DETERMINING ELEMENT ACCUMULATIONS IN TURKISH RED PINE USED AS A BIOINDICATOR FOR ESTIMATING OF EXISTING POLLUTION ON BOTH SIDES OF BOSPHORUS IN ISTANBUL

İbrahim İlker ÖZYİĞİT

Evergreen Turkish red pine tree shows wide distribution around Aegean and Mediterranean regions in Turkey. Herein work investigated the mineral nutrient status of Turkish red pine as a bioindicator for revealing the impact of existing pollution on both sides of Bosphorus in Istanbul. For this, Al, B, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Na and Zn concentrations were determined in unwashed and washed leaves and barks of the plant and soil samples. The standard procedures were applied and the determinations of element concentrations in all samples were done using ICP-OES. The sample collections were performed at ...Более