Improving local air quality in cities: To tree or not to tree?

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 183, Issue , 2013, Pages 113-122

  Vos, Peter E J ^a   Maiheu, Bino ^a   Vankerkom, Jean ^a   Janssen, Stijn ^a  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Air quality; CFD; Elemental carbon; Street canyon; Urban vegetation

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; ELEMENTAL CARBON;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; BIOREMEDIATION; CITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CFD; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICS; STREET CANYON; URBAN VEGETATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CITIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION;

AIR QUALITY; CFD; ELEMENTAL CARBON; STREET CANYON; URBAN VEGETATION;

EID: 84891691800     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.10.021     Document Type: Article

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