Mangifera indica and Phaseolus vulgaris in the bioindication of air pollution in Bahia, Brazil.
Lima J. S., Fernandes E. B., Fawcett W. N.
Author Affiliation: Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto de Biologia 40170, 290 Salvador-Ba-Brasil, Brazil.
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Environmental Research, Section B 46 : 275-278
Abstract : Field studies in Brazil with Phaseolus vulgaris and Mangifera indica indicated that plants exposed to emissions from a nearby petrochemical complex had lower leaf area and higher leaf ascrobic acid concentration, respectively, than the control plants.