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Urban woodlands: their role in reducing the effects of particulate pollution

Urban woodlands: their role in reducing the effects of particulate pollution
Urban woodlands: their role in reducing the effects of particulate pollution
In recent years a substantial research effort has focused on the links between particulate air pollution and poor health. As a result the PM10 value has been set as a measure of such pollutants which can directly cause illness. Due to their large leaf areas relative to the ground on which they stand and the physical properties of their surfaces, trees can act as biological filters, removing large numbers of airborne particles and hence improving the quality of air in polluted environments. The role of vegetation and urban woodlands in reducing the effects of particulate pollution is reviewed here. The improvement of urban air quality achieved by establishing more trees in towns and cities is also illustrated.
particulates, pm10, pollution, urban, trees, woodlands, forestry
0269-7491
347-360
Beckett, K.P.
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Freer-Smith, P.H.
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Taylor, G.
Beckett, K.P.
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Freer-Smith, P.H.
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Taylor, G.

Beckett, K.P., Freer-Smith, P.H. and Taylor, G. (1998) Urban woodlands: their role in reducing the effects of particulate pollution. Environmental Pollution, 99 (3), 347-360. (doi:10.1016/S0269-7491(98)00016-5).

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In recent years a substantial research effort has focused on the links between particulate air pollution and poor health. As a result the PM10 value has been set as a measure of such pollutants which can directly cause illness. Due to their large leaf areas relative to the ground on which they stand and the physical properties of their surfaces, trees can act as biological filters, removing large numbers of airborne particles and hence improving the quality of air in polluted environments. The role of vegetation and urban woodlands in reducing the effects of particulate pollution is reviewed here. The improvement of urban air quality achieved by establishing more trees in towns and cities is also illustrated.

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Published date: 1998
Keywords: particulates, pm10, pollution, urban, trees, woodlands, forestry

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Local EPrints ID: 159935
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/159935
ISSN: 0269-7491
PURE UUID: 19e88477-cb9a-4648-93e7-b81b0191f2c3

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Date deposited: 08 Jul 2010 11:34
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 01:55

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Author: K.P. Beckett
Author: P.H. Freer-Smith
Author: G. Taylor

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