Open AccessAir Pollution Resistance assessment of existing plants near Talkatora Industrial Area, Lucknow, India
Author(s) -
Poonam Gautam,
Ashutosh K. Shukla
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/955/1/012080
Subject(s) - mangifera , azadirachta , pongamia , pollution , toxicology , ficus , horticulture , air pollution , environmental science , biology , ecology , biochemistry , biodiesel , catalysis
According to recent reports India is considered as 5 th most polluted country of the world. Being a developing country, growing industrialization is a prime reason of pollution in India. Green vegetation plays an important role in reducing the air pollution through active absorption and accumulation. Thus the presence of greenery in concerned areas provides a cost-effective and environmentally benign way to remediate air pollution. The presented investigation was conducted to estimate air pollution by evaluating Air Pollution Tolerant Index (APTI) and Anticipated Performance Index (API) of 6 plant species in experimental area Talkatora industrial area, Lucknow, and control area IET college campus, Lucknow. Study revealed APTI of selected plants as Ficus religiosa (26.69)> Azadirachta indica (25.66)> Alstonia scholoris (13.89)> Mangifera indica (13.89)> Polyalthia longifolia (9.66)> Pongamia pinnata (9.56) at the experimental site and Azadirachta indica (31.79)> Ficus religiosa (24.82)> Mangifera indica (14.41)> Alstonia scholoris (13.02)> Polyalthia longifolia (9.73)> Pongamia pinnata (9.47) at control site. Supported by assessment of API, it was observed that Ficus religiosa (81.25%), Azadirachta indica (75%) and Mangifera indica (75%) were highest scoring plants thus can be suggested for development of green belt in the pollution concerned areas.