CLIMATIC CONDITIONS BASED DUST CAPTURING HERBS, SHRUBS & TREES

During the study more than 80 plant species have been identified as having higher dust

capturing efficiencies, which is further influenced by local climatic and geographical

condition.

Mumbai

The following plant species have been identified and recommended for better removal of

dust for Mumbai ascending order of dust capture Efficiency :

Herbs

Pathos aureus <Dracena < Colocassia antiquorum

Shrubs

Plumaria acuminate < Acanthus,< Tabernaemontana divaricata ,< Boganvillia glavra

Thevetia peruviana, < Lagerstroemia indica < Nerium indicum < Codium variegates <

Hibiscus rosa sinensis.

Trees

Artocarpus integrifolia < Ficus elastica < Cassia fistula < Pinus gerardiana < Polyalthia

longifolia < Bombax ceiba < Syzgium cumini< Celerodenrum inerme< Delbergia sisso<

Ficus bangalasis< Pithobium dule< Ficus religiosa < Magifera indica< Anthocesephalus

cadamba < Delonix regiosa< Nyctanthese arbor tritis < Holiptelia integrifolia < Annona

squamosa < Azadirecta indica < Prunus comminis < Acacia farmesiana < Psidium

guajava .

Delhi

The following plant species have been identified and recommended for the better

removal of dust for Delhi environment based on the ascending order of dust capture

Efficiency

Herbs

Gardenia jasminoides < Cestrum noctumum < Helianthus annuus < Draceana species.

<Colocasia antiquorum and < Tegetes patula .

Shrubs

Citrus lamina <Prunus comminis < Wrightia arborea < Nerium indicum < Rosa indica <

Thevetia peruviana < Boganvillia glavra < Lagerstromea indica < Plumaria acuminate <

Hibiscus rosa sinensis and Tabernaemontana divaricata

Trees

Accacia nilotica. < Cassia fistula <Ficus bangalasis ,< Eucalyptus globulus ,< Agel

mamelos ,< Ficus elastica ,< Bauhinia variegate < Syzgium cumini <Alstonia scholaris

<Magifera indica <Callisternon laceolatus <Leacena leucophloea <Archise sapota

<Acacia famesiana <Argyreior roxburghira <Morus alba <Delbergia sisso <Melia

azedarch <Ficus religiosa <Psidium guajava <Delonix regiosa <Terminalia arjuna <Ixora

parviflora <Populus species <Techtona grandis <Holiptelia integrifolia <Polyalthia

longifolia <Anthosephalus cadamba <Bombax ceiba <Madhuca indica < Azidirecta indica

and < Termanilia catappal.

Kolkata

The following plant species have been identified and recommended for the better

removal of dust from Kolkata environment in ascending order of dust capture Efficiency .

Herbs

Codium varigataus < Colocasia antiquorum

Shrubs

Thevitia peruviana < Boganvillia glavra < Hibiscus rosa sinensis < Tabernaemontana

divaricata < Lagerstromea indica < Wrightia arborea < Plumaria acuminate < Acalypha

hispida

Trees

Alstonia scholaris < Ficus religiosa < Prunus comminis < Ficus bangalasis < Holarrhena

antidysenterica < Pithocellobium dule < Mangifera indica < Termanilia catappal <

Anthosephalus cadamba < Techtona grandis < Psidium guajava < Syzgium cumini <

Polyalthia longifolia < Cassia fistula < Holiptelia integrifolia < Ficus elastica < Argyreior

roxburghira < Artocarpus integrifolia < Annona squamosa < Azidirecta indica < Archise

sapota < Ixora parviflora < Delonix regiosa < Acacia famesiana < Callisternon laceolatus

.

Vicinity of Coal Mine

In vicinity of coal mine areas, the following plant species have been identified and

recommended for the better removal of dust from the environment.

Shrubs

Plumaria acuminate < Ipomea nil < Tabemaemontana divaricata < Wrightia arboriea <

Hibiscus rosa sinensis < Thevetia peruviana < Nerium indicum < and Boganvillia glavra

Trees

Ficus bangalasis < Ficus elastica < Syzgium cumini < Delonix regiosa < Annona

squamosa < Moringa oliefera < Prunus comminis < Ficus religiosa < Pithocellobium dule

< Acacia farmesiana < Artocarpus integrifolia < Butea monosperma < Aegle mamelos <

Anthocephalus cadamba < Phonix dactylifera < Delbergia sisso < Psidium gujava <

Polyalthia longifolia < Terminalia arjuna < Citrus maxiuma < Alstonia scholaris and <

Cassia fistula .

Vicinity of Cement Plant

In vicinity of cement plant, the following plant species have been identified and

recommended for the better removal of dust from the environment.

Herbs

Amaranthus hypochondricecus < Lilium species < Dracaena species < Tagetes patula

and < Colocasia antiquorum

Shrubs

Thuja species < Rauvolfia serpentine <Withania somnifera< Thevetia peruviana <

Nerium indicum < Boganvillia glavera < Plumaria acuminate < Tabemaemontana

divaricata < Rosa indica < Lagerstromia indica < Hibiscus rosa sinensis < Wrightia

arborea < Codium varigatus < Acalypha hispida and < Ipomea nil .

Trees

Abies pindrow < Cassia fistula <Delbergia sisso < Anthosephalus cadama < Morus alba

Ixora parviflora < Magifera indica < Acacia farmesiana < Acacia nilotica,< Psidium gujava

< Miliusa tomentosa < Citrus lamina < Ficus elastica < Syzgium cumini < Ficus religiosa

< Polyalthia longifolia < Callisternon laceolatus < Techtona grandis< Shorea robusta <

Azidirecta indica < Albizzia lebbek < Terminalia arjuna < Aegle mamelos < Eucaltputus

globules < Delonix regiosa and < Alstonia scholaris

Vicinity of Stone Crusher

In vicinity of stone crushers, the following plant species have been identified and

recommended for better removal of dust from the environment.

Herbs

Chysthanum species < Tagetese minuta and < Celosia argenta.

Shrubs

Rosa indica < Withania somnifera < Boganvillia glavra < Bambusa species < Ipomea nil

< Croton oblongifolius and Tabernaemontana divaricata

Trees

Techtona grandis < Accacia nilotica ,< Delonix religiosa ,< Ficus religiosa ,< Mangifera

indica ,< Bauhinia variegate < Prunus cumminis) < Butea monosperma < Bobax ceiba

<Psidium gujava < Pinus contora < Morus alba <Delbergia sisso < Eucaltputus globules

< Syzgium cumini < Melia azidirecta < Cassia fistula and < Populus deltoides

Vicinity of Thermal Power Station

The following plant species have been identified and recommended for the better

removal of dust from the environment in vicinity of Thermal Power Stations

Herb

Tagetese patula

Shrubs

Withania somnifera < Tabemaemontana divaricata < Lagerstromia indica < Thevetia

peruviana < Rosa indica < Plumaria acuminate < Hibiscus rosa sinensis < and

Boganvillia glavra.

Trees

Acacia farmesiana < Acacia nilotica < Leacena leucophloea < Ficus religiosa < Aegle

mamelos < Syzgium cumini < Delonix regiosa < Techtona grandis < Magifera indica <

Psidium gujava < Cassia fistula <Delbergia sisso < Shorea robusta < Bombax ceiba <

Citrus lamina < Prunus comminis < Butea monosperma < Bauhinia variegate < Ficus

infectorja < Azidirecta indica < Callisternon laceolatus < Polyalthia longifolia < Holiptelia

integrifolia and < Eucaltputus globules.