ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION ON TELANGANA'S ROADSIDE FLORA
I.Sree Vani
Botany
September 2023
The primary causes of the concentration of air pollutants growing and their detrimental effects on the surrounding ecosystem are increased urbanization and an increase in the number of vehicles on the road. Roadside vegetation is commonly employed as an air pollution barrier to reduce emissions from vehicles. However, their tolerance capacity varies and they are susceptible to different pollutants. This calls for a scientific investigation into how roadside plantations, where specific trees might be grown to lower air pollution, might contribute to better urban sprawl planning and management. In an industrial and commercial region in Telangana, India, the relationships between different air pollutants and meteorological data are understood via the application of Principle Component Analysis (PCA) and Cluster Analysis (CA). Seasonal correlations are derived from a decade's worth of data used in the investigation. The findings from the two analyses revealed comparable patterns. The analysis's good outcomes have been demonstrated by the Bartlett test significant values and the KMO test sampling adequacy.
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