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Leaf Surface Morphology of Urban Tree Species and Its Contribution to Particle Pollution Removal

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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According to the findings by the National Resource Defense Council (NRDC), dust, soot, and many particles in polluted air over the nation's 239 major cities cause 64,000 of premature heart and lungrelated deaths each year. In light of the new reports, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the plan to impose tougher restrictions to include fine particulate less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5). The new regulations could cost more than $2.5 billion a year to implement in a city like Chicago alone. Urban trees as a component of urban ecosystem can provide cost effective phyto-mitigation and phyto-remediation strategy for improving urban environment and quality of life. Previous studies have indicated that trees in Chicago removed 234 tons of particulate matter less than 10 microns (PM10) annually. To the extend that trees can control particulate pollution there is potential for improved air quality and substantial cost savings.

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Biological Microanalysis
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 6 , Issue S2: Proceedings: Microscopy & Microanalysis 2000, Microscopy Society of America 58th Annual Meeting, Microbeam Analysis Society 34th Annual Meeting, Microscopical Society of Canada/Societe de Microscopie de Canada 27th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania August 13-17, 2000 , August 2000 , pp. 912 - 913
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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America

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1.Abdollahi, K.K., Ning, Z.H. , and Nowak, D.J.. 1994. Quantifying Ozone Removal Capacity of Urban Tree Species Using a Controlled Gas Exchange System. In: Proceedings of the Society of American Foresters National Convention. Bethesda, MD. (94):538–541.Google Scholar
2. This study was funded by a grant from the USDA National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council. The Author acknowledge the technical contribution of the Electron Microscopy Center at the School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.Google Scholar