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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2020, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (6): 26-34.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20200603

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Characteristics of Easy and Difficult Removable Particulate Matter Retained by the Leaves of 4 Willow Species

Shaowei Zhang1,2,Chen Yue3,Zhenfeng Zhan3,Jie Duan3,Zhiguo Cao4,Junxiang Liu1,Lin Gu1,*   

  1. 1. Research Institute of Forestry, CAF Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation, National Forestry and Grassland Administration Beijing 100091
    2. College of Horticulture and Landscape, Henan Vocational College of Agriculture Zhengzhou 451450
    3. Key Laboratory of Silviculture and Conservation of Ministry of Education, Beijing Forestry University Beijing 100083
    4. School of Environment, Henan Normal University Key Laboratory for Yellow River and Huaihe River Water Environmental and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education Henan Key Laboratory for Environmental Pollution Control Xinxiang 453007
  • Received:2019-12-06 Online:2020-06-25 Published:2020-07-17
  • Contact: Lin Gu

Abstract:

Objective: The differences of mass and particle size distribution of the easy-or difficult-removable particulate matter (PM) retained by the leaves among 4 willow species were compared to assess the characteristics of particle retention in willows, further to lay a scientific foundation to improve the quantitative assessment accuracy of atmospheric PM and rational use of willow trees in urban greening. Method: Three years old clones of Salix matsudana, S. matsudana f. tortuosa, S. babylonica, and S. viminalis grown in the nursery were investigated, leaf samples were collected 7 days after rain (rainfall=36 mm). Subsequently the easy removal particle matter (ERP) retained on the leaves were obtained by washing, then the washed leaves were furhter brushed and ultrasonic cleaned to acquire the difficult removable particle matter (DRP). Accordingly, the dry mass of these two types of PM was measured, and the corresponding particle size distribution was determined. Based on these data, the mass and retaining efficiency of the diameter-specific particles in ERP, DRP, and total removable particulate matter (TRP) were calculaed. Result: The differences in elution mass of TRP and ERP among willow species were significant, and the proportion of ERP to TRP ranged from 30% to 50%. Among species, S. matsudana f. tortuosa had the highest retention mass of ERP, while S. viminalis could retain the highest mass of TRP and DRP. On the aspects of the proportions of the diameter-specific particles in both ERP and DRP, S. matsudana displayed the highest proportion of PM10, and S. viminalis displayed the highest PM10-100. The average diameter of ERP changed as S. viminalis (34.98 μm) > S. matsudana f. tortuosa (33.89 μm) > S. babylonica (31.52 μm) > S. matsudana (27.81 μm), while the situation for DRP was S. matsudana f. tortuosa (40.18 μm) > S. viminalis (35.34 μm) > S. babylonica (29.27 μm) > S. matsudana (28.25 μm). For the absolute retention mass of the diameter-specific particles, S. matsudana f. tortuosa exhibited the largest values for each diameter gradient in ERP, and S. viminalis displayed the largest value for particles larger than 10 μm in DRP, while the largest values for the particles less than 10 μm in DRP were found in S. matsudana. S. viminalis exhibited the highest retaining efficiency (RE) for the TRP and DRP larger than 10 μm, and S. matsudana exhibited the highest RE for the TRP and DRP less than 10 μm. Comparing with the above two species, S.matsudana f. tortuosa had the highest RE of ERP. Conclusion: DRP retained by leaves of four willow species was accounted for 50% of TRP. The retention capacity of S. matsudana f. tortuosa updated rapidly, while S. matsudana and S. babylonica were able to fix the absorbed small-sized PM (d ≤ 10 μm) more persistently, on the contrary, S. viminalis had the strongest capacity of retaining the large-sized PM (d> 10 μm).

Key words: atmospheric particulate matter, diameter distribution of the particles, retention capability, willow

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