Experimental examination of effectiveness of vegetation as bio-filter of particulate matters in the urban environment

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 208, Issue , 2016, Pages 198-208

  Chen, Lixin ^a   Liu, Chenming ^a   Zou, Rui ^a   Yang, Mao ^a   Zhang, Zhiqiang ^a  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biofiltering; Particle(TSP)); Particulate matter (PM2.5 ; Spatial planting configuration; Species differences; Total suspended; Wind effect

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; POLLUTION; VEGETATION; WIND EFFECTS;

AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTERS; BIOFILTERING; EXPERIMENTAL EXAMINATION; SPATIAL PLANTING CONFIGURATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCES; TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICLES; TREE SPECIES SELECTIONS; VERTICAL ATTENUATION;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AERODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOFILTRATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; VEGETATION; WIND FIELD;

AGRICULTURAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GRASS; LEAF AREA; PLANTING CONFIGURATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHRUB; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TREE; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION; WIND; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PARTICULATE MATTER; POACEAE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; URBANIZATION;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BEIJING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICULATE MATTER; POACEAE; TREES; URBANIZATION; WIND;

EID: 84958911712     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.09.006     Document Type: Article

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