[HTML][HTML] How can vegetation protect us from air pollution? A critical review on green spaces' mitigation abilities for air-borne particles from a public health perspective …

A Diener, P Mudu - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Air pollution causes the largest death toll among environmental risks globally, but
interventions to purify ambient air remain inadequate. Vegetation and green spaces have …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Methods to quantify particle air pollution removal by urban vegetation: A review

I Vigevani, D Corsini, S Comin, A Fini… - Atmospheric Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
Among the ecosystem services provided by urban forests, the air quality amelioration is
particularly relevant. The high level of air pollution in modern cities and the indirect …

Recent progress on phytoremediation of urban air pollution

X Duan, H Gu, SS Lam, C Sonne, W Lu, H Li, X Chen… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid growth of population and economy has led to an increase in urban air pollutants,
greenhouse gases, energy shortages, environmental degradation, and species extinction …

Nature-based solution for mitigation of pedestrians' exposure to airborne particles of traffic origin in a tropical city

PTM Tran, M Kalairasan, PFR Beshay, Y Qi… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effectiveness of vegetation barriers (VBs) planted along
roadsides in a highly urbanized tropical Asian city-state to mitigate pedestrians' exposure to …

[HTML][HTML] Ecosystem Services Synergies and Trade-Offs from Tree Structural Perspectives: Implications for Effective Urban Green Space Management and Strategic …

WP Hintural, HG Woo, H Choi, HL Lee, HS Lim… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Urban green spaces (UGSs) are critical in providing essential ecosystem services (ESs) that
enhance the quality of life of urban communities. This study investigated the synergies and …

Spatiotemporal Estimation of Black Carbon Concentration in Tehran Using Aerosol Optical Depth Remote Sensing Data and Meteorological Parameters: Health Risk …

S Norzaee, M Kermani, A Ghorbanian… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Black Carbon (BC) is an atmospheric pollutant with considerable adverse effects on human
health, increasing the chance of cardiovascular disorders, respiratory issues, and cancers in …

Effects of proximity to highways on tissue properties of three tropical grazing grass species

C Munyati, MS Mathole - Environmental Development, 2023 - Elsevier
To obtain indicative, extreme scenario data on the possible impacts of expanding road
networks in rangelands, this study examined aboveground tissue of three grazing grasses …

Comparing the compositions and influence of aerosol particles retained on trees, shrubs, and herbs

F Fei, S Chen, Y Song, M Dong, H Yu - Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Aerosol particle pollution has become an increasing serious environmental problem, and
urban vegetation plays a long-lasting and positive role in mitigating it. This study compared …

Promoting a better public health quality with urban green space in an informal settlement, Bogota, Colombia

P Okinedo - 2022 - stud.epsilon.slu.se
Heat waves, rising temperatures, air pollution, and loss of biodiversity are examples of
issues that will and are already rising due to climate change. The urban environment is one …