Impact Assessment of Air Pollution Stress on Plant Species through Biochemical Estimations
The present study was conducted to investigate the
response of plants exposed to lignite-based thermal power plant
emission. For this purpose, five plant species were collected from 1.0
km distance (polluted site) and control plants were collected from
20.0 km distance (control site) to thermal power plant. The common
tree species Cassia siamea Lamk., Polyalthia longifolia. Sonn,
Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Wild., Azadirachta indica A.Juss, Ficus
religiosa L. were selected as test plants. Photosynthetic pigments
changes (chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and carotenoids) and rubisco
enzyme modifications were studied. Reduction was observed in the
photosynthetic pigments of plants growing in polluted site and also
large sub unit of the rubisco enzyme was degraded in Azadirachta
indica A. Juss collected from polluted site.
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pollution and heavy metals from soil samples around a point source in
a dry tropical environment", Journal of Environmental Monitoring
and Assessment, vol. 138(1-3), pp. 31-39, 2008.
[2] A.P. Sharma, and B.D. Tripathi, "Assessment of atmospheric PAHs
profile through Calotropis gigantean R.Br leaves in the vicinity of an
Indian coal-fired power Plant", Journal of Environmental Monitoring
and Assessment, vol. 149(1-4), pp. 477-482, 2008.
[3] A.P. Sharma, and B.D. Tripathi, "Assessment of TSP-bound
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in ambient air of a seasonally dry
tropical urban-industrial area", AMBIOÔÇöA Journal of Human
Environment, vol. 37, no.4, 2008.
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and oils", Meth. Enzymol, vol. 213, pp. 142-167, 1992.
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function", FASEB J., vol. 9, pp. 1551-1558, 1995.
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carotenoids in photosynthetic membranes", Physiologia Plantarum, vol.
69, pp. 561-568, 1987.
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tomato plants at different CO2 concentrations", Photosynthetica, vol.
24, pp. 2-8, 1990.
[8] W. Briiggemann, S. Klaucke, K. Maas-Kantel, "Long-term chilling of
young tomato plants under low light. V. Kinetic and molecular
properties of two key enzymes of the Calvin cycle in Lycopersicon
esculentum Mill. and L. peruvianum Mill", Planta, vol. 194, pp. 160-
168, 1994.
[9] N.A. Eckardt and E.J. Pell, "Oxidative modification of Rubisco from
potato foliage in response to ozone" Plant Physiol Biochem, vol. 33,
pp. 273-282, 1995.
[10] K.P. Backett, P.H. Free-smith, and G. Taylor, "Urban woodlands: Their
role in reducing the effect of particulate pollution" Environmental
Pollution, vol. 99, 347-306, 1998.
[11] R.M. Cox, "The use of passive sampling to monitor forest exposure to
O3, NO2 and SO2: A review and some case studies", Environmental
Pollution, vol. 126, pp. 301-311, 2003.
[12] Daniel I. Arnon, "Copper enzymes in isolated
chloroplasts.Polyphenoloxidase in Beta vulgaris", Plant Physiology,
vol. 24, pp. 1-15, 1949.
[13] Andreas Bahl and Gunter Kahl, "Air pollutant stress changes the steady
state transcript levels of three photosynthesis genes", Environmental
Pollution, vol. 88, pp. 57-65, 1994.
[14] U.K. Laemmli, "Cleavage of structural proteins during the assembly of
the head of bacteriophage T4", Nature, vol. 227, pp. 680-685, 1970.
[15] K.J. Puckett, E. Nieboer, W.P. Flora and D.H.S. Richardson, "Sulphur
dioxide: Its effect on photosynthetic 14C fixation in lichens and
suggested mechanism of phytotoxicity" The New Phytologist, vol. 72,
pp. 141-154.
[16] S. Bansal, "Studies on the effect of certain atmospheric pollutants on
fruit diseases of Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Caused by Alternaria
alternate", PhD thesis, Bhopal, Bhopal University, 1988.
[17] N. Singh, S.N. Singh, K. Srivastava., M. Yunus,, K.J. Ahmad and S. C.
Sharma et al., "Relative sensitivity and tolerance of some Gladiolus
cultivars to sulphur dioxide", Annals of Botany, vol. 65, pp. 41-44,
1990.
[18] A.S. Sandelius, K. Naslund., A.S. Carlson, H. Pleijel, and G. Sellden,
"Exposure of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum) to ozone in open top
chambers. Effects on acyl lipid composition and chlorophyll content of
flag leaves", The New Phytologist, vol. 131, pp. 231-239, 1995.
[19] Hiroyuki Ishida, Yoshito Nishimori, Miki Sugisawa, Amane Makino and
Tadahiko Mae, "The Large Subunit of Ribulose-1,5-Bisphosphate
Carboxylase/Oxygenase is Fragmented into 37-kDa and 16-kDa
Polypeptides by Active Oxygen in the Lysates of Chloroplasts from
Primary Leaves of Wheat", Plant CellPhysiol, vol. 38(4), pp. 471-479,
1997.
[20] K.J.A. Davies, S.W. Lin and R.E. Pacifici, "Protein damage and
degradation by oxygen radicals. IV. Degradation of denatured protein",
J Biol Chem, vol. 262, pp. 9914-9920, 1987.
