Ranking the suitability of common urban tree species for controlling PM2.5pollution

Atmospheric Pollution Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 267-277

  Yang, Jun ^a   Chang, Yamin ^b   Yan, Pengbo ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air pollutant; Biophysical characteristics; Urban environment; Urban greening

Indexed keywords

ACER SACCHARINUM; CONIFEROPHYTA; GLEDITSIA; GLEDITSIA TRIACANTHOS; PLATANUS X ACERIFOLIA;

EID: 84923118721     PISSN: 13091042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5094/APR.2015.031     Document Type: Article

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