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 …

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 …

Quantifying particulate matter accumulated on leaves by 17 species of urban trees in Beijing, China

Y Xu, W Xu, L Mo, MR Heal, X Xu, X Yu - Environmental Science and …, 2018 - Springer
Airborne particulate matter (PM) has become a serious environmental problem and harms
human health worldwide. Trees can effectively remove particles from the atmosphere and …

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 …

Quantifying the particulate matter accumulation on leaf surfaces of urban plants in Beijing, China

J Shi, G Zhang, H An, W Yin, X Xia - Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Particulate matter is potentially harmful to human health but green tree species act as air
filters to adhere these particulates. The elemental composition, number density, and size …

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 …

Immobilized atmospheric particulate matter on leaves of 96 urban plant species

S Muhammad, K Wuyts, R Samson - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Plants provide many ecosystem services in urban environments, including improving
ambient air quality. Leaves of plants permit the deposition of particulate matter (PM) and …

Potential of thirteen urban greening plants to capture particulate matter on leaf surfaces across three levels of ambient atmospheric pollution

Y Li, S Wang, Q Chen - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The potential of urban greening plants to capture particulate matter (PM) from the ambient
atmosphere is contingent on interactions between the level of pollution and leaf surfaces …

Atmospheric particulate matter accumulation on trees: A comparison of boles, branches and leaves

X Xu, X Yu, L Mo, Y Xu, L Bao, X Lun - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
A quantitative comparative analysis of PM accumulation on boles, branches and leaves is
necessary to better understand the reduction of airborne PM by trees. This study compared …

Particulate matter capturing capacity of roadside evergreen vegetation during the winter season

C He, K Qiu, A Alahmad, R Pott - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2020 - Elsevier
In the urban atmosphere, particulate matter (PM), especially PM discharged by vehicle
traffic, is a serious threat to residents' health. As the PM capturing ability of most deciduous …