A comparison was made between Papaver and Malva plants in Aljaouba area between the grown plants on the roadside (0-3 m) , and also50 m far nearly exposure to the pollution . The study in volves a comparison analyses for the concentrations of some he
avy metals in the tissues of two studied plants ,during the period April-July 2010 , in order to show the effect of the increased number of vehicles on the concentrations of these metals . The analyses showed that a change of the mineral content of some heavy metals in the tissues of the leaf, according to its far and near to the road , where concentrations of Pb , Cu , Fe , were decreased in various rates , according to the faring stepwise from the road . It also noticed an increasing inthe concentrations of these elements by increasing number of vehicles . The results showed also that plants , which are growing on the roadside , are affected by the pollutants emitted by exhausts , where plant length , leaf weight , leaf area , water content were decreased . The Pollutionalso affected the reproduction and production structures , where the number of flowers and its weight , distances of petals , number of stamens , number of fruits and their weight were decreased .
