Trees May Become the Biggest Air Pollution Contributors in LA

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Image credits: Shutterstock Trees May Become the Biggest Air Pollution Contributors in LA A new study can help the city plant better trees. Krystal Vasquez, Contributor August 27, 2021                                                                                                                                                                             (Inside Science) -- Cars have been the main source of air pollution in Los Angeles for many decades, but according to a study published this spring in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, this pollution source might soon be replaced by trees. In fact, atmospheric chemists Ron Cohen and Clara Nussbaumer from the University of California, Berkeley estimated that trees might be contributing to up to one-quarter of the city's fine particulate matter. Inhaling these particles is associated with a number of health problems, such as asthma attacks and respiratory disease.   Even though trees have long been touted for their ability to clean the air, they can also contribute... Read more Copyright 2021 American Institute of Physics. Inside Science syndicates its articles, columns, blogs and videos to news organizations. To initiate syndication, or request permission to republish our content (on a one-time or continuing basis), please contact Inside Science at insidescience@aip.org. News organizations seeking permission to republish Inside Science content must fully credit Inside Science as the original source of the content, include the author byline, and republish the original, unaltered form (excluding content titles, headlines, or sub-headlines). The reprint format can be seen here. Copyright conditions and usage terms are subject to change at any time without consent or any type of prior notice. To unsubscribe from all future mailings from Inside Science please click here. To manage your email subscriptions please click here.

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