Open AccessAir Pollution Removal and Temperature Reduction by Gainesville's Urban Forest
Author(s) -
Francisