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Variation in Sensitivity of Two Economically Important Plants To Thermal Power Plant Emissions, Angul District, Orissa, India

Author Affiliations

  • 1Kalyani Laboratories, 1867 Bomikhal, Bhubaneswar -751010, Orissa, INDIA
  • 2 Division of Forest Ecology and Rehabilitation, Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur- 482021, M.P. INDIA
  • 3 Division of Forest Ecology and Rehabilitation, Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur- 482021, M.P. INDIA

Int. Res. J. Environment Sci., Volume 1, Issue (3), Pages 17-26, October,22 (2012)

Abstract

In a study conducted, we evaluated two fruit trees of their responses to emissions from thermal power plants. The study was conducted in all directions within a perimeter of 2.5, 5.0, 10.0 and 15.0 kilometers from thermal power plant. In the study, fluctuations in total chlorophyll, phosphorus, sulphur, total soluble sugars and phenol content in leaves and percentage of leaf damage were studied as response parameters. The resultant data indicates that the degree of response increased with decreasing distance from the source of pollution in relativity to a reference site situated at 15 km. Both the plants exhibited different reactions to the power plant emissions. The sensitivity index calculated was based on the percentage of leaf injury and biochemical parameters. The sensitivity index for Mangifera indica found was 231.3 and that of Sizygium cumini was 250.9. Mangifera indica with a lower sensitivity index was a tolerant species than Sizygium cumini to power plant emissions.

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