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Comparative Study of Oak Species for Intercepting Particle Pollution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 July 2020

Kamran K. Abdollahi  and
Zhu H. Ning
Kamran K. Abdollahi
Affiliation:
Urban Forestry Program, Division of Agricultural Sciences, College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA70813
Zhu H. Ning
Affiliation:
Urban Forestry Program, Division of Agricultural Sciences, College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA70813
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Abstract

Trees can act as efficient biological filters to remove significant amounts of particulate pollution from urban atmospheres (Nowak, et al. 1994 ). Recent controlled environment studies have indicated that tree's ability in intercepting and removing particle pollution varies among species. Studies by Abdollahi et al. (2000) confirmed that there were significant differences among different tree species in intercepting particle pollution. Live Oaks (Quercus virginiana), River Birch ( Betula nigra),and Sugar hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) are statistically more efficient at capturing pollutant particles of less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) than tree species such as Red Maple (Acer Rubrum),Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora),and Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis).Other Studies also suggested that the leaf surface morphology of these trees might play an important role in interception and removal of PM2.5.

The main objectives of this study were to quantify the relative ability of selected oak species (Quercus spp.) in removing particle pollution of less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) and to characterize oak leaf surface morphology.

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Microscopy in the Real World: Natural Materials
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 7 , Issue S2: Proceedings: Microscopy & Microanalysis 2001, Microscopy Society of America 59th Annual Meeting, Microbeam Analysis Society 35th Annual Meeting, Long Beach, California August 5-9, 2001 , August 2001 , pp. 532 - 533
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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2001

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4. This study was funded by a grant from the USDA National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council. The Authors acknowledge the technical contribution of the Electron Microscopy Center at the School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LAGoogle Scholar