Review on the multi-scale interactions of urban forests and atmospheric particles: Affecting factors are scale-dependent among tree, stand and region

S Yin, D Chen, X Zhang, J Yan - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing studies worldwide have examined the impacts of urban forests on mitigating
atmospheric particulate matter (PM) over the past decades. These scattered studies …

[HTML][HTML] The potential impact of smog spell on humans' health amid COVID-19 rages

A Javed, F Aamir, UF Gohar, H Mukhtar… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rapid and unchecked industrialization and the combustion of fossil fuels have engendered
a state of fear in urban settlements. Smog is a visible form of air pollution that arises due to …

Effects of the leaf functional traits of coniferous and broadleaved trees in subtropical monsoon regions on PM2. 5 dry deposition velocities

X Zhang, J Lyu, Y Han, N Sun, W Sun, J Li, C Liu… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Plants can intercept airborne particulate matter through deposition. Different types of plants
exhibit different functional leaf traits, which can affect the dry deposition velocity (V d) …

Individual effects of trichomes and leaf morphology on PM2. 5 dry deposition velocity: a variable-control approach using species from the same family or genus

X Zhang, J Lyu, Y Zeng, N Sun, C Liu, S Yin - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban green infrastructure is closely linked to the alleviation of pollution from atmospheric
particulate matter. Although particle deposition has been shown to depend on leaf …

The influence of plant morphological structure characteristics on PM2. 5 retention of leaves under different wind speeds

C Xie, J Guo, L Yan, R Jiang, A Liang, S Che - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Exploring the relationships between plant morphological structures and PM 2.5 (particulate
matter< 2.5 µm in diameter) retention on leaf surfaces and determining the key factors will …

A high-resolution study of PM2. 5 accumulation inside leaves in leaf stomata compared with non-stomatal areas using three-dimensional X-ray microscopy

D Chen, S Yin, X Zhang, J Lyu, Y Zhang, Y Zhu… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plant leaves retain atmospheric particulate matter (PM) on their surfaces, helping PM
removal and risk reduction of respiratory tract infection. Several processes (deposition …

Analysis and accurate prediction of ambient PM2. 5 in China using Multi-layer Perceptron

R Feng, H Gao, K Luo, J Fan - Atmospheric environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Whether PM 2.5 can be long-range transported and what role secondary inorganic aerosols
play in the episodes of haze have aroused numerous debates. In this work, Multi-layer …

Particle resuspension from leaf surfaces: effect of species, leaf traits and wind speed

Y Li, X Zhang, M Li, S Yin, Z Zhang, T Zhang… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Particles deposited on leaf surfaces can be resuspended back into the atmosphere, thus
generating pollution diffusion and hazarding to human health. The net amount of particles …

Quantifying the capacity of tree branches for retaining airborne submicron particles

X Zhang, J Lyu, WY Chen, D Chen, J Yan, S Yin - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Human health risks brought by fine atmospheric particles raise scholarly and policy
awareness about the role of urban trees as bio-filters of air pollution. While a large number …

Understanding vegetation structures in green spaces to regulate atmospheric particulate matter and negative air ions

X Niu, Y Li, M Li, T Zhang, H Meng, Z Zhang… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Green spaces can effectively reduce atmospheric particulate matter (PM) pollution and
regulate negative air ions (NAI), this ecological function of green spaces is directly …