TY  - JOUR
AU  - Tomasević, M.
AU  - Aničić, Mira P.
AU  - Jovanović, Lj
AU  - Perić-Grujić, Aleksandra
AU  - Ristić, M.
PY  - 2011
UR  - http://TechnoRep.tmf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1915
AB  - Air quality biomonitoring using plant leaves has been widely applied to assess the effects of atmospheric pollution. Although practiced for many years, it has not given completely satisfactory data, due to different and even opposing results. This study comprises an investigation on the content of some trace elements (Al, As, Ba, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Sr, Cd, Pb) in leaves of four tree species common for the urban area of Belgrade (Serbia). The assay took place in July 2009 when the selected trees (Acer platanoides, Aesculus hippocastanum, Betula pendula, Tilia cordata) were in the maximum of physiological activity during the vegetation season. Among the investigated species, leaves of A. platanoides contained the highest concentrations of the measured elements. The assumption that a large green area in the Belgrade city periphery would be a suitable control site appeared to be disputable due to the substantial load of the elements obtained in the leaves. It was shown that even a short rinse with bidistilled water (3-5 s), applied twice to the leaves prior to chemical analysis, led to a significant decrease of some element concentrations (most pronounced for Al, Fe and Pb in all species, but also evident for Cu, Cr, Co and Zn for some of them). However, by washing leaves, the representativeness of leaf samples per studied site could be improved due to removal of some superficial loosely adhered impurities and so diminished large variability of element concentrations among leaf subsamples providing more representative information on the element content in leaves per site, and the area, respectively.
PB  - Elsevier Science Bv, Amsterdam
T2  - Ecological Indicators
T1  - Deciduous tree leaves in trace elements biomonitoring: A contribution to methodology
EP  - 1695
IS  - 6
SP  - 1689
VL  - 11
DO  - 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.04.017
ER  - 

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author = "Tomasević, M. and Aničić, Mira P. and Jovanović, Lj and Perić-Grujić, Aleksandra and Ristić, M.",
year = "2011",
abstract = "Air quality biomonitoring using plant leaves has been widely applied to assess the effects of atmospheric pollution. Although practiced for many years, it has not given completely satisfactory data, due to different and even opposing results. This study comprises an investigation on the content of some trace elements (Al, As, Ba, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Sr, Cd, Pb) in leaves of four tree species common for the urban area of Belgrade (Serbia). The assay took place in July 2009 when the selected trees (Acer platanoides, Aesculus hippocastanum, Betula pendula, Tilia cordata) were in the maximum of physiological activity during the vegetation season. Among the investigated species, leaves of A. platanoides contained the highest concentrations of the measured elements. The assumption that a large green area in the Belgrade city periphery would be a suitable control site appeared to be disputable due to the substantial load of the elements obtained in the leaves. It was shown that even a short rinse with bidistilled water (3-5 s), applied twice to the leaves prior to chemical analysis, led to a significant decrease of some element concentrations (most pronounced for Al, Fe and Pb in all species, but also evident for Cu, Cr, Co and Zn for some of them). However, by washing leaves, the representativeness of leaf samples per studied site could be improved due to removal of some superficial loosely adhered impurities and so diminished large variability of element concentrations among leaf subsamples providing more representative information on the element content in leaves per site, and the area, respectively.",
publisher = "Elsevier Science Bv, Amsterdam",
journal = "Ecological Indicators",
title = "Deciduous tree leaves in trace elements biomonitoring: A contribution to methodology",
pages = "1695-1689",
number = "6",
volume = "11",
doi = "10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.04.017"
}

Tomasević, M., Aničić, M. P., Jovanović, L., Perić-Grujić, A.,& Ristić, M.. (2011). Deciduous tree leaves in trace elements biomonitoring: A contribution to methodology. in Ecological Indicators
Elsevier Science Bv, Amsterdam., 11(6), 1689-1695.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.04.017

Tomasević M, Aničić MP, Jovanović L, Perić-Grujić A, Ristić M. Deciduous tree leaves in trace elements biomonitoring: A contribution to methodology. in Ecological Indicators. 2011;11(6):1689-1695.
doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.04.017 .

Tomasević, M., Aničić, Mira P., Jovanović, Lj, Perić-Grujić, Aleksandra, Ristić, M., "Deciduous tree leaves in trace elements biomonitoring: A contribution to methodology" in Ecological Indicators, 11, no. 6 (2011):1689-1695,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.04.017 . .