Abhishek Tiwary
An integrated tool to assess the role of new planting in PM10 capture and the human health benefits: A case study in London
Tiwary, Abhishek; Sinnett, Danielle; Peachey, Christopher; Chalabi, Zaid; Vardoulakis, Sotiris; Fletcher, Tony; Leonardi, Giovanni; Grundy, Chris; Azapagic, Adisa; Hutchings, Tony R.
Authors
Dr Danielle Sinnett Danielle.Sinnett@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Healthy Green Infrastructure
Christopher Peachey
Zaid Chalabi
Sotiris Vardoulakis
Tony Fletcher
Giovanni Leonardi
Chris Grundy
Adisa Azapagic
Tony R. Hutchings
Abstract
The role of vegetation in mitigating the effects of PM10 pollution has been highlighted as one potential benefit of urban greenspace. An integrated modelling approach is presented which utilises air dispersion (ADMS-Urban) and particulate interception (UFORE) to predict the PM10 concentrations both before and after greenspace establishment, using a 10×10km area of East London Green Grid (ELGG) as a case study. The corresponding health benefits, in terms of premature mortality and respiratory hospital admissions, as a result of the reduced exposure of the local population are also modelled. PM10 capture from the scenario comprising 75% grassland, 20% sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) and 5% Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) was estimated to be 90.41tyr-1, equating to 0.009tha-1yr-1 over the whole study area. The human health modelling estimated that 2 deaths and 2 hospital admissions would be averted per year. Crown Copyright © 2009.
Citation
Tiwary, A., Sinnett, D., Peachey, C., Chalabi, Z., Vardoulakis, S., Fletcher, T., …Hutchings, T. R. (2009). An integrated tool to assess the role of new planting in PM10 capture and the human health benefits: A case study in London. Environmental Pollution, 157(10), 2645-2653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2009.05.005
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2009 |
Deposit Date | May 20, 2010 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 19, 2016 |
Journal | Environmental Pollution |
Print ISSN | 0269-7491 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 157 |
Issue | 10 |
Pages | 2645-2653 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2009.05.005 |
Keywords | air quality, green grid, urban greenspace, particulate matter, health impacts |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/992165 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2009.05.005 |
Additional Information | Additional Information : This is a preprint of an article published in Environmental Pollution © 2009 [copyright Elsevier]. Environmental Pollution is available online at: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/405856/description#description |
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