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Table 2 List of studies dealing with PM accumulation on tree leaves in different world cities (average values, in µg cm−2)

From: Effectiveness of plants and green infrastructure utilization in ambient particulate matter removal

 

Study site

Examined taxa

Taxa with the highest capture

Cp

Taxa with the lowest capture

Cp

References

 

Wind-tunnel experiment

Olea europaea, Platanus orientalis, Quercus cerris, Q. ilex, Tilia cordata

Tilia cordata

Quercus cerris

1.5

0.8

Olea europaea

0.2

[100]

Africa

Egypt Sohag

Albizia lebbek, Bauhinia variegata, Bougainvilla glabra, Casuarina equisetifolia, Cassia glauca, Dalbergia sissoo, Eucalyptus rostrata, Ficus carica, Ficus elastica, Ficus nitida, Ficus platyphylla, Ficus religiosa, Ipomoea cordata, Jacaranda acutifolia, Khaya sengalensis, Luffa sp., Mangifra indica, Morus alba, Morus nigra, Nerium oleander, Plumeria alba, Poinciana regia, Psidium guajava, Thuja orientalis, Tipuana tipu, Vitis sp., Ziziphus spina christi

Ficus carica,

Thuja orientalis,

Morus nigra

31.7

27.0

21.5

Tipuana tipu,

Dalbergia sissoo,

Cassia glauca

4.4

5.2

5.6

[212]

Asia

Beijing, China

Ailanthus altissima, Amygdalus trilobar, Euonymus japonicus, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ginkgo biloba, Lonicera maackii, Magnolia denudata, Pinus armandi, Pinus tabulaeformis., Platanus acerifolia, Platycladus orientalis, Populus tomentosa, Prunus cerasifera, Rhus typhina, Salix matsudana, Sophora japonica, Ulmus pumila

Platycladus orientalis,

Pinus armandi

156.0

156.0

Sophora japonica,

Fraxinus pennsylvanica,

Populus tomentosa,

⁓ 26.0a

⁓ 27.0a

⁓ 28.0a

[172]

China Beijing

24 trees, incl.: Aesculus chinensis, Ginkgo biloba, Koelreuteria paniculata, Salix matsudana, Tilia tuan, Toona sinensis

11 shrubs, incl.: Amygdalus triloba, Chimonanthus praecox, Euonymus japonicus, Paeonia suffruticosa, Prunus cerasifera, Weigela florida

Platanus acerifolia, Quercus variabilis, Cephalotaxus sinensis,

Broussonetia papyrifera

160.9

⁓ 160.0a

⁓ 143.0a

127.0

Ailanthus altissima, Sophora japonica,

Fraxinus mandschurica

⁓ 14.0a

⁓ 18.0a

⁓ 36.0a

[168]

China Hangzhou

Amygdalus persica, Eucommia ulmoides, Ginkgo biloba, Magnolia denudata, Metasequoia glyptrostroboides, Osmanthus fragrans, Platanus acerifolia, Sapindus mukorossi, Schima superba, Ulmus parvifolia

Platanus acerifolia,

Sapindus mukorossi, Metasequoia glyptrostroboides

⁓ 118.0a

⁓ 102.0a

⁓ 101.0a

Schima superba,

Ginkgo biloba

⁓ 34.0a

⁓ 35.0a

[166]

China Kunming City

Celtis kunmingensis, Cinnamomum camphora, Cinnamomum japonicum, Euonymus japonica, Ligustrun lucidum, Loropetalum chinense, Magnolia grandiflora, Osmanthus fragrans, Photinia glomerata, Pinus tabuliformis, Platanus acerifolia, Prunus cerasifera, Prunus majestica, Rhododendron pulchrum

Magnolia grandiflora, Platanus acerifolia, Cinnamomum japonicum

4.1

3.6

2.6

Cinnamomum camphora,

Prunus majestica, Ligustrum lucidum

0.8

1.3

1.5

[171]

India Odisha

Albizia lebbeck, Alstonia scholaris, Anthocephalus indicus, Bougainvillea spectabilis, Cassia auriculata, Cassia siamea, Caesalpinea pulcherima, Delonix regia, Ficus religiosa, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Mimusops elengi, Peltophorum inerme, Swietenia mahagoni, Tabebuia aurea, Thevetia nerifolia

Alstonia scholaris, Lagerstroemia speciosa

1352.0

1300.0

Delonix regia

Caesalpinea pulcherima

137.0

179.0

[213]

Seoul

South Korea

Ginkgo biloba, Pinus densiflora, Platanus occidentalis, Prunus yedoensis, Zelkova serrata

