CENS role: Project coordinator
Executor department: BD
Duration (Years): 2008 - 2010
Funding Source: State budgetary project, State Committee of Science MES RA

The project goal was to study metal accumulation properties and dust tolerance of arborous plants in conditions of Yerevan. The goal was reached through investigation of concentrations of heavy metals and chlorine in leaves, calculation of coefficient of biological intake of elements and the amount of leaf dust of basic tree species. In strongly polluted zones of Yerevan condition of plants was assessed and total protein nitrogen concentrations, determined. As indicated, studying accumulation potential and biochemical peculiarities of plants allows selecting ecologically tolerant species appropriate for Yerevan greening.