The Korean Journal of Ecology

The Ecological Society of Korea (한국생태학회)
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Relative estimation of air pollution by the water soluble sulfur content in the litters of plantanus orientalis

버즘나무 落葉의 水鎔性 黃含量에 의한 大氣汚染의 相對評價

  • Chang, Nam-Kee (Department of biology, College of education, Seoul National University) ;
  • Hye-Ryun Kwon (Department of biology, College of education, Seoul National University) ;
  • Sun-Kyung Lee (Department of biology, College of education, Seoul National University) ;
  • Mee-Jeong Kang (Department of biology, College of education, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 1993.02.01
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Abstract

During the autumn of 1991, the water soluble sulfur content in litters of platanus orientalis on the street sides in seoul, pusan, taegu, taejeon, kwangji, ulsan and ch'unch'on cities were determined. The relationship between the water soluble s content in litters of p. orientalis and the traffic was analysed. The average content of water soluble s in litters of p. orientalis in pusan, taegu, taejeon, seoul, ulsan, ch'unch'on and kwangju cities were 0.71%, 0.60%, 0.66%, 0.58%, 0.50%, 0.43%, 0.38%, respectively. The correlation was not statistically significant between the s content in litters of p. orientalis is related to the traffic of each studied area. consequently the water soluble s content in litters of p. orientalis is supposed to be an indirect indicator of air pollution.

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