Zelkova serrata

1.4–3.0

Ginkgo biloba

0.1–0.4

[54]

Australia

Australia

Sydney

Acacia linifolia, Allocasuarina littoralis, Acacia longifolia, Acacia parramattensis, Banksia integrifolia, Banksia spinulosa, Callistemon rigidus, Dodonaea triquetra, Elaeocarpus reticulatus, Eucalyptus spp., Hakea salicifolia, Hakea sericea, Melaleuca styphelioides, Persoonia levis, Syzygium australe, Westringia fruticosa

Westringia fruticosa,

Banksia integrifolia, Melaleuca styphelioides

⁓ 1200.0a

⁓ 950.0a

⁓ 750.0a

Persoonia levis,

Eucalyptus sp.,

Acacia longifolia

⁓ 100.0a

⁓ 200.0a

⁓ 300.0a

[170]

Australia Wollogong

Brachychiton acerifolius, Eucalyptus ovata, Notelaea longifolia, Pittosporum undulatum

Eucalyptus ovata

100.2

Brachychiton acerifolius

77.9

[214]

Europe

Italy

Terni

Acer saccharinum, Catalpa bignonioides, Platanus acerifolia, Cedrus atlantica, Celtis australis, Magnolia grandiflora, Platanus acerifolia, Populus nigra, Populus tremula, Prunus cerasifera, Quercus pubescens, Robinia pseudoacacia, Tilia cordata

By V/F method:

Tilia cordata

Prunus cerasifera

Pinus nigra

by SEM/EDX method:

Platanus acerifolia

Prunus cerasifera

Acer saccharinum

9.7

7.0

6.0

15.6

14.9

12.3

By V/F method:

Populus tremula

Catalpa bignonioides Platanus acerifolia

Tilia cordata

Robinia pseudoacacia,

Catalpa bignonioides

1.2

2.2

2.6

1.9

2.4

2.7

[69]

Norway Stavanger

Poland Pęchcin (nursery)

22 trees and 25 shrubs, incl.: Berberis thunbergii, Carpinus betulus, Fagus silvatica, Popolus tremula, Quercus robur, Robinia pseudoacacia, Symphoricarpus albus, Ulmus glabra

Pinus sylvestris

Pinus mugo,

Betula pendula,

Betula pendula,

Hydrangea arborescens ‘Anabelle’

Sorbus intermedia

55.0

⁓ 52.0a

⁓ 28.0a

38.4

⁓ 21.0a

⁓ 16.0a

Acer platanoides,

Prunus avium,

Prunus leurocerasus

Robinia pseudoacacia

Tilia cordata

Acer pseudoplatanus

⁓ 6.0a

⁓ 10.0a

⁓ 15.0a

⁓ 7.0a

⁓ 8.0a

⁓ 9.0a

[159]

Warsaw

Poland

Trees: Acer campestre, Fraxinus excelsior, Platanus acerifolia, Tilia cordata,

Shrubs: Forsythia × intermedia, Physocarpus opulifolius, Spiraea japonica,

Climber: Hedera helix

Spiraea japonica,

Tilia cordata

⁓ 26.0a

⁓ 21.0a

Platanus acerifolia

⁓ 13.0a

[71]

Poland Katowice

Trees: Thuja occidentalis, Quercus rubra, Tilia cordata, Prunus cerasifera, Robinia pseudoacacia, Acer pseudoplatanus, Betula pendula ‘Youngii’, Platanus acerifolia,

Shrubs: Crataegus monogyna, Forsythia × intermedia, Ligustrum vulgare,

Vines: Hedera helix, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Prunus cerasifera,

Tilia cordata

Platanus acerifolia

37.42

30.78

28.80

Hedera helix,

Thuja occidentalis,

10.94 12.12

[215]

Poland Pęchcin (nursery)

Catalpa bignonioides, Corylus colurna., Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ginkgo biloba., Platanus acerifolia, Quercus rubra, Tilia tomentosa ‘Brabant’) and six shrub species: Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala, Sambucus nigra, Sorbaria sorbifolia, Spiraea japonica, Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’, Viburnum lantana

Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’, Sorbaria sorbifolia,

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

32.1

25.7

20.6

Catalpa bignonioides, Quercus rubra,

Platanus acerifolia

7.5

9.7

12.8

[162]

South America

Chile Santiago

Ligustrum lucidum, Nerium oleander, Pittosporum tobira

Nerium oleander

4.2–13.4

Ligustrum lucidum

2.0–5.9

[164]

  1. aData from graphs, approximate