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Comparative Assessment of Pollution Indices of Selected Tree Species in Urban, Industrial, Institutional and Agricultural Setups at Sonipat, Haryana, India
2025
Overview
The Air Pollution Tolerance Index (APTI) and Anticipated Performance Index (API) of Azadirachta indica, Ficus benghalensis, and Ficus religiosa were compared to assess their tolerance to air pollution in different environmental setups. The study was conducted at six different locations with different environmental setups, including Urban, Industrial, Institutional and Agricultural. The parameters used for APTI were pH, relative water content, total chlorophyll content, and ascorbic acid content in the leaves, while API was calculated using APTI along with the socio-economic characteristics of the targeted species. Three species were selected, with nine replicates of each species from each setup (i.e., 6×9×3, which means a total of 162 samples) were analyzed for APTI during the winter season, when there is a lower mixing height that prevents the dispersion of pollutants and makes the environment highly polluted, and trees show high tolerance in a polluted environment. The APTI values of all the targeted species were higher in industrial setups than in the other environmental setups, i.e., 20.42 ± 1.65 for A. indica, 14.75 ± 0.53 for F. benghalensis, and 13.39 ± 1.11 for F. religiosa. The sample t-test showed a significant difference in the APTI of the industrial setup and other setups (p=0.0000). A. indica was found to be a tolerant species, and F. benghalensis and F. religiosa were intermediate-tolerant species based on APTI. F. benghalensis and F. religiosa fall under the excellent and A. indica falls under the very good category based on API. Based on these two indices, the best tree species were identified for plantation and the abatement of air pollution in industrial areas.
