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Urban afforestation: using phytotoxicity endpoints to compare air pollution tolerance of two native Brazilian plants Aroeira (Schinus terebinthifolius) and Cuvatã (Cupania vernalis)

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Urban afforestation can mitigate the effects of air pollution, but the suitability of plant species for this purpose needs to be determined according to pollution intensity and climate change. The goal of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity of different phytotoxicity endpoints using two native Brazilian plant species as models, Aroeira (Schinus terebinthifolius) and Cuvatã (Cupania vernalis). The sensitivity parameters evaluated could help in selecting the most air-pollution-tolerant plant species for use in urban afforestation programs. The two plant species were exposed, in a greenhouse, to the combustion gases of a diesel engine for 120 days, with daily intermittent gas exposure. Every 30 days, leaf injury (chlorosis and necrosis), biomass, and physiological/biochemical parameters (proteins, chlorophyll, and peroxidase enzyme activity) were evaluated for both plant species. For the two selected species, the endpoints studied can be ranked according to their sensitivity (or inversely the tolerance) to diesel oil combustion gases in the following order: peroxidase > biomass ≈ chlorophyll > protein > leaf injury. The endpoint responses of higher plants can be used to assess the suitability of particular plant species for use in urban afforestation areas with relatively intense vehicle traffic.

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The authors thank UNIVALI and IFC for their research support and grants (Bolsas-PROBIQ/IFC-CC). C.A. Somensi gratefully acknowledges a grant from SETEC/MEC-Brasil (Public Call Notice 02/2020 - IFES). R.F. Storch-Böhm gratefully acknowledges CAPES for a doctorate grant number 001/2015. C.M. Radetski acknowledges a grant from CNPq-Brasil (Process 302124/2019-5).

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R.F. Storch-Böhm, S. Cotelle, J.-F. Férard, U.B. Rossa, and C.M. Radetski: conceptualization, writing — original draft preparation, writing — review and editing, resources, supervision. R.F. Storch-Böhm, R.C. Testolin, C.A. Somensi, R, Corrêa, R. Ariente-Neto and G.I. Almerindo: visualization, methodology, investigation, data curation.

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Storch-Böhm, R.F., Somensi, C.A., Testolin, R.C. et al. Urban afforestation: using phytotoxicity endpoints to compare air pollution tolerance of two native Brazilian plants Aroeira (Schinus terebinthifolius) and Cuvatã (Cupania vernalis). Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 56579–56591 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-19890-9

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