Biotech Studies 1994, Vol 3, Num, 3-4     (Pages: 145-158)

DETERMINATION OF PARTICULATE AIR POLLUTANTS HARMFULL TO PLANTS BY THE UTILIZATION OF SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC METHOD

Y. Zekâi KATIRCIOĞLU

1 Ankara Üniv. Ziraat Fakültesi Bitki Koruma Bölümü Dışkapı/ANKARA - In measuring the fallout levels of particulate air pollutants harmfull to plant health, spectrophotometric method provided faster and more sensetive results than the other methods. This method was improved by exposing likid vaseline coated petri plates to the pollutant and measuring absorbance values at the spectrophotometer. By using this method, the fall out levels of cement kiln dust of Çorum Cement Factory was determined. Keywords : Particulate air pollutant; cement kiln dust; spectrophotometer