Many reports of trees' impacts on urban air quality neglect pattern and process at the
landscape scale. Here, we describe brief campaigns to quantify the effect of trees on the …

It is often stated that plants remove air pollutants from the urban atmosphere with their large
leaf area, thus providing benefits− ie ecosystem services− for citizens. However, empirical …

The ability of urban vegetation to improve air quality for the benefit of urban residents is often
considered fact since plants can absorb and capture air pollutants. However, there is little …

Urban parks have long been considered places of refuge from the bustle, noise and
pollutants of the surrounding city. Parks were labelled the lungs of the city, a metaphor which …

Of interest to researchers and urban planners is the effect of urban forests on concentrations
of ambient air pollution. Although estimates of the attenuation effect of urban vegetation on …

Exposure to airborne particulate pollution is associated with premature mortality and a range
of inflammatory illnesses, linked to toxic components within the particulate matter (PM) …

Space constraints in cities mean that there are only limited opportunities for increasing tree
density within existing urban fabric and it is unclear whether the net effect of increased …

Trees have been reported to help reduce streetside air pollution, hence reduce public
exposure risk to traffic-related air pollutants such as particulate matter (PM). This study …

One proposed method for reducing exposure to mobile source air pollution is the
construction or preservation of vegetation barriers between major roads and nearby …

Urban forest pollution removal potential has not been well explored at the neighborhood
resolution and in relation to neighborhood-level emissions. In NYC's five counties, modeled …