Selection of plant species for enhancing NBS performance on air quality and climate neutrality
• Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services & Restoration
• Climate - Environmental Quality - Health
Consideration of air quality in the urban planning process is of growing interest as most of the urban areas currently exceed recommendation and standards (WHO, 2021) on air contaminant level. Careful integration of vegetation in the urban areas can improve air quality.
This deliverable D2.4 contains a systematic literature review conducted to summarize the understanding of relevant air phytoremediation processes and to identify the most efficient plant species for removing urban air pollutants (PM, NOx, and COV). This study identifies papers assessing different kind of plant species (trees, shrubs, and herbaceous) and for their pollutant removal capacity. The characteristics of the species affecting the removal of pollutants are presented, and an exhaustive list of plants species, along with their efficiency in the form of a classification presented in Annex.
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