International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences 2319-1414 7 10 2018 10 22 Quarry dust effect on trees and their tolerance ability at Bethamcharla, Kurnool District, AP, India 34 39 EN Behera Suraj Kumar 1 PG Department of Botany, Berhampur University, Odisha-760007, India Padhy Aurobindo 2 PG Department of Botany, Berhampur University, Odisha-760007, India Leelaveni A. 3 PG Department of Botany, Berhampur University, Odisha-760007, India Raphael N’doua Etile 1 Laboratoire d’Hydrobiologie et d’Ecotechnologie des Eaux, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNY Abidjan-Cocody, 22 BP582, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Maryse N’guessan Aka 2 Centre de Recherches Océanologiques (CRO), BPV 18, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Georges Kassi Blahoua 3 Laboratoire d’Hydrobiologie et d’Ecotechnologie des Eaux, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNY Abidjan-Cocody, 22 BP582, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Paul Essetchi Kouamélan 4 Laboratoire d’Hydrobiologie et d’Ecotechnologie des Eaux, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNY Abidjan-Cocody, 22 BP582, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Valentin N’douba 5 Laboratoire d’Hydrobiologie et d’Ecotechnologie des Eaux, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNY Abidjan-Cocody, 22 BP582, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Waris Kéwouyèmi Chouti 1 Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry and Environment, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques (FAST), University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Octave Djangni 2 Laboratory of Applied Hydrology, National Institute of Water (NIW), University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin Jechonias Hounkpe 3 Laboratory of Geology, Mines and Environment, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin G. Meera Bai 1 Department of Botany, Rayalaseema University, Kurnool – 7, AP, India B. Anjali 2 Rayalaseema University, Kurnool -7, AP, India S. Arifa Shameem 3 Rayalaseema University, Kurnool -7, AP, India > Research Paper 2018 7 10 2018 10 22 Different plant species vary over a considerable range in their susceptibility to air pollution. Since there is a little information available about responses of quarries, we selected the subject to study the influence of quarry dust on selected trees growing around quarries at Bethamcherla, Kurnool district and to measure their Air pollution tolerance indices to suggest the plants that are suitable to raise in such areas to develop a green belt. Dust pollution causes water stress also in habitats. Because growing of species that are having high APTIs are able to increase their number and can also able to increase water table by reducing the temperatures of the area. The study suggests to grow Azadirachta indica, Tamarindus indica, and Terminalia catappa around quarry dust polluted areas. In A.indica and T.indica, the Relative Water Content is very high. Whereas in T.catappa there is no change in RWC in polluted site sample. According to several observations, RWC in plants serves as an important indicator of drought confrontation in plants. Copyright@ International Science Community Association