Patil Pandurang Yashwant, Goud Ajay Vilas, Patil Pratiraj Pandurang, Jadhav Kailas Kalenath
Department of Environmental Science, Ratnagiri Sub-Campus, University of Mumbai, P-61, MIDC, Mirjole, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India.
Environ Monit Assess. 2023 Mar 21;195(4):494. doi: 10.1007/s10661-023-11048-5.
Small towns are becoming hotspots of pollution due to industrial, urbanisation, and domestic activities. Air pollution affects human health and it is also responsible for physiological changes in plants. Green belt development programmes are cost-effective for the minimisation of air pollution. In the present study, to calculate air pollution tolerance index (APTI) and anticipated performance index (API), samples of 25 plant species were collected from each area i.e. the industrial (I), urban (U), and rural (R) areas and analysed for different parameters. Amongst all three areas, APTI of Artocarpus heterophyllus (46.74), Calotropis gigantea (43.63), and Bauhinia racemose (42.11) have shown the highest values and these plants can act as an inhibitor of air pollution. Also, the APTI of Ocimum tenuiflorum has found to be the lowest (12.05, 11.32, 12.86) as compared to other plant species amongst the three areas. Statistical analysis reveals that values of R are consistent in case of total chlorophyll (TC) and ascorbic acid (AA). API index showed the efficiency of Calotropis gigantea (excellent), Artocarpus heterophyllus (very good), and Mangifera indica (very good) for the green belt development around the selected areas. It is recommended to plant above-mentioned plant species along the roadside by considering their air pollution tolerance ability and medicinal as well as economic importance. Furthermore, it is suggested to plant species of Artocarpus heterophyllus (jackfruit) and Mangifera indica (Alphonso mango) which will generate income source for the local government bodies (Ratnagiri Municipal Council), as the fruits and wood of these plants can be exported and sold.
由于工业、城市化和家庭活动，小镇正成为污染热点地区。空气污染影响人类健康，也会导致植物发生生理变化。绿化带发展计划在减少空气污染方面具有成本效益。在本研究中，为计算空气污染耐受指数（APTI）和预期性能指数（API），从每个区域即工业区（I）、市区（U）和农村地区（R）采集了25种植物的样本，并对不同参数进行了分析。在所有三个区域中，波罗蜜（46.74）、牛角瓜（43.63）和总状紫荆（42.11）的APTI值最高，这些植物可作为空气污染的抑制剂。此外，与三个区域中的其他植物物种相比，罗勒的APTI值最低（分别为12.05、11.32、12.86）。统计分析表明，总叶绿素（TC）和抗坏血酸（AA）的R值是一致的。API指数显示了牛角瓜（优秀）、波罗蜜（非常好）和芒果（非常好）在所选区域周边绿化带建设中的效率。建议根据上述植物的空气污染耐受能力以及药用和经济重要性，在路边种植这些植物。此外，建议种植波罗蜜（菠萝蜜）和芒果（阿方索芒果），因为这些植物的果实和木材可以出口和销售，这将为当地政府机构（拉特纳吉里市议会）创造收入来源。
