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The Effect of Air Pollution on Leaf Iron (Fe) Concentration and Activity of Fe-Dependent Antioxidant Enzymes in Maple

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Iron (Fe) nutrition status and activity of Fe-dependent enzymes is suggested to be affected by air pollution. This study was aimed to investigate changes in leaf Fe, zinc (Zn), chlorophyll (a, b), and carotenoid concentration and activity of catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POX) in the leaves of maple (Acer negundo L.) with distance from two major sources of air pollution, i.e., Oil Refinery of Shiraz (ORS) operations and urban traffic of Imam Hossein square (AS) in Shiraz, Iran. By increasing the distance from the ORS, Fe, Zn, and chlorophyll concentration in the maple leaves increased. These changes were associated with lower intensity of chlorosis symptoms on the leaves of maple trees with distance from the ORS. Leaf activity of CAT increased with increasing distance from the ORS. Changes in concentration of carotenoids and activity of POX did not follow a distinct trend with distance from both pollution sources. No regular pattern was observed for changes in the measured parameters with distance from the urban traffic of Imam Hossein square (AS), as another major source of air pollution in the studied region. This was due to irregular changes in the concentrations of air pollutants across the sampling pathway. According to the results, significant impairment in Fe nutritional status is expected for plants exposed to the air pollution, although further studies are needed to clarify the physiological reasons of Fe chlorosis under air pollution stress.

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The authors would like to thank Fars Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center for their assistance in running the analytical equipment and practical help in sample processing. We acknowledge critical comments by two anonymous reviewers that helped clarify the main message of this study.

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    Vahid Mohasseli, Amir Hossein Khoshgoftarmanesh & Hossein Shariatmadari

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Mohasseli, V., Khoshgoftarmanesh, A.H. & Shariatmadari, H. The Effect of Air Pollution on Leaf Iron (Fe) Concentration and Activity of Fe-Dependent Antioxidant Enzymes in Maple. Water Air Soil Pollut 227, 12 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-015-2711-0

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