Green plants reduce city street pollution up to eight times more than previously believed

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 14:01 in Earth & Climate

Trees, bushes and other greenery growing in the concrete-and-glass canyons of cities can reduce levels of two of the most worrisome air pollutants by eight times more than previously believed, a new study has found. A report on the research appears in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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