A Study on Air Pollution effects on Eucalyptus camaldulensis

Abstract

The present experiment was done to determine the impact of ambient air pollution on some biological factors in Eucalyptus camaldulensis plants using two sites; control (unpolluted) and polluted (around one of the oil fields in south west of Iran). Two biochemical characteristics of the plants were studied in both of sites and compared with each other. Plants subjected to pollution showed higher soluble carbohydrate and proline contents as compared to plants growing in control site. Proline levels in polluted leaves significantly increased (p < 0.01), suggesting the activation of protective mechanism in these plants under air pollution stress, and also the plant make physiological adjustments to compensate for that environmental stress.