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The role of vegetation in mitigating air quality impacts from traffic emissions--journal
Citation:
BALDAUF, R. W., L. JACKSON, G. HAGLER, V. ISAKOV, G. McPherson, D. Nowak, T. A. Cahill, K. Zhang, J. Cook, C. Bailey, AND P. Wood. The role of vegetation in mitigating air quality impacts from traffic emissions--journal. EM: AIR AND WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION'S MAGAZINE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS. Air & Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA, 2011(January):30-33, (2011).
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journal article
Description:
On Apri1 27-28, 2019, a multi-disciplinary group of researchers and po1icymakers met to discuss the state-of-the-science regarding the potential of roadside vegetation to mitigate near-road air quality impacts. Concerns over population exposures to traffic-generated pollutants near roads have grown with an increasing number of health studies reporting links between proximity to roads and adverse health effects. A recent EM article described how roadway design, including the presence of roadside vegetation, may be a means of mitigating air pollutant concentrations near roads. As a first step in evaluating this concept, representatives from government agencies, academia, state and local agencies, and non-governmental environmental organizations with expertise in air quality, urban forestry, ecosystem services, and environmental policy reviewed the current science and identified future activities in evaluating the potential role of vegetation in mitigating near-road air pollutant concentrations.
