Changing sources of nutrients during four million years of ecosystem development

OA Chadwick, LA Derry, PM Vitousek, BJ Huebert… - Nature, 1999 - nature.com
As soils develop in humid environments, rock-derived elements are gradually lost, and
under constant conditions it seems that ecosystems should reach a state of profound and …

Green walls for mitigating urban particulate matter pollution—A review

T Ysebaert, K Koch, R Samson, S Denys - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Air pollution caused by particulate matter (PM) is a well-known health issue in urban
environments. Urban green infrastructure offers opportunities as a nature-based solution to …

Air pollution removal by urban forests in Canada and its effect on air quality and human health

DJ Nowak, S Hirabayashi, M Doyle… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2018 - Elsevier
Urban trees perform a number of ecosystem services including air pollution removal, carbon
sequestration, cooling air temperatures and providing aesthetic beauty to the urban …

Tree and forest effects on air quality and human health in the United States

DJ Nowak, S Hirabayashi, A Bodine… - Environmental pollution, 2014 - Elsevier
Trees remove air pollution by the interception of particulate matter on plant surfaces and the
absorption of gaseous pollutants through the leaf stomata. However, the magnitude and …

Air pollution removal by trees in public green spaces in Strasbourg city, France

W Selmi, C Weber, E Rivière, N Blond, L Mehdi… - Urban forestry & urban …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study integrates i-Tree Eco model in order to estimate air pollution removal by urban
trees in Strasbourg city, France. Applied for the first time in a French city, the model shows …

Modeled PM2. 5 removal by trees in ten US cities and associated health effects

DJ Nowak, S Hirabayashi, A Bodine, R Hoehn - Environmental pollution, 2013 - Elsevier
Urban particulate air pollution is a serious health issue. Trees within cities can remove fine
particles from the atmosphere and consequently improve air quality and human health. Tree …

Green infrastructure practices for improvement of urban air quality

VM Jayasooriya, AWM Ng, S Muthukumaran… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2017 - Elsevier
Green Infrastructure (GI) practices have shown to be promising in mitigating the air pollution
in urban areas of several cities across the world. GI practices such as trees, green roofs and …

Improving local air quality in cities: to tree or not to tree?

PEJ Vos, B Maiheu, J Vankerkom, S Janssen - Environmental pollution, 2013 - Elsevier
Vegetation is often quoted as an effective measure to mitigate urban air quality problems. In
this work we demonstrate by the use of computer models that the air quality effect of urban …

Principles of terrestrial ecosystem ecology

FS Chapin, PA Matson, HA Mooney, PM Vitousek - 2002 - Springer
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Air pollution removal by urban trees and shrubs in the United States

DJ Nowak, DE Crane, JC Stevens - Urban forestry & urban greening, 2006 - Elsevier
A modeling study using hourly meteorological and pollution concentration data from across
the coterminous United States demonstrates that urban trees remove large amounts of air …