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Article: The morphological structure of leaves and the dust-retaining capability of afforested plants in urban Guangzhou, South China

TitleThe morphological structure of leaves and the dust-retaining capability of afforested plants in urban Guangzhou, South China
Authors
KeywordsFoliar Dust Retention
Leaf Area
Morphological Features
Trees
Urban Guangzhou
Issue Date2012
PublisherSpringer. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.springer.com/environment/journal/11356
Citation
Environmental Science And Pollution Research, 2012, v. 19 n. 8, p. 3440-3449 How to Cite?
AbstractPurpose: Air pollution is a serious health problem throughout the world, exacerbating a wide range of respiratory and vascular illnesses in urban areas. The mass artificial plantation is very helpful to absorb dust and reduce pollution for conservation of the urban environment. The foliar surface of plants is an important receptor of atmospheric pollutants. Therefore, selection of suitable plant species for urban environment is very important. Methods: The dust-retaining capability of urban trees in Guangzhou was determined at four different types of urban area, and the morphological traits of their leaves such as wax, cuticle, stomata, and trichomes were observed under a scanning electron microscope. Results: It was determined that the dust-retaining capability of any given tree species is significantly different in the same place. Of the four studied tree species in the industrial area (IA) and commercial/traffic areas (CTA) type urban areas, the highest amounts of dust removed by Mangifera indica Linn was 12.723 and 1.482 g/m 2, respectively. However, in contrast, the equivalent maxima for Bauhinia blakeana is only 2.682 g/m 2 and 0.720 g/m 2, respectively. Different plant species have different leaf morphology. The leaf of M. indica has deep grooves and high stomata density which are in favor of dust-retained, and thus, their dust-retained capability is stronger, while B. blakeana has the cells and epicuticular wax with its stomata arranging regularly, resulting in poor dust catching capability. Leaf size was also shown to be related to dust capture for the four studied tree species. Conclusions: The dust removal capacity of individual tree species should be taken into account in the management of greening plantation in and around an urban area. It was also shown that temporal variation in dust accumulation occurred over the 28-day observation period and this was discussed. Furthermore, spatial contrasts in dust accumulation were evidenced by the data. This reflected the differing pollution loadings of the four urban-type areas. The highest amount of dust accumulation was associated with the industrial area in which shipyard and steelworks occurred whilst the lowest dust accumulation was associated with the grounds of the University which was the control area. © 2012 Springer-Verlag.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/157943
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dc.contributor.authorLiu, Len_US
dc.contributor.authorGuan, Den_US
dc.contributor.authorPeart, MRen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-08T08:56:26Z-
dc.date.available2012-08-08T08:56:26Z-
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Science And Pollution Research, 2012, v. 19 n. 8, p. 3440-3449en_US
dc.identifier.issn0944-1344en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/157943-
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Air pollution is a serious health problem throughout the world, exacerbating a wide range of respiratory and vascular illnesses in urban areas. The mass artificial plantation is very helpful to absorb dust and reduce pollution for conservation of the urban environment. The foliar surface of plants is an important receptor of atmospheric pollutants. Therefore, selection of suitable plant species for urban environment is very important. Methods: The dust-retaining capability of urban trees in Guangzhou was determined at four different types of urban area, and the morphological traits of their leaves such as wax, cuticle, stomata, and trichomes were observed under a scanning electron microscope. Results: It was determined that the dust-retaining capability of any given tree species is significantly different in the same place. Of the four studied tree species in the industrial area (IA) and commercial/traffic areas (CTA) type urban areas, the highest amounts of dust removed by Mangifera indica Linn was 12.723 and 1.482 g/m 2, respectively. However, in contrast, the equivalent maxima for Bauhinia blakeana is only 2.682 g/m 2 and 0.720 g/m 2, respectively. Different plant species have different leaf morphology. The leaf of M. indica has deep grooves and high stomata density which are in favor of dust-retained, and thus, their dust-retained capability is stronger, while B. blakeana has the cells and epicuticular wax with its stomata arranging regularly, resulting in poor dust catching capability. Leaf size was also shown to be related to dust capture for the four studied tree species. Conclusions: The dust removal capacity of individual tree species should be taken into account in the management of greening plantation in and around an urban area. It was also shown that temporal variation in dust accumulation occurred over the 28-day observation period and this was discussed. Furthermore, spatial contrasts in dust accumulation were evidenced by the data. This reflected the differing pollution loadings of the four urban-type areas. The highest amount of dust accumulation was associated with the industrial area in which shipyard and steelworks occurred whilst the lowest dust accumulation was associated with the grounds of the University which was the control area. © 2012 Springer-Verlag.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherSpringer. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.springer.com/environment/journal/11356en_US
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Science and Pollution Researchen_US
dc.subjectFoliar Dust Retentionen_US
dc.subjectLeaf Areaen_US
dc.subjectMorphological Featuresen_US
dc.subjectTreesen_US
dc.subjectUrban Guangzhouen_US
dc.titleThe morphological structure of leaves and the dust-retaining capability of afforested plants in urban Guangzhou, South Chinaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.emailPeart, MR:mrpeart@hkucc.hku.hken_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11356-012-0876-2en_US
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dc.identifier.scopusauthoridGuan, D=7101724286en_US
dc.identifier.scopusauthoridPeart, MR=7003362850en_US
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