Effectiveness of wetland plants as biofilters for inhalable particles in an urban park

Forests and vegetation are known to play an important role in capturing air pollutants, whereas the role of wetland plants in this context has been poorly understood. This study focused on particle accumulation in six common wetland plant species in a wetland in Beijing, China. The aim of the study...

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Published in:Journal of cleaner production 2018-09, Vol.194, p.435-443
Main Authors: Yan, Guoxin, Liu, Jiakai, Zhu, Lijuan, Zhai, Jiexiu, Cong, Ling, Ma, Wenmei, Wang, Yu, Wu, Yanan, Zhang, Zhenming
Format: Article
Language:English
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Beijing
Inhalable particles
Leaf surface microstructure
Particle accumulation
Wetland plants
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Summary:Forests and vegetation are known to play an important role in capturing air pollutants, whereas the role of wetland plants in this context has been poorly understood. This study focused on particle accumulation in six common wetland plant species in a wetland in Beijing, China. The aim of the study was to show the capacity of the six plants species to accumulate particulates of two different size fractions (fine particles: diameter 
ISSN:0959-6526
1879-1786
DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.05.168