Application of common duckweed (Lemna minor) in phytoremediation of chemicals in the environment: State and future perspective

AO Ekperusi, FD Sikoki, EO Nwachukwu - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Over the past 50 years, different strategies have been developed for the remediation of
polluted air, land and water. Driven by public opinion and regulatory bottlenecks, ecological …

[HTML][HTML] Review on urban vegetation and particle air pollution–Deposition and dispersion

S Janhäll - Atmospheric environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Urban vegetation affects air quality through influencing pollutant deposition and dispersion.
Both processes are described by many existing models and experiments, on-site and in …

A systematic review of the leaf traits considered to contribute to removal of airborne particulate matter pollution in urban areas

K Corada, H Woodward, H Alaraj, CM Collins… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Global urban planning has promoted green infrastructure (GI) such as street trees, shrubs or
other greenspace in order to mitigate air pollution. Although considerable attention has been …

Impacts of atmospheric particulate matter pollution on environmental biogeochemistry of trace metals in soil-plant system: A review

X Luo, H Bing, Z Luo, Y Wang, L Jin - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Atmospheric particulate matter (PM) pollution and soil trace metal (TM) contamination are
binary environmental issues harming ecosystems and human health, especially in the …

Green walls for mitigating urban particulate matter pollution—A review

T Ysebaert, K Koch, R Samson, S Denys - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Air pollution caused by particulate matter (PM) is a well-known health issue in urban
environments. Urban green infrastructure offers opportunities as a nature-based solution to …

Role of vegetation as a mitigating factor in the urban context

F Ferrini, A Fini, J Mori, A Gori - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
It is known that the urban environment amplifies the effects of climate change, sometimes
with disastrous consequences that put people at risk. These aspects can be affected by …

[HTML][HTML] Air pollution removal through deposition on urban vegetation: The importance of vegetation characteristics

J Linden, M Gustafsson, J Uddling, Å Watne… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban vegetation has the potential to improve air quality as it promotes pollutant deposition
and retention. Urban air quality models often include the effect vegetation have on pollution …

Particulate matter pollution capture by leaves of seventeen living wall species with special reference to rail-traffic at a metropolitan station

U Weerakkody, JW Dover, P Mitchell… - Urban forestry & urban …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Atmospheric Particulate Matter (PM) constitutes a considerable fraction of urban air
pollution, and urban greening is a potential method of mitigating this pollution. The value of …

Relationships between air particulate matter capture efficiency and leaf traits in twelve tree species from an Italian urban-industrial environment

G Sgrigna, C Baldacchini, S Dreveck, Z Cheng… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Air pollution in the urban environment is widely recognized as one of the most harmful
threats for human health. International organizations such as the United Nations and the …

Quantification of fine dust deposition on different plant species in a vertical greening system

K Perini, M Ottelé, S Giulini, A Magliocco… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Urban vegetation has been shown to improve air quality. Green envelopes can provide wide
vegetated surfaces in dense cities. This research investigates the performances of four …