# How can vegetation protect us from air pollution? A critical review on green spaces' mitigation abilities for air-borne particles from a public health perspective - with implications for urban planning

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/how-can-vegetation-protect-us-from-air-pollution-a-critical-review-on-green/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Arnt Diener,Pierpaolo Mudu |
| Citations | 544 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148605 |
| Fields | Environmental Science |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | hybrid |
| OA URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969721036779/pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W3173584553 |
| PMID | 34271387 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2021 |

## Paper authors

- [Pierpaolo Mudu](https://scholariq.org/researchers/pierpaolo-mudu/)

## Paper journal

- [The Science of The Total Environment](https://scholariq.org/journals/the-science-of-the-total-environment/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Urban Green Space and Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/urban-green-space-and-health/)

## Paper topics

- [Urban Green Space and Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/urban-green-space-and-health/)
- [Urban Heat Island Mitigation](https://scholariq.org/topics/urban-heat-island-mitigation/)
- [Air Quality and Health Impacts](https://scholariq.org/topics/air-quality-and-health-impacts/)

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