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Morpho-Anatomical Characteristics of Olive (Olea europaea L.) Trees Leaf as Bio-indicator of Cement Dust Air Pollution in Libya

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Bioremediation
Ecology

Abstract

Comparisons were made between the anatomical and morphological changes in olive tree leaves from a site with relatively clean air (Al-Khadra area), and two sites (al-Khums and Zelatin) near to cement factories in the area east to Tripoli, Libya. Olive tree leaves exhibited marked variations in their morphological and anatomical characteristics, in relations to variations in the site cement dust air pollution load. Under high pollution load, leaf visible injuries were recorded. In addition, stomata appeared in higher density and smaller size than those of control. The anatomical characteristics of olive leaf including cuticle, epidermis, palisade tissue, mesophyll tissue, and elements of vascular cylinder (xylem and phloem) reflected the deteriorate effects of cement dust air pollutants, the subject which recommend their using as bio indicators.

DOI

10.21608/jesj.2012.191533

Keywords

Olea europaea, epidermis, stomata, Xylem, Morphology, Cement dust

Authors

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

El-Khatib

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.

Email

aaelkhatib@yahoo.com

City

Sohag

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First Name

Radwan

Last Name

E.

MiddleName

D.

Affiliation

Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Al-Jabal Al-Gharbi University, Libya.

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Orcid

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First Name

Alramah-Said

Last Name

A.

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Al-Jabal Al-Gharbi University, Libya.

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Volume

9

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

27174

Issue Date

2012-12-01

Receive Date

2012-11-04

Publish Date

2012-12-30

Page Start

65

Page End

72

Print ISSN

2314-5579

Online ISSN

2682-3942

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https://jesj.journals.ekb.eg/article_191533.html

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9

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High quality original papers

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1,869

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Journal

Publication Title

Journal of Environmental Studies

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https://jesj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Morpho-Anatomical Characteristics of Olive (Olea europaea L.) Trees Leaf as Bio-indicator of Cement Dust Air Pollution in Libya

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23 Jan 2023