[HTML][HTML] How can vegetation protect us from air pollution? A critical review on green spaces' mitigation abilities for air-borne particles from a public health perspective …

A Diener, P Mudu - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Air pollution causes the largest death toll among environmental risks globally, but
interventions to purify ambient air remain inadequate. Vegetation and green spaces have …

Impacts of atmospheric particulate matter pollution on environmental biogeochemistry of trace metals in soil-plant system: A review

X Luo, H Bing, Z Luo, Y Wang, L Jin - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Atmospheric particulate matter (PM) pollution and soil trace metal (TM) contamination are
binary environmental issues harming ecosystems and human health, especially in the …

[HTML][HTML] Air pollution removal through deposition on urban vegetation: The importance of vegetation characteristics

J Linden, M Gustafsson, J Uddling, Å Watne… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban vegetation has the potential to improve air quality as it promotes pollutant deposition
and retention. Urban air quality models often include the effect vegetation have on pollution …

A review on particulate matter removal capacity by urban forests at different scales

D Han, H Shen, W Duan, L Chen - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban forests play a vital role in terms of environmental quality related to particulate matter
(PM) and studies on this area are increasing. This review discusses how urban forests …

Relationships between air particulate matter capture efficiency and leaf traits in twelve tree species from an Italian urban-industrial environment

G Sgrigna, C Baldacchini, S Dreveck, Z Cheng… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Air pollution in the urban environment is widely recognized as one of the most harmful
threats for human health. International organizations such as the United Nations and the …

[HTML][HTML] Particulate matter accumulation by tree foliage is driven by leaf habit types, urbanization-and pollution levels

M Steinparzer, J Schaubmayr, DL Godbold… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM) pollution poses a significant threat to human health. Greenery,
particularly trees, can act as effective filters for PM, reducing associated health risks …

Techno-economic assessment of chp systems in wastewater treatment plants

DM Riley, J Tian, G Güngör-Demirci, P Phelan… - Environments, 2020 - mdpi.com
Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) utilization of combined heat and power (CHP) systems
allows for the efficient use of on-site biogas production, as well as increased annual savings …

[HTML][HTML] Transport and transformation of atmospheric metals in ecosystems: A review

L He, S Wang, M Liu, Z Chen, J Xu, Y Dong - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human activities emit large amounts of metals into the atmosphere, and which migrate or
settle with atmospheric activities, thus entering the ecosystem. Atmospheric metals can be …

Study on different particulate matter retention capacities of the leaf surfaces of eight common garden plants in Hangzhou, China

F Shao, L Wang, F Sun, G Li, L Yu, Y Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The severity of inhalable particulate matter (PM) pollution in the atmosphere is increasing;
however, plants can effectively reduce the concentration of atmospheric PM by retaining it …

An investigation of the leaf retention capacity, efficiency and mechanism for atmospheric particulate matter of five greening tree species in Beijing, China

J Liu, Z Cao, S Zou, H Liu, X Hai, S Wang… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Urban trees have the potential to reduce air pollution, but the retention capacity and
efficiency of different tree species for atmospheric particulate matter (PM) accumulation and …