Assessment of the ability of roadside vegetation to remove particulate matter from the urban air

Kończak, Beata; Cempa-Balewicz, Magdalena; Pierzchała, Łukasz; Deska, Małgorzata

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115465

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“…Questionable use of LSC can also be found in the scientific papers. For example, Kończak et al (2021), included LCS for air quality measurements in a study of particle deposition on vegetation. The LCS data was one order of magnitude lower than nearby reference station measurements and presented features impossible to obtain with correct measurements.…”

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Tackling Data Quality When Using Low-Cost Air Quality Sensors in Citizen Science Projects

Watne

Lindén

Willhelmsson

et al. 2021

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Using low-cost air quality sensors (LCS) in citizen science projects opens many possibilities. LCS can provide an opportunity for the citizens to collect and contribute with their own air quality data. However, low data quality is often an issue when using LCS and with it a risk of unrealistic expectations of a higher degree of empowerment than what is possible. If the data quality and intended use of the data is not harmonized, conclusions may be drawn on the wrong basis and data can be rendered unusable. Ensuring high data quality is demanding in terms of labor and resources. The expertise, sensor performance assessment, post-processing, as well as the general workload required will depend strongly on the purpose and intended use of the air quality data. It is therefore a balancing act to ensure that the data quality is high enough for the specific purpose, while minimizing the validation effort. The aim of this perspective paper is to increase awareness of data quality issues and provide strategies to minimizing labor intensity and expenses while maintaining adequate QA/QC for robust applications of LCS in citizen science projects. We believe that air quality measurements performed by citizens can be better utilized with increased awareness about data quality and measurement requirements, in combination with improved metadata collection. Well-documented metadata can not only increase the value and usefulness for the actors collecting the data, but it also the foundation for assessment of potential integration of the data collected by citizens in a broader perspective.

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Tackling Data Quality When Using Low-Cost Air Quality Sensors in Citizen Science Projects

Watne

Lindén

Willhelmsson

et al. 2021

Front. Environ. Sci.

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“…In another study, vines, shrubs, and coniferous trees were demonstrated as suitable species for phytoremediation. Among them, Parthenocissus quiquefolia and Betula pendula 'Youngii' showed the highest capacity to remove PMs by collecting them on the wax [88]. By sampling leaves from in situ plant walls, the authors in [89] examined that Nematanthus glabra, Chlorophytum comosum variegatum, Philodendron Xanadu, and Spathiphyllum wallisii showed the highest PM accumulating capacity.…”

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Phytoremediation: The Sustainable Strategy for Improving Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality

Lee¹,

Jun²,

Zahra

2021

Environments

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Most of the world’s population is exposed to highly polluted air conditions exceeding the WHO limits, causing various human diseases that lead towards increased morbidity as well as mortality. Expenditures on air purification and costs spent on the related health issues are rapidly increasing. To overcome this burden, plants are potential candidates to remove pollutants through diverse biological mechanisms involving accumulation, immobilization, volatilization, and degradation. This eco-friendly, cost-effective, and non-invasive method is considered as a complementary or alternative tool compared to engineering-based remediation techniques. Various plant species remove indoor and outdoor air pollutants, depending on their morphology, growth condition, and microbial communities. Hence, appropriate plant selection with optimized growth conditions can enhance the remediation capacity significantly. Furthermore, suitable supplementary treatments, or finding the best combination junction with other methods, can optimize the phytoremediation process.

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“…Pollution, in particular, airborne particulate matter (PM), constitutes an important risk to human health. Vegetation is a useful instrument to decrease PM concentration [ 15 , 16 ]. Trees improve inhabitants’ environmental and life quality by acting as filters, especially for people living in urban areas [ 17 , 18 ].…”

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Rethinking the Connections between Ecosystem Services, Pollinators, Pollution, and Health: Focus on Air Pollution and Its Impacts

Plutino

Bianchetto²,

Durazzo³

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Ecosystems provide many services that are essential for human activities and for our well-being. Many regulation services are interconnected and are fundamental in mitigating and hindering the negative effects of several phenomena such as pollution. Pollution, in particular airborne particulate matter (PM), represents an important risk to human health. This perspective aims at providing a current framework that relates ecosystem services, regulating services, pollination, and human health, with particular regards to pollution and its impacts. A quantitative literature analysis on the topic has been adopted. The health repercussions of problems related to ecosystem services, with a focus on the effects of atmospheric particulate matter, have been highlighted in the work throughout a case study. In polluted environments, pollinators are severely exposed to airborne PM, which adheres to the insect body hairs and can be ingested through contaminated food resources, i.e., pollen and honey. This poses a serious risk for the health of pollinators with consequences on the pollination service and, ultimately, for human health.

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Assessment of the ability of roadside vegetation to remove particulate matter from the urban air

Cited by 63 publications

References 41 publications

Tackling Data Quality When Using Low-Cost Air Quality Sensors in Citizen Science Projects

Tackling Data Quality When Using Low-Cost Air Quality Sensors in Citizen Science Projects

Phytoremediation: The Sustainable Strategy for Improving Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality

Rethinking the Connections between Ecosystem Services, Pollinators, Pollution, and Health: Focus on Air Pollution and Its Impacts

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