The Uptake of SO<sub>2</sub> and NO<sub>2</sub> by Plants

  • Clementina Esguerra
  • Evangeline Santiago
  • Nellie Aquino
  • Mario Ramos

Abstract

Foliar removal of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide was measured in a closed exposure system. The purpose was to identify local plant species capable of removing appreciable amounts of these gases from the air. Seedlings of twenty-one plants were exposed to known concentrations of the pollutant. The difference in pollutant concentration before and after exposure period was taken as the amount absorbed by the plant.
Published
2007-10-16
Section
Articles