Effect of Highway Aerosol on Gmelina arborea and Soil Around Oluwa Forest Reserve 02

Air pollution is one of the universal forest reserve bane that demolishes the bark, leaves, and plant root. The aim of the study was to determine the effects of road proximity on elements accumulation in Gmelina arborea and soil samples. The leaves were dried on oven at around 75 °C and blended with...

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Published in:Aerosol science and engineering 2021-06, Vol.5 (2), p.136-146
Main Authors: Ediagbonya, T. F., Ogunjobi, J. A., Osomo, T. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Atmospheric Sciences
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Environmental Science and Engineering
Monitoring/Environmental Analysis
Nanochemistry
Nanotechnology and Microengineering
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Summary:Air pollution is one of the universal forest reserve bane that demolishes the bark, leaves, and plant root. The aim of the study was to determine the effects of road proximity on elements accumulation in Gmelina arborea and soil samples. The leaves were dried on oven at around 75 °C and blended with electric blender to powder. The dried soil samples and the pulverized dried leaves were pelletized for the determination of metal concentration using particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE). The concentration of the elements in soil and leaves obtained in this study was higher than the limit of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the WHO. The bio-availability values for the elements except for Aluminum was higher than the regulatory limit. The mean soil concentrations of Al, Na, P, and K were greater than the IAEA maximum. The trend of the elemental concentrations in leaves was Pb 
ISSN:2510-375X
2510-3768
DOI:10.1007/s41810-021-00090-w