Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ20322

Air Pollution Effects on Plant Growth in three Sites of Hyderabad, Telangana

Authors(3) :-A. Kavitha, Padala Tirupathi, A. Rajani

Present paper deals with the air pollution effects on plant growth Hyderabad, Telangana. Three sites were selected in Hyderabad (from November 2009-October 2011) they are Site-1 IDA (Industrial Development Area) Bollaram, Site – 2 Koti is one of the best-known commercial suburbs of Hyderabad Site – 3 Shivam is situated in Hyderabad, India. It is one of the best residential sites in Hyderabad. The gradual decrease in the concentration of carbohydrates, protein, sugars of site-1 plants indicatalasees physiological activity of a plant and it determines the sensitivity of plants to air Pollution. AQI for SO2 indicated Good category at site-1, site-2 and site-3 Air Pollution poses little or no risk indicating the green color. AQI for NOₓ Indicated hazardous and very unhealthy category of air pollution at Site-1, Site-2 and Site-3. AQI for RSPM indicated moderate category. Members of sensitive groups experience more serious health effects. AQI for TSPM indicated hazardous category at site-1, very unhealthy category at site-2 and unhealthy category at site-3.

Authors and Affiliations

A. Kavitha
Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, RBVRR College, Narayanguda, Hyderabad-500029, Telangana, India
Padala Tirupathi
Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Government Degree and PG College, Jagtial-505327, Telangana, India
A. Rajani
Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, RBVRR College, Narayanguda, Hyderabad-500029, Telangana, India

Air pollution, plant growth, Bollaram, Koti and Shivam

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 3 | Issue 2 | March-April 2020
Date of Publication : 2020-04-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 13-17
Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ20322
Publisher : Shauryam Research Institute

ISSN : 2581-6306

Cite This Article :

A. Kavitha, Padala Tirupathi, A. Rajani, "Air Pollution Effects on Plant Growth in three Sites of Hyderabad, Telangana", Shodhshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (SHISRRJ), ISSN : 2581-6306, Volume 3, Issue 2, pp.13-17, March-April.2020
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