.) India.
  • Mittal Institute of Education Bhopal (M.P.) India.
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Due to industrialization, urbanization and increasing number of vehicles air pollution has turn out to be serious problem today. Now a days particulate matter shows the undesirable effects on plants, animals and human beings also. Tree plantation programme is the best ways to control the air pollution. Most of the plants filter the air by their aerial elements. Vegetation naturally cleanses the atmosphere by absorbing gases and some particulate matters through leaves so they work as sink for air pollution and reduce pollution level in atmosphere. Leaves function as an efficient pollutant trapping device. Air pollution can directly affects plants via leaves or indirectly via soil acidification. Air pollution tolerance index (APTI) is an intrinsic quality of trees to control air pollution problems. The trees higher tolerance index are tolerance towards air pollution and can be used a source to control air pollution. Air pollution tolerance index can be used as an indicator of rate of air pollution. By combining biochemical and aggregate factors the anticipated performance index (API) is prepared which is used as development of green belt. Thus, the assessment of APTI and API potential of different trees are used to control air pollution.


[K. Singh Garg, M. Pal and Kirti Jain (2021); A STUDY ON AIR POLLUTION TOLERANCE INDEX (APTI) AND ANTICIPATED PERFORMANCE INDEX (API) OF SOME PLANTS Int. J. of Adv. Res. 9 (Dec). 619-627] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


K.SINGH GARG
Govt. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Science and commerce college Bhopal (M.P.) INDIA

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/13950      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/13950