Quantifying the deposition of particulate matter on climber vegetation on living walls

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-162

  Ottelé, Marc ^a   van Bohemen, Hein D ^a   Fraaij, Alex L A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Building surfaces; Common ivy; Ecological engineering; Fa ades; Hedera helix; Living walls; Noise barrier; Particulate matter (PMx); Vertical greening

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL DEPOSITION; AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; BUILDING SURFACE; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FACTORIAL DESIGN APPROACH; FILTERING EFFECTS; HUMAN HEALTH; LEAF SURFACES; NOISE BARRIERS; PARTICLE ADSORPTION; PARTICLE DEPOSITIONS; PARTICLE REDUCTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SINK CAPACITY; SPECIFIC LEAF AREA; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

ACOUSTIC NOISE MEASUREMENT; ADSORPTION; AIR QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; PHOTOGRAPHY; RESEARCH; ROADS AND STREETS; VEGETATION; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

LOCATION;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOACCUMULATION; BUILDING; CLIMBING PLANT; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; LEAF AREA; PARTICULATE MATTER; WALL; WOODLAND; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

HEDERA; HEDERA HELIX;

EID: 74149087811     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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