[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 …

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 …

Plant-based remediation of air pollution: a review

Y Han, J Lee, G Haiping, KH Kim, P Wanxi… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Humans face threats from air pollutants present in both indoor and outdoor environments.
The emerging role of plants in remediating the atmospheric environment is now being …

Quantifying particulate matter reduction and their deposition on the leaves of green infrastructure

KV Abhijith, P Kumar - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
The green infrastructure (GI) is identified as a passive exposure control measure of air
pollution. This work examines particulate matter (PM) reduction by a roadside hedge and its …

[HTML][HTML] Mitigating built environment air pollution by green systems: An in-depth review

S Vitaliano, S Cascone, PR D'Urso - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Air pollution is a critical issue impacting urban environments, leading to severe health
problems and environmental degradation. This comprehensive review examines the …

Health and well-being benefits of outdoor and indoor vertical greening systems: a review

F Fonseca, M Paschoalino, L Silva - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Green spaces have become the most threatened by urban growth, and the decline in these
areas is a main cause of environmental and social problems with implications for human …

Particulate matter and foliar retention: current knowledge and implications for urban greening

E Chávez-García, B González-Méndez - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2021 - Springer
Suspended particulate matter (PM) constitutes a major problem in urban areas. Air
purification of polluted cities is critical for protecting the increasing population. PM deposited …

Planning, designing, and managing green roofs and green walls for public health–an ecosystem services approach

Å Ode Sang, P Thorpert, AM Fransson - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Installing green roofs and green walls in urban areas is suggested to supply multiple
ecosystem services of benefit to human health and well-being. In a three-step literature …

Designing green walls to mitigate fine particulate pollution in an idealized urban environment

X Qian, X Zhang, AU Weerasuriya, J Zhai - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Green walls are pivotal for advancing sustainable urban development and can mitigate fine
particulate pollution in urban areas if designed with advantageous planting strategies …

[HTML][HTML] Methods to quantify particle air pollution removal by urban vegetation: A review

I Vigevani, D Corsini, S Comin, A Fini… - Atmospheric Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
Among the ecosystem services provided by urban forests, the air quality amelioration is
particularly relevant. The high level of air pollution in modern cities and the indirect …