[HTML][HTML] Green infrastructure for air quality improvement in street canyons
Street canyons are generally highly polluted urban environments due to high traffic
emissions and impeded dispersion. Green infrastructure (GI) is one potential passive control …
emissions and impeded dispersion. Green infrastructure (GI) is one potential passive control …
Role of vegetation as a mitigating factor in the urban context
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 …
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
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 …
and retention. Urban air quality models often include the effect vegetation have on pollution …
A review on particulate matter removal capacity by urban forests at different scales
D Han, H Shen, W Duan, L Chen - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban forests play a vital role in terms of environmental quality related to particulate matter
(PM) and studies on this area are increasing. This review discusses how urban forests …
(PM) and studies on this area are increasing. This review discusses how urban forests …
[HTML][HTML] FlorTree: A unifying modelling framework for estimating the species-specific pollution removal by individual trees and shrubs
Atmospheric pollution is a threatening problem around the world, with tropospheric ozone (O
3), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) and particulate matter (PM 10) among the most harmful …
3), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) and particulate matter (PM 10) among the most harmful …
Dust pollution: Its removal and effect on foliage physiology of urban trees
IJ Chaudhary, D Rathore - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2019 - Elsevier
Urban trees are now considered as an eco-sustainable tool used to monitor and mitigate air
pollution. An experimental study was carried out to investigate the dust removal efficacy of …
pollution. An experimental study was carried out to investigate the dust removal efficacy of …
Towards an integrative approach to evaluate the environmental ecosystem services provided by urban forest
Abstract As a Nature-Based Solution, urban forests deliver a number of environmental
ecosystem services (EESs). To quantify these EESs, well-defined, reliable, quantifiable and …
ecosystem services (EESs). To quantify these EESs, well-defined, reliable, quantifiable and …
Techno-economic assessment of chp systems in wastewater treatment plants
Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) utilization of combined heat and power (CHP) systems
allows for the efficient use of on-site biogas production, as well as increased annual savings …
allows for the efficient use of on-site biogas production, as well as increased annual savings …
Heavy metal concentrations in roadside plants (Achillea wilhelmsii and Cardaria draba) and soils along some highways in Hamedan, west of Iran
NS Hosseini, S Sobhanardakani, M Cheraghi… - … science and pollution …, 2020 - Springer
The present study was conducted to analyze the effects of traffic volumes on Cd, Cu, Pb, Ni,
and Zn contents in roadside soils and in two dominant herbaceous species (Achillea …
and Zn contents in roadside soils and in two dominant herbaceous species (Achillea …
Atmospheric net particle accumulation on 96 plant species with contrasting morphological and anatomical leaf characteristics in a common garden experiment
Urban green spaces function as biological filters in reducing atmospheric particles. Yet there
is a profound requisite to identify the most effective plant species by their leaf traits that can …
is a profound requisite to identify the most effective plant species by their leaf traits that can …