REMOVAL OF ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATES BY URBAN VEGETATION - IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN AND VEGETATIVE HEALTH
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- review article
- Vol. 50 (2) , 185-197
Abstract
A review of the literature reveals considerable evidence to support the suggestion that vegetative surfaces remove particulate matter from the atmosphere. Preliminary observations of the leaf surfaces of an important urban tree [Platanus acerifolia] indicate the presence of numerous particulate contaminants. In view of the medical importance of fine particles in urban atmospheres, it is important to assess the efficiency of tree surfaces in particle retention.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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