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ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
Volume 96, Issue 1-3, Pages 221-232Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1023/B:EMAS.0000031729.62970.fa
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bioindicator; foliar analysis; heavy metals; Ligustrum lucidum; urban areas
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The concentration of 11 elements, Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn and V, have been determined in leaves of Ligistrum lucidum Ait. f. growing in Palermo, by simultaneous inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. A total of 72 samples from six different sites were investigated to deduce the bioindicator ability of this species. Differences were found in the element concentrations in the leaves from the different sites and, in general, anthropogenic pollutant patterns match traffic levels. This paper describes and discusses the spatio-variations of the different elements. Cluster analyses established three different groups giving an idea about the origins of the elements. Results demonstrate that this species is useful as a bioindicator in a Mediterranean climate, especially as it has the added advantage of being an evergreen tree.
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