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 …

Reduction of urban traffic–related particulate matter—leaf trait matters

C He, K Qiu, R Pott - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020 - Springer
Particulate matter in European cities, especially in urban areas, is mainly from urban road
traffic and constitutes a great threat to the health of inhabitants. Therefore, understanding of …

Particulate pollution capture by seventeen woody species growing in parks or along roads in two European cities

I Vigevani, D Corsini, J Mori, A Pasquinelli, M Gibin… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
This research aims to extend the existing knowledge on air quality improvement by the
arboreal–shrub heritage. The PM accumulation (PM10–100, PM2. 5–10, and PM0. 2–2.5 …

Reduction of traffic-related particulate matter by roadside plants: effect of traffic pressure and sampling height

C He, K Qiu, R Pott - International Journal of Phytoremediation, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Atmospheric particulate matters (PM) caused by urban traffic system put residents' health at
serious risk. As a method of phytoremediation to mitigate this risk, roadside plants show …

Not only trees matter—Traffic-related PM accumulation by vegetation of urban forests

R Popek, B Fornal-Pieniak, F Chyliński, M Pawełkowicz… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
In terms of the process of air purification, a lot of attention has been devoted to trees and
shrubs. Little attention has been paid to herbaceous vegetation from the lower forest layers …

The removal efficiencies of several temperate tree species at adsorbing airborne particulate matter in urban forests and roadsides

MJ Kwak, J Lee, H Kim, S Park, Y Lim, JE Kim… - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
Although urban trees are proposed as comparatively economical and eco-efficient biofilters
for treating atmospheric particulate matter (PM) by the temporary capture and retention of …

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 …

[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 …

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 …

The role of spontaneous flora in the mitigation of particulate matter from traffic roads in an urbanised area

R Popek, B Fornal-Pieniak, P Dąbrowski, F Chyliński - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Particulate matter (PM) is a serious air pollutant that poses significant health risks. One
solution to reduce PM concentrations in these areas is through phytoremediation, a process …