More Trees Can Reduce Air Pollution
Tuesday,
Dec 03
Dec 03

Scientists at the USDA Forest Service Lab in Syracuse, NY have actually outlined additional benefits to having more trees. In addition to removing air pollutants, these scientists make claims that urban vegetation can reduce temperatures, ozone levels and energy use in buildings. One of this research team’s goals is to use its findings to come up with vegetation management strategies and tools to be used in urban areas.
Some cities are already creating programs to plant more trees. For one, New York City has implemented the MillionTreesNYC initiative, which has the goal to plant and care for one million new trees across the City’s five boroughs over the next decade.
Sources:
http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/web/2013/11/Trees-Capture-Particulate-Matter-Road.html
http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/units/urban/local-resources/downloads/Tree_Air_Qual.pdf
http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/units/urban/
http://www.milliontreesnyc.org/html/about/about.shtml
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