Study Of Quarry Dust Deposition On Leaves Of Some Plant Species In Ambaghanta- Danta, Banaskantha

Abstract

A survey of three dust polluted plants and non polluted plants of different families were carried out from
different site in Quarry area at Ambaghanta. Matured leaves taken out in laboratory. Dust deposition, total
chlorophyll content with respect to polluted and non polluted leaves is determined. The amount of dust
deposition from the surveyed plants was measured from the randomly selected leaves. The maximum dust
deposition on leaf surface was recorded in Butea monosperma and Gmelina arborea. Minimum dust
deposition was found on Azadirachta indica. In comparison to the control, dust-polluted leaves had the
highest pH of the leaf wash. The lowest level of total chlorophyll was seen in the leaves that had been
exposed to dust.