Evaluating the role of green infrastructures on near-road pollutant dispersion and removal: Modelling and measurement

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 182, Issue , 2016, Pages 595-605

  Morakinyo, Tobi Eniolu ^a   Lam, Yun Fat ^a   Hao, Song ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

CFD; Green wall barrier; Roadside air quality; Vegetation barrier

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; URBAN TRANSPORTATION; VEGETATION;

BARRIER TYPES; DISPERSION MODELS; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; GREEN WALL BARRIER; MODELING AND MEASUREMENT; POLLUTANT DISPERSIONS; POLLUTANTS REMOVAL; REMOVAL MODELS; ROADSIDE AIR QUALITY; VEGETATION BARRIER;

ROADSIDES;

AIR QUALITY; INFRASTRUCTURE; NUMERICAL METHOD; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; ROAD; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; TRANSPORTATION; VEGETATION;

AIR QUALITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT; VEGETATION; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CITY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; HYDRODYNAMICS; PROCEDURES; THEORETICAL MODEL; URBANIZATION; WIND;

AIR POLLUTANT; EXHAUST GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICULATE MATTER; URBANIZATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; WIND;

EID: 84982113202     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.07.077     Document Type: Article

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