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Plants spell out air pollution in Varanasi
researchers at Benaras Hindu University (bhu) have used plants to study the impact of air pollution at the genetic level, the first-time ever, in Varanasi. They placed a locally available plant, Tradescantia pallida, at four locations, of which three were highly polluted.

Publication Date: 
30/07/2008
Down to Earth [2]
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Air Pollution [3], Heavy Metals [4], Health Effects [5], Urban Air Quality [6], RSPM (PM 10) [7], Environmental Health [8], Research [9], India [10], Varanasi (T) [11]

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