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Ver términos de la licenciaVásquez-Bedoya, Manuela, et al. (2024). Atmospheric particulate matter deposition in herbaceous species on a university campus in Colombia. Revista Internacional de Contaminación Ambiental; Vol. 40, 2024; 137-148. Recuperado de https://repositorio.unam.mx/contenidos/4161100
Autor(es)
Vásquez-Bedoya, Manuela; Arboleda-Restrepo, Luisa María; Posada-Bermúdez, Angélica; Giraldo, L. Alejandro; Mejía-Calderón, Valentina; Ramírez-Villa, Andrea; Jiménez-Londoño, David; Quintero-Vallejo, Estela
Tipo
Artículo de Investigación
Área del conocimiento
Biología y Química
Título
Atmospheric particulate matter deposition in herbaceous species on a university campus in Colombia
Fecha
2024-11-21
Resumen
Atmospheric particulate matter (PM) is one of the most harmful atmospheric pollutants with implications for human health. Plants have been used as an alternative for the removal of atmospheric PM in urban environments. The removal of PM depends on different plant morphological traits, including trichomes and epicuticles evaluated on trees. However, leaf traits for herbaceous plants commonly used in urban gardens have not been fully explored. This study used filtering to quantify the PM deposition and to describe leaf morphological traits throughout optical devices on 20 leaves from six herbaceous species –Calathea rufibarba, Calathea zebrina, Heliconia psittacorum, Heliconia rostrata, Philodendron sp. and Dieffenbachia sp. Our results suggest that structures such as trichomes –C. rufibarba– and epicuticle –H. psittacorum– play a role in PM deposition. On the other hand, large leaf size did not influence the deposition of PM per leaf unit area. Therefore, for improving city air quality, our study suggests selecting species with epidermal traits independent of leaf area. This is the first study focusing on ornamental herbaceous species ability for PM deposition in urban environments in Medellín, Colombia.
Tema
Leaf area; inhalable particles; morphological traits; ornamental species; urban greening; Leaf area; inhalable particles; morphological traits; ornamental species; urban greening
Idioma
spa
ISSN
ISSN impreso: 0188-4999
