Beckett, K.P., P.H. Freer-Smith & G. Taylor, 1988, Urban woodlands: their role in reducing the effects of particulate pollution, in: Environmental Pollution, 99, 3
- Author : Beckett, K.P., P.H. Freer-Smith & G. Taylor
- Year : 1988
- Journal/Series : Environmental Pollution
- Volume Number (ANNUAL: Counting Volumes of the Year shown above) : 3
- Volume Number (CONSECUTIVE: Counting all Volumes of this Journal ever published) : 99
- Pages : 347-360
- Contents in English : 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 In this article.
- Comments/Notes : KEYWORDS: Urban woodlands, trees, air quality, air pollution, pollution control.