@article{env2020824,
author={{Sukumaran, Dipu and P, Sisira},
title={Effect of Granite Quarry Mining on Chlorophyll Content of Tropical Plants},
journal={American Journal of Environmental Protection},
volume={8},
number={2},
pages={53--57},
year={2020},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/env/8/2/4},
issn={2328-7233},
abstract={<b> </b><b> </b>The research was conducted in the granite mining sites of Kerala to determine the effect of mining on the health of two tropical plants namely <i>Macarangapeltata</i><i> </i>and <i>Chromolaenaodorata</i> which were common to the area. The area having high amount of particulate matter in the working hours of the quarry. The plants were severely affected by the mining activities. In this study, it was observed that the quarry dust was affecting the <i>Chromolaenaodorata, </i>as it is having chlorophyll lower than the control sites.<i>Chromolaenaodorata</i> present in the quarry sites having retarded growth compared to control site plants. In the case of <i>Macarangapeltata, </i>samples showed higher concentration of chlorophyll than control to cope up with the stress.},
doi={10.12691/env-8-2-4}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}