Green roofs as a means of pollution abatement

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 159, Issue 8-9, 2011, Pages 2100-2110

  Rowe, D Bradley ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Carbon sequestration; Energy conservation; Stormwater quality; Vegetated roofs

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GLOBAL WARMING; IRRIGATION; MEMBRANES; NOISE POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; ROOFS; STORM SEWERS; STORMS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; POLLUTION ABATEMENT; STORM WATER RUNOFF; STORMWATER QUALITY; SUPPLEMENTAL IRRIGATION; VEGETATED ROOF;

WATER POLLUTION;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; RUNOFF; STORM WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; IRRIGATION; NOISE POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; ROOF; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY;

AIR POLLUTION; BUILDING MATERIAL; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GREENROOF; LANDFILL; NOISE REDUCTION; PLANT GROWTH; POLICY; POLLUTION CONTROL; REVIEW; ROOFING MATERIAL; VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79958807390     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.10.029     Document Type: Article

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