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Potentials of leaf Saturation Isothennal Remanent Magnetisation and physiological leaf parameters as indicators of local air quality in tropical urban environments: a case study for Abidjan (Ivory Coast). (Postdoc. fellowship Y. BARIMA, Ivory Coast).

It has recently been shown that in a temperate area it is possible to determine the spatial distribution of particulate matter in an urban environment by Saturation lsothennal Remanent Magnetization (SlRM) of plants leaves (Kardel et al. 201 l and 2012). But no such study has already been conducted in tropical (urban) environments. The first aim of this study is, therefore, to evaluate the potential of leaf magnetic and biochemical characteristics as bio-indicators of particulate matter of urban pollution in a tropical urbanenvironment, as a cheap and easy way to monitor air pollution, i.e. particulate matter.
Date:1 Jan 2014 →  30 Jun 2014
Keywords:BIO-INDICATION, BIOMONITORING, PARTICULATE MATTER, TROPICAL AREA, AIR POLLUTION
Disciplines:Ecology, Environmental science and management, Other environmental sciences