Trees help you breathe more easily

Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 07:31 in Earth & Climate

Research by the University of Birmingham has contributed to The Woodland Trust's new Urban Air Quality report. Published in collaboration with Lancaster University, the report highlights how considered planting of trees and other vegetation can be used to significantly improve air quality in towns and cities. In fact, just through the screening of single trees, it has been shown that the concentration of certain types of pollution can be reduced by 15-20%.

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