Abstract
Abstract Leaves of common deciduous trees: the horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) and linden (Tilia spp.) from the park, near one of the most important cultural institutions, the National Library of Serbia, were studied as bioaccumulators of heavy metal (Cr, Fe, Ni, Zn, Pb, Cu, V, As and Cd) air pollution. The leaf samples were collected from the urban park exposed to the exhaust of heavy traffic. The May–September heavy metal accumulation in the leaves, and their temporal trends, were assayed in a multi-year period (2002–2006). Comparing the obtained concentration of the investigated elements from the beginning to the end of growing seasons, a significant rate of accumulation was determined for a majority of measured elements, and it was concluded that these tree species (horse chestnut and linden) can be used as bioaccumulators of the investigated heavy metals. The SEM-EDAX analysis of individual particles deposited on the leaves showed that the 50–60% belong to a class of fine particles (D
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