Urban woodlands: their role in reducing the effects of particulate pollution
In recent years a substantial research effort has focused on the links between particulate air pollution and poor health. As a result the PM10 value has been set as a measure of such pollutants which can directly cause illness. Due to their large leaf areas relative to the ground on which they stand...
Main Authors: | Beckett, K.P (Author), Freer-Smith, P.H (Author), Taylor, G. (Author) |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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1998.
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Online Access: | Get fulltext |
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