Capture of Particulate Pollution by Trees: A Comparison of Species Typical of Semi-Arid Areas (Ficus Nitida and Eucalyptus Globulus) with European and North American Species

Freer‐Smith, P. H.; El-Khatib, A. A.; Taylor, Gail

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“…Forest cover may reduce flooding and land slide activity during extreme storms (43). Wetlands and forest watersheds can filter pollutants and pathogens from surface water supplies (44,45); and, to some extent, forests filter particulates from the air (46)(47)(48). Most such health-related ecosystem services remain poorly characterized.…”

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Human health impacts of ecosystem alteration

Myers

Gaffikin²,

Golden

et al. 2013

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Human activity is rapidly transforming most of Earth's natural systems. How this transformation is impacting human health, whose health is at greatest risk, and the magnitude of the associated disease burden are relatively new subjects within the field of environmental health. We discuss what is known about the human health implications of changes in the structure and function of natural systems and propose that these changes are affecting human health in a variety of important ways. We identify several gaps and limitations in the research that has been done to date and propose a more systematic and comprehensive approach to applied research in this field. Such efforts could lead to a more robust understanding of the human health impacts of accelerating environmental change and inform decision making in the land-use planning, environmental conservation, and public health policy realms.At least since Hippocrates wrote On Airs, Waters, and Places, the natural environment has been viewed as an important determinant of human health. However, over the last century, the field of environmental health has focused increasingly on quantifying exposure-response relationships for toxins encountered in the human-dominated environment: from an initial focus on workplace exposures, to a population-level focus on radiation, heavy metals, air and water pollution, and more recently, to exposure to endocrinedisrupting chemicals. Over this period, relatively little attention has been paid to how changes in the structure and function of Earth's natural systems might affect human health. Growing evidence that changes in these natural systems can affect human health in a variety of important ways and the increasing pace and extent of these changes has prompted this Perspective. In it, we review current understanding of this field, identify some of its gaps and limitations, and suggest an approach to expanding our understanding.Human activity is transforming nearly all of Earth's natural systems. With the human population now exceeding 7 billion people and rapid growth in per capita consumption of goods and services, humanity's growing ecological footprint is altering the planet's land cover, rivers and oceans, climate system, biogeochemical cycles, and the

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Section: Highlights Of the Recent Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Human health impacts of ecosystem alteration

Myers

Gaffikin²,

Golden

et al. 2013

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

383

261

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“…Freer-Smith et al [53] measured the relationship between relative deposition velocity and wind in wind tunnels. The studies showed that for Populus, when the wind speed is 3 m·s .…”

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“…Vg (m/s) is species-specific and calculated using known relationships between wind speed and Vg (using the data from Freer-Smith et al [53] where Vg(populus) is the deposition velocity for P. tomentosa, Vg(F. chinensis Roxb.) is the deposition velocity for F. chinensis Roxb., and u is wind speed.…”

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The Concentrations and Reduction of Airborne Particulate Matter (PM10, PM2.5, PM1) at Shelterbelt Site in Beijing

Chen

Sun

et al. 2015

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Particulate matter is a serious source of air pollution in urban areas, where it exerts adverse effects on human health. This article focuses on the study of subduction of shelterbelts for atmospheric particulates. The results suggest that (1) the PM mass concentration is higher in the morning or both morning and noon inside the shelterbelts and lower mass concentrations at other times; (2) the particle mass concentration inside shelterbelt is higher than outside; (3) the particle interception efficiency of the two forest belts over the three months in descending order was PM10 > PM1 > PM2.5; and (4) the two shelterbelts captured air pollutants at rates of 1496.285 and 909.075 kg/month and the major atmospheric pollutant in Beijing city is PM10. Future research directions are to study PM mass concentration variation of shelterbelt with different tree species and different configuration.

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“…It is important to acknowledge, however, that plants can also contribute to reduce air quality by releasing pollen and spores 42 which can cause discomfort in the form of allergies (Prescod, 1990). (Kapoor, 2017, Cristiano et al, 2016Lohr et al, 1994 andWood et al, 2006) (Kapoor, 2017;Beckett et al, 2000;Freer-Smith et al, 2004;Rzepka et al, 2005;Pandey, et al, 2005;Lakshmi et al, 2008;Tripathi et al, 2009 andJyothi andJaya, 2010) However, there is a substantial amount of research that indicates having indoor plants has the net effect of improving indoor air quality (Lohr et al, 1996) (Fig. 2).…”

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