Title of article
Air Pollution tolerance indices (apti) of some plants around Otorogun Gas Plant in Delta State, Nigeria
Author/Authors
AGBAIRE, P.O. Delta State University - Chemistry Department, Nigeria , ESIEFARIENRHE, E. Delta State University - Chemistry Department, Nigeria
Pages
4
From page
11
To page
14
Abstract
The study examined the air pollution tolerance indices (APTI) of six plant species around Otorogun gas plant in Ughelli-South Local Government Area of Delta State. Four physiological and biochemical parameters, which are leaf relative water content (RWC), Ascorbic acid content (AA), total leaf chlorophyll (TCh) and leaf extract pH were used to compute the APTI values. The result showed order of tolerance as Emilia Samtifolia (1.49%) Manihot esculenta (2.19%) Elaesis guineensis (2.41%) Impereta cylindrical (25.56%) Eupatorium Odoratum (35.17%) Psidium guayava (45.11%).
Keywords
Air Pollution tolerance indices (apti) , around Otorogun , Gas Plant , Delta State, Nigeria
Journal title
Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
Serial Year
2009
Journal title
Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
Record number
2660772
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