A review on phytoremediation of contaminants in air, water and soil

Z Wei, Q Van Le, W Peng, Y Yang, H Yang, H Gu… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
There is a global need to use plants to restore the ecological environment. There is no
systematic review of phytoremediation mechanisms and the parameters for environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Green infrastructure for air quality improvement in street canyons

M Tomson, P Kumar, Y Barwise, P Perez… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Street canyons are generally highly polluted urban environments due to high traffic
emissions and impeded dispersion. Green infrastructure (GI) is one potential passive control …

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 …

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 Xia, 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 …

The synergy between pollution reduction and carbon reduction in Chinese cities and its influencing factors

K Liu, G Ren, S Dong, Y Xue - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
The synergy between pollution reduction (PR) and carbon reduction (CR) is crucial for cities
facing both climate change and environmental pollution in achieving sustainable …

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 …

Effectiveness of plants and green infrastructure utilization in ambient particulate matter removal

K Wróblewska, BR Jeong - Environmental Sciences Europe, 2021 - Springer
Air pollution is regarded as an increasingly threatening, major environmental risk for human
health. Seven million deaths are attributed to air pollution each year, 91% of which is due to …

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 …

Comparison of the suitability of plant species for greenbelt construction based on particulate matter capture capacity, air pollution tolerance index, and antioxidant …

W Zhang, Y Zhang, J Gong, B Yang, Z Zhang… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM) pollution is an urgent urban environmental problem. However, plants
can mitigate this pollution by filtering the air. Combining the PM capture capacity with the air …

[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 …