Dry deposition of particulate matter and its associated soluble ions on five broadleaved species in Taichung, central Taiwan

Su, T C; Lin, Chin-Sheng; Lin, Jiunn‐Cheng; Liu, Chiung-Pin

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141788

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“…Biomass burning and coal combustion, as contributors, hint at ongoing energy production and agricultural practices affecting PM that settle naturally [ 53 ]. LDPM source analysis revealed that crustal dust was a predominant source across species, suggesting the strong influence of the physical process of dry deposition [ 29 ], in which soil-derived particles are effectively captured by leaf surfaces.…”

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Characterizing leaf-deposited particles: Single-particle mass spectral analysis and comparison with naturally fallen particles

Chen,

Xiao,

Sun

et al. 2024

Environmental Science and Ecotechnology

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Characterizing leaf-deposited particles: Single-particle mass spectral analysis and comparison with naturally fallen particles

Chen,

Xiao,

Sun

et al. 2024

Environmental Science and Ecotechnology

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“…Current research has found that increased levels of NIs in the air can significantly reduce the PM2.5 concentration ( 23 , 24 ) and there is a positive correlation between NI content and air humidity ( 25 ). The relative abundance of NIs near forests and waterfalls has long been attributed to its “mysterious” health benefits.…”

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Effects of short-term waterfall forest aerosol air exposure on rat lung proteomics

Zhu¹,

Zhao²,

Zhu³

et al. 2022

Ann Transl Med

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Background: Chronic exposure to airborne microparticles has been shown to increase the incidence of several chronic diseases. Previous studies have found that waterfall forest aerosols contribute to a diminished immune stress response in patients with asthma. However, the specific effects of short-term waterfall forest aerosol exposure on lung proteins have not been fully elucidated.Methods: This study used liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS) to analyze changes in protein expression in the lungs of rats exposed to short-term waterfall forest aerosol environments. Specific protein markers were identified using bioconductivity analysis screening and validated using immunohistochemistry.Results: Waterfall forest aerosol environment exposure on day 5 downregulated the expression of the classical inflammatory pathway nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway. As the waterfall forest aerosol environment increased due to the duration of exposure, it was involved in oxidative phosphorylation and then hormone signaling in lung cells from the very beginning. In contrast, at day 15 of exposure, there is an effect on the regulation of the immune-related high-affinity IgE receptor pathway. In addition, iron-sulfur Rieske protein (Uqcrfs1), mitochondrial Tu translation elongation factor (Tufm) and ribosomal protein L4 (Rpl4) were identified as possible bioindicators for the evaluation of air quality.Conclusions: These results provide a comprehensive proteomic analysis that supports the positive contribution of a good air quality environment to lung health.

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“…In particular, we choose the i-Tree Eco tool as it has become an international standard in assessing ecosystem services and economic values derived specifically from urban trees. Numerous studies have been conducted to validate this tool through case study applications [20,32,33] and comparison and synergy with other tools such as allometric equations or direct measurements [34][35][36][37][38]. At first, i-Tree Eco has been extensively applied in the USA [39][40][41]; since 2010, it has been widely used in other countries and various climatic regions [32,35,37,42,43], and, in recent years, its use has also been spreading in southern Europe/Mediterranean contexts [33,44,45].…”

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“…Generally, scholars use i-Tree Eco in urban contexts to define urban green growth models [40], to assess a single ecosystem service as carbon storage [20], or air quality's improvement [35,37], to evaluate the ecosystem services provided by urban parks [32,42], or to compare urban green designs in ecosystem service provision [33]. However, for politicians and urban planners to consider the value of tree-planting in their daily decisions, there is a lack in the development of tools that are easy to use [8,43].…”

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Urban Planning Insights from Tree Inventories and Their Regulating Ecosystem Services Assessment

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With the uncertainties that our societies are living with (the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change), it becomes essential to provide urban planners and decision-makers with state-of-the-art and user-friendly methodologies to incorporate ecosystem service considerations into their designs for resilient cities. In this regard, urban forests play a crucial role. The quantification of the ecosystem services is geo-specific and needs studies in different urban contexts. At this scope, we evaluated the urban forest of a neighborhood of a densely built-up Italian city (Perugia) with a low level of urban greenery management and with a tree inventory still in progress. Furthermore, we defined a tool helpful in tree-planting decisions and management. This paper involves citizens in field research for trees inventory. Then, it uses i-Tree Eco to evaluate four ecosystem services (carbon storage and sequestration, pollution removal, and runoff avoided) provided by 373 inventoried urban trees belonging to 57 species. Our results show that Italian Municipal tree inventories do not adequately represent their urban forest and that citizens’ participation provides a cost-effective method for integrating field data. Finally, the paper develops an easy tool helping local administrations enhance the ecosystem services provisions in urban green design.

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Dry deposition of particulate matter and its associated soluble ions on five broadleaved species in Taichung, central Taiwan

Cited by 13 publications

References 69 publications

Characterizing leaf-deposited particles: Single-particle mass spectral analysis and comparison with naturally fallen particles

Characterizing leaf-deposited particles: Single-particle mass spectral analysis and comparison with naturally fallen particles

Effects of short-term waterfall forest aerosol air exposure on rat lung proteomics

Urban Planning Insights from Tree Inventories and Their Regulating Ecosystem Services Assessment

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