African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12481

Full Length Research Paper

Concentrations of heavy metals in soil and leaves of plant species Paulownia elongata S.Y.Hu and Paulownia fortunei Hemsl

Milan Knezevic1, Dragica Stankovic1, Borivoj Krstic2, Mirjana Sijacic Nikolic1* and Dragica Vilotic1
  1Faculty of Forestry, University of Belgrade, Kneza Viseslava 1, Belgrade, Serbia 2Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Dositeja Obradovica 21, Novi Sad.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 28 August 2009
  •  Published: 19 October 2009

Abstract

 

This paper sums up the results of the research on heavy metals contents (Pb, Ni,Fe, Zn and Mn) in soil and leaves of the plant species, Paulownia elongata S.Y. Huand Paulownia fortunei Hemsl. at the plantation established on the eutric brown soilin Banat (Vojvodina). The plantation, which served as the control field is at the municipality of Bela Crkva, far away from the main traffic lines. Concentrations of analyzed heavy metals in the leaves of the tree species, Paulownia growing in urban and suburban conditions were compared with the concentration of polluters in the leaves of the tree species, P. elongata and P. fortunei in the experimental field in Bela Crkva.

 

Key words: Heavy metals, Pb, Ni, Fe, Zn, Mn, soil, plant species paulownia.

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