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Heavy metal accumulation in rosemary leaves and stems exposed to traffic-related pollution near Adana-İskenderun Highway (Hatay, Turkey)

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Pollution has become a problem on a global scale and poses a significant risk in terms of human health and natural ecosystems. Generally, the biggest sources of pollution are municipal and industrial facilities. However, traffic-related air pollution cannot be overlooked as a dangerous source either. There have been various methods of interventions to measure and reduce the risk and effects of traffic-related pollution. In the case of measuring, the use of certain plant species that can accumulate pollutants in their tissues is considered a practical solution. In this study, the aim is to find out the metals that are accumulated in rosemary leaves and stems and the rosemary leaves. In other words, the leaves and the stems are to be used as a biomonitors to reveal the rate of metal pollution along the highway. We try to identify the accumulation ability of traffic-related heavy metals (Al, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn) of the Rosmarinus officinalis L. (rosemary) which is used in the refuge and slopes along the highway connecting Adana with İskenderun (Hatay). Our findings concluded that the rosemary could have a decent capacity to accumulate Al, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, and Zn in both leaves and stem. We therefore believe that R. officinalis is a great tool in determining the amount of traffic-related pollution in urban areas.

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I owe thanks to the technical team and expert Selvin USTABAŞ from Mustafa Kemal University Research and Development Center Laboratory for providing me the opportunity of working in the lab and the technical support in the analysis.

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  1. Faculty of Architecture, Department of Landscape Architecture, Iskenderun Technical University, 31200, Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey

    Elif Bozdogan Sert

  2. Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Department of Field Crops, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, 31040, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey

    Musa Turkmen

  3. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Landscape Architecture, Kastamonu University, 37150, Kastamonu, Turkey

    Mehmet Cetin

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Bozdogan Sert, E., Turkmen, M. & Cetin, M. Heavy metal accumulation in rosemary leaves and stems exposed to traffic-related pollution near Adana-İskenderun Highway (Hatay, Turkey). Environ Monit Assess 191, 553 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7714-7

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