• Pushpa Salo Linda

The purpose of this research was to detect the distribution of HMs on the cement dumpsite and to establish whether or not the morphological variations between Luffa Cyclindrica and Amaranthus viridis growing on the dumpsite are indicative of the HMs. Three sites at the dumpsite had HM levels substantially greater than the control (p=0.5), according to the data. Pb > Zn > Cr > Fe > Cu > Ni was the order of HM concentrations in soil type A. B: Fe > Cr > Pb > Zn > Cu > Ni; C: Fe > Pb > Cr > Zn > Cu > Ni; Pb > Fe > Zn > Cu > Ni; Control: Pb > Fe > Zn > Cu > Ni. Except for Zn, which was exactly within the limit (50.000Mg/kg), all HMs found at the three sites and control were well below the World Health Organisation (WHO). No apparent morphological alterations occurred in the plants collected from either the dumpsite or the control sites. Yet, as comparison to the control, the dumpsite plant displayed a range of morphological anomalies in the epidermis of its leaves, including an irregular shape, the lack of trichomes, and a reduction in both quality and the size of its stomata. Thus, it is revealed that, changes in epidermal structures of L. cyclindrica and A. viridis grown on JMD dumpsite soils is an indication of HMs such as Zn and Pb present, as all detected differences in the epidermal structures of the test plant grown on dumpsite soil were likely caused by the high level of HMs present in the dumpsites.

Luffa cyclindrica, Amaranthus viridis,Cement dumpsite,Plant

"A REVIEW ON THE EFFECT OF CEMENT DUST SITE SOIL ON LUFFA CYLINDERICA AND AMARANTHUS VIRIDIS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.3, Issue 4, page no.671-675, April-2016, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701944.pdf

"A REVIEW ON THE EFFECT OF CEMENT DUST SITE SOIL ON LUFFA CYLINDERICA AND AMARANTHUS VIRIDIS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.3, Issue 4, page no. pp671-675, April-2016, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701944.pdf