@article{MAKHILLRJBS20072610450,
    title = {Bio-Indication of Air Quality in the Annaba City (East of Algeria)},
    journal = {Research Journal of Biological Sciences},
    volume = {2},
    number = {6},
    pages = {617-619},
    year = {2007},
    issn = {1815-8846},
    doi = {rjbsci.2007.617.619},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1815-8846&doi=rjbsci.2007.617.619},
    author = {Nadia Tlili,Salim Zarrouk,Larbi Boughediri and},
    keywords = {Bio-indication,atmospheric pollution,pollen viability,SAMASAFIA,network control,Algeria},
    abstract = {The town of Annaba (East of Algeria) is characterized by a very polluted atmosphere, which became a dangerous for the fauna and the plants, the regional planning and environment ministry has installed an of air quality control network , baptized SAMASAFIA which is composed of 4 stations of air quality monitoring: Station 1 (Annaba), station 2 (El Bouni), station 3 (Sidi Amar), station 4 (Airoport). This study consists to use the pollen as bio-indicator of pollution. The pollen of <I>Malus</I> <I>communis </I>(Rosaceae) and <I>Phoenix</I> <I>dactylifera </I>(Arecaceae), have been exposed to air during 24 h inside the 4 stations of SAMASAFIA. The analysis of SAMASAFIA showed the existence of pollution caused especially by the dust (78 µ g m ³ 24 h <SUP>1</SUP>) notably at EL Bouni sites. The results showed after 24 h of exposure a considerable decrease in germination percentages at EL Bouni (87-37%) with a loss of 50%. This investigation has permited to combine data of the physico-chemical analysis of  network  SAMASAFIA  with  the  biological  data  of  the  pollen  viability  in  order  to estimate the air quality.}
    }