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Wild Plant Species in Bioindication of Polluted Environment

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The aim of this report is to summarize our results from a long-term study of ability of wild plant species to serve as suitable bioindicators of polluted environment. With background of our previous experiences with in vivo tests of phytotoxic and mutagenic effects of polluted waters (Murín et al., 1980; Murín, 1984) and WHO/IPCS collaborative study for the standardization of certified plant tests on the genotoxic effects of xenobiotics (Kanaya et al., 1994) we focused our interest towards in situ bioindication. Till now only few reports are available about in situ cytogenetic monitoring of vegetation affected by pollutants such as herbicides (Tomkins & Grant, 1976), polymers (Sharma & Raju, 1983) or photochemical smog (Cela Renzoni et al., 1990). An initial report by Murín (1987) stated basic criteria for selection of plant bioindicators. It led us consequently to the need of proving this method in practical cases. Finally here, we are able to present the results from biomonitoring of different sources of pollution (heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, radionuclides, crude oil etc.) from different regions of Slovakia and Kuwait. Further more new possibility to test our environment in retrospective biomonitoring by means of herbal samples also shows promising results.

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  1. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India

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  2. National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India

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  3. University of Groningen, Haren, The Netherlands

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Murin, G., Micieta, K. (2000). Wild Plant Species in Bioindication of Polluted Environment. In: Yunus, M., Singh, N., de Kok, L.J. (eds) Environmental Stress: Indication, Mitigation and Eco-conservation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9532-2_25

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