[1] A.P. Sharma, & B.D. Tripathi, "Magnetic mapping of fly- ash
pollution and heavy metals from soil samples around a point source in
a dry tropical environment", Journal of Environmental Monitoring
and Assessment, vol. 138(1-3), pp. 31-39, 2008.
[2] A.P. Sharma, and B.D. Tripathi, "Assessment of atmospheric PAHs
profile through Calotropis gigantean R.Br leaves in the vicinity of an
Indian coal-fired power Plant", Journal of Environmental Monitoring
and Assessment, vol. 149(1-4), pp. 477-482, 2008.
[3] A.P. Sharma, and B.D. Tripathi, "Assessment of TSP-bound
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in ambient air of a seasonally dry
tropical urban-industrial area", AMBIOÔÇöA Journal of Human
Environment, vol. 37, no.4, 2008.
[4] A.S.H. Ong, and E.S. Tee, "Natural sources of Carotenoids from plants
and oils", Meth. Enzymol, vol. 213, pp. 142-167, 1992.
[5] G. Britton, "Structure and properties of carotenoids in relation to
function", FASEB J., vol. 9, pp. 1551-1558, 1995.
[6] D. Siefermann-Harms, "The light harvesting and protective function of
carotenoids in photosynthetic membranes", Physiologia Plantarum, vol.
69, pp. 561-568, 1987.
[7] Z. Miszalski and J. Mydlarz, "SO2 influence on photosynthesis of
tomato plants at different CO2 concentrations", Photosynthetica, vol.
24, pp. 2-8, 1990.
[8] W. Briiggemann, S. Klaucke, K. Maas-Kantel, "Long-term chilling of
young tomato plants under low light. V. Kinetic and molecular
properties of two key enzymes of the Calvin cycle in Lycopersicon
esculentum Mill. and L. peruvianum Mill", Planta, vol. 194, pp. 160-
168, 1994.
[9] N.A. Eckardt and E.J. Pell, "Oxidative modification of Rubisco from
potato foliage in response to ozone" Plant Physiol Biochem, vol. 33,
pp. 273-282, 1995.
[10] K.P. Backett, P.H. Free-smith, and G. Taylor, "Urban woodlands: Their
role in reducing the effect of particulate pollution" Environmental
Pollution, vol. 99, 347-306, 1998.
[11] R.M. Cox, "The use of passive sampling to monitor forest exposure to
O3, NO2 and SO2: A review and some case studies", Environmental
Pollution, vol. 126, pp. 301-311, 2003.
[12] Daniel I. Arnon, "Copper enzymes in isolated
chloroplasts.Polyphenoloxidase in Beta vulgaris", Plant Physiology,
vol. 24, pp. 1-15, 1949.
[13] Andreas Bahl and Gunter Kahl, "Air pollutant stress changes the steady
state transcript levels of three photosynthesis genes", Environmental
Pollution, vol. 88, pp. 57-65, 1994.
[14] U.K. Laemmli, "Cleavage of structural proteins during the assembly of
the head of bacteriophage T4", Nature, vol. 227, pp. 680-685, 1970.
[15] K.J. Puckett, E. Nieboer, W.P. Flora and D.H.S. Richardson, "Sulphur
dioxide: Its effect on photosynthetic 14C fixation in lichens and
suggested mechanism of phytotoxicity" The New Phytologist, vol. 72,
pp. 141-154.
[16] S. Bansal, "Studies on the effect of certain atmospheric pollutants on
fruit diseases of Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Caused by Alternaria
alternate", PhD thesis, Bhopal, Bhopal University, 1988.
[17] N. Singh, S.N. Singh, K. Srivastava., M. Yunus,, K.J. Ahmad and S. C.
Sharma et al., "Relative sensitivity and tolerance of some Gladiolus
cultivars to sulphur dioxide", Annals of Botany, vol. 65, pp. 41-44,
1990.
[18] A.S. Sandelius, K. Naslund., A.S. Carlson, H. Pleijel, and G. Sellden,
"Exposure of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum) to ozone in open top
chambers. Effects on acyl lipid composition and chlorophyll content of
flag leaves", The New Phytologist, vol. 131, pp. 231-239, 1995.
[19] Hiroyuki Ishida, Yoshito Nishimori, Miki Sugisawa, Amane Makino and
Tadahiko Mae, "The Large Subunit of Ribulose-1,5-Bisphosphate
Carboxylase/Oxygenase is Fragmented into 37-kDa and 16-kDa
Polypeptides by Active Oxygen in the Lysates of Chloroplasts from
Primary Leaves of Wheat", Plant CellPhysiol, vol. 38(4), pp. 471-479,
1997.
[20] K.J.A. Davies, S.W. Lin and R.E. Pacifici, "Protein damage and
degradation by oxygen radicals. IV. Degradation of denatured protein",
J Biol Chem, vol. 262, pp. 9914-9920, 1987.
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response of plants exposed to lignite-based thermal power plant
emission. For this purpose, five plant species were collected from 1.0
km distance (polluted site) and control plants were collected from
20.0 km distance (control site) to thermal power plant. The common
tree species Cassia siamea Lamk., Polyalthia longifolia. Sonn,
Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Wild., Azadirachta indica A.Juss, Ficus
religiosa L. were selected as test plants. Photosynthetic pigments
changes (chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and carotenoids) and rubisco
enzyme modifications were studied. Reduction was observed in the
photosynthetic pigments of plants growing in polluted site and also
large sub unit of the rubisco enzyme was degraded in Azadirachta
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