CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Research on the ability of urban trees to retain heavy metals. A silvicultural approach.
(Corresponding) Vordoglou M., Samara T., Tsitsoni T.
Topic:
Heavy metals in the environment
The purpose of the present research was to study the ability of urban trees’ leaves to retain heavy metals. Three major heavy traffic streets of Thessaloniki were chosen. Two tree species were studied: Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle and Catalpa bignonioides Walt. and 360 leaf samples were...Read more
Keywords:
urban trees, air pollution, heavy metals, morphology of leaf, silvicultural characteristics
The comparison of sediment quality in the rivers the Eastern Slovakia by Potential ecological risk index
(Corresponding) Singovszka E., Balintova M.
Topic:
Heavy metals in the environment
The current pollution of sedimentary environment is very serious and exceeds load capacity limit and it is influenced by other external factors such as climate, hydrodynamic conditions, pH, salinity, Eh, temperature and other. This influences can cause the heavy metals are re-released from the...Read more
Keywords:
heavy metals, pollution, potential ecological risk index
