Breathing fresh air in the city: implementing avenue trees as a sustainable solution to reduce particulate pollution in urban agglomerations

M Mandal, R Popek, A Przybysz, A Roy, S Das… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The issue of air pollution from particulate matter (PM) is getting worse as more and more
people move into urban areas around the globe. Due to the complexity and diversity of …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Particulate matter accumulation by tree foliage is driven by leaf habit types, urbanization-and pollution levels

M Steinparzer, J Schaubmayr, DL Godbold… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM) pollution poses a significant threat to human health. Greenery,
particularly trees, can act as effective filters for PM, reducing associated health risks …

The role of plant–microbe interactions and their exploitation for phytoremediation of air pollutants

N Weyens, S Thijs, R Popek, N Witters… - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Since air pollution has been linked to a plethora of human health problems, strategies to
improve air quality are indispensable. Despite the complexity in composition of air pollution …

Quantifying particulate matter reduction and their deposition on the leaves of green infrastructure

KV Abhijith, P Kumar - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
The green infrastructure (GI) is identified as a passive exposure control measure of air
pollution. This work examines particulate matter (PM) reduction by a roadside hedge and its …

Particulate matter on foliage of Betula pendula, Quercus robur, and Tilia cordata: deposition and ecophysiology

A Łukowski, R Popek, P Karolewski - Environmental science and pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Trees in urban and industrial areas significantly help to limit the amount of particulate matter
(PM) suspended in the air, but PM has a negative impact on their life. The amount of PM …

Phytoremediation of particulate matter from indoor air by Chlorophytum comosum L. plants

H Gawrońska, B Bakera - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2015 - Springer
Higher plants, including spider plants, are able to take up and degrade/detoxify various
pollutants in the air. Although nearly 120 plant species have been tested for indoor air …

Particulate matter mitigation via plants: Understanding complex relationships with leaf traits

Z Chiam, XP Song, HR Lai, HTW Tan - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Elevated levels of airborne particulate matter (PM) pose health risks to populations living in
many cities worldwide. To remediate the impact of air pollution, urban greening has been …

[HTML][HTML] Where trees cannot grow–Particulate matter accumulation by urban meadows

A Przybysz, R Popek, M Stankiewicz-Kosyl… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
It has already been proven that trees and shrubs, can efficiently remove particulate matter
(PM) from air. However, almost nothing is known about PM accumulation by herbaceous …