The chemical analysis of tree rings has attracted the interest of researchers in the past five
decades in view of the possibility of exploiting this biological indicator as a widely available …

Industrial activities and human population growth have resulted in an unprecedented
increase in the release of particulate matter (PM) into the environment. Nanoparticle (NP) …

Traffic emissions and industrial activities cause atmospheric contamination derived from
fossil fuels. The potential uptake of air pollutants affects the ecosystem and decreases air …

The urban environment features poor air quality and harsher climate conditions that affect
the life in the cities. Citizens are especially vulnerable to climate change, because heat …

Key message Urban trees are passively subject to and actively mitigate urban
environmental pressures. Suitable selection of tree species and appropriate management …

As spectral imaging is gaining special attention in the last years, once it allows transforming
the chemical information from a sample surface into a high-resolution image of elemental …

Long-term analysis of tree growth using annual tree rings is increasingly in demand for
tropical tree species. The basis of these studies has traditionally been the anatomical …

The growing urban complexity calls for evidence-based decision-making to guarantee
efficient policies and outcomes. This is only possible by bridging the gap between academia …

Eleven stands of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) from the city of Ekaterinburg and its
surroundings were sampled and analyzed using dendrochronological methods to detect the …

Background The distribution of trace elements in tree rings although poorly known may be
useful to better understand environmental changes, pollution trends, long-term droughts …