[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 …

The cellular consequences of particulate matter pollutants in plants: Safeguarding the harmonious integration of structure and function

A Roy, M Mandal, S Das, R Popek, R Rakwal… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM) pollution is one of the pressing environmental concerns confronting
human civilization in the face of the Anthropocene era. Plants are continuously exposed to …

Experimental examination of effectiveness of vegetation as bio-filter of particulate matters in the urban environment

L Chen, C Liu, R Zou, M Yang, Z Zhang - Environmental Pollution, 2016 - Elsevier
Studies focused on pollutants deposition on vegetation surfaces or aerodynamics of
vegetation space conflict in whether vegetation planting can effectively reduce airborne …

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 …

Evaluating the impact of individual leaf traits on atmospheric particulate matter accumulation using natural and synthetic leaves

U Weerakkody, JW Dover, P Mitchell… - Urban forestry & urban …, 2018 - Elsevier
The ability of vegetation to capture and retain atmospheric Particulate Matter (PM) is directly
dependent on the interactions between PM and plant surfaces. However, the impact of …

Quantification of the traffic-generated particulate matter capture by plant species in a living wall and evaluation of the important leaf characteristics

U Weerakkody, JW Dover, P Mitchell… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Traffic-generated particulate matter (PM) is a significant fraction of urban PM pollution and
little is known about the use of living walls as a short-term strategy to reduce this pollution …

Additional focus on particulate matter wash-off events from leaves is required: A review of studies of urban plants used to reduce airborne particulate matter pollution

X Xu, J **a, Y Gao, W Zheng - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2020 - Elsevier
Airborne particulate matter (PM) emissions are mainly comprised of dust and biomass
produced by ground-level combustion and fossil fuel emissions. PM retention by plant …

[HTML][HTML] Techno-economic assessment of chp systems in wastewater treatment plants

DM Riley, J Tian, G Güngör-Demirci, P Phelan… - Environments, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of air quality improvement by urban parks on mitigating PM2. 5 and its associated heavy metals: A mobile-monitoring field study

TH Su, CS Lin, SY Lu, JC Lin, HH Wang… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Field mobile monitoring of PM 2.5, equipped with a highly accurate device, was performed
for two types of urban parks in Taiwan. Measurements were taken in the morning and …