Heavy metal accumulation characteristics and physiological response of Sabina chinensis and Platycladus orientalis to atmospheric pollution |
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Authors: | Ning Cui Laiye Qu Gang Wu |
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Institution: | 1. State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China;2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China |
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Abstract: | Heavy metal (Cu,Mn,Zn,Pb,and Cd) concentrations were measured in the leaves of Sabina chinensis and Platycladus orientalis collected from urban,suburban,and rural sites in Tianjin,China.Photosynthetic pigment contents,reactive oxygen species content,malondialdehyde(MDA) content and antioxidant enzyme activity were investigated,providing physiological response parameters.Our comparison of the sites revealed that urbanization significantly influenced the heavy metal concentrations in both plant leaves.At the rural site,both plant leaves exhibited the lowest heavy metal accumulation.The highest Cu,Mn,and Zn con-centrations were found in S.chinensis leaves from the urban site;the highest Pb and Cd concentrations were found in P.orientalis leaves from the urban site.These results indicate that the urban site contained larger heavy metal concentrations in the plant leaves that may reflect the anthropogenic emission gradient.It is also found that S.chinensis may be used to monitor airborne heavy metal pollution because it is highly quick response to heavy metals,while P.orientalis may be used for mitigation due to its high resistance.The results of this study can contribute to the development of monitoring and environmental management plans by providing information on sensitive and resistant tree species for city greening in North China. |
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Keywords: | Atmospheric heavy metal pollutions Sabina chinensis Platycladus orientalis Physiological responses |
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