• Dr. Nagpurne Vinay S.
• Dr. Allapure Rahul . B.

Air Pollution tolerance index (APTI) of 20 species growing adjacent to roadside and exposed to varying degrees of air pollution were determined by calculating ascorbic acid, total chlorophyll, leaf extract pH and relative water content of tissues. It is found that following top five plant species in urban areas which contribute rapid amelioration of polluted habitat and serve as sink to air pollution are Ficus benghalensis L., Azadirachta indica A. Juss., Terminalia catappa L., Madhuca indica Gmel., Millingtonia hortensis L.f. and Tectona grandis L.f.. These plants can be used as bioindicators and also be grown as bioaccumulators and highly significant in air pollution control.

Air Pollution, APTI, Biomonitoring

"Air Pollution-Phytotoxicity of Gases and its Significance in Air Pollution Control ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.632-636, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907I78.pdf

"Air Pollution-Phytotoxicity of Gases and its Significance in Air Pollution Control ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp632-636, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907I78.pdf