Human health risks caused by PM2. 5 raise awareness to the role of trees as bio-filters of
urban air pollution, but not all species are equally capable of filtering the air. The objectives …

Although urban trees are proposed as comparatively economical and eco-efficient biofilters
for treating atmospheric particulate matter (PM) by the temporary capture and retention of …

Air pollution refers to the condition in which the existence of toxic substances in the
atmosphere, generated by various human activities and natural phenomena such as …

The results of two field studies and an open-top chamber fumigation experiment showed that
the response of mature Scots pine to SO2 and NO2 differed from that of mature Norway …

The aim of the Liphook Project was to assess the effects of SO2 and O3, singly and in
combination, on coniferous forest ecosystems. More than 4000 trees of Scots pine (Pinus …

Toxic effects of industrial emissions on vegetation have been extensively studied, and at the
same time indirect effects of pollution are less known. In 2011 and 2015, we studied …

The development, construction and operation of an open‐air fumigation system for exposing
young forest trees to controlled concentrations of sulphur dioxide and ozone is described. A …

Effects of environmental contamination on plant seasonal development have only rarely
been properly documented. Monitoring of leaf growth in mountain birch, Betula pubescens …

Urban air pollution in the tropics is rapidly increasing and will lead to thousands of
preventable deaths in the absence of stringent regulations and remedial measures. The vast …

Air is an important and vital resource both for the sustenance and for the development of
every living organism. The composition of its minor constituents often varies as a result of the …