TY - JOUR ID - TI - Air Pollution Effects in Some Plant Leaves Morphological and Anatomical Characteristics within Baghdad City. Iraq AU - Abdul-Rahman A. AlKubaisi AU - Israa M. Jasim AU - Abdul-Hameed M.J. Al-Obaidy PY - 2019 VL - 37 IS - 1 Part (c) special SP - 84 EP - 89 JO - Engineering and Technology Journal مجلة الهندسة والتكنولوجيا SN - 16816900 24120758 AB - Abstract- The present study examined the air pollutants effects in seven plantspecies leaves, Olea europea L., Zizphus spina-christi L. Desf., Conocarpuslancifolius Engl., Albizia lebbeck L. Benth., Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.,Clerodendron inermis L. Graeth and Dodonaea viscasa Jacq., distribute withinBaghdad city. The leaves sample were collected from May (2016) to April (2017)in five regions within Baghdad city, which are Karrada, Sadr City, Shoula andMansur, as well as Baghdad tourist island as a control region. The Sulfurdioxide (SO2), Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), Carbone monoxide (CO), Volatileorganic compounds (VOCs) and Suspended particulate matter (PM) weremeasured in all study regions. The present study results showed an increase inconcentration of all air pollutants in the four study regions compared toBaghdad tourist island, (SO2) average was (0.56) ppm, while (NO2) averagewas (0.80) ppm, (CO) average was (27.69) ppm, (VOCs) average was (5.99)ppm, while (PM) average was (480.80) μg /m3. The morphological andanatomical characteristics include length, width, area, number of stomata; thenumber of epidermis cells, and stomatal index were measured in plant leaves. E.camaldulensis leaves were recorded highest length rate (11.03) cm, whilehighest width rate (5.51) cm and leaf area rate (49.63) cm2 were recorded in A.lebbeck leaves. The highest number of stomata and epidermal cells were alsorecorded in A. lebbeck leaves (101.25 and 738.85) in respectively. But higheststomatal index value was recorded in D. viscasa leaves (14.21).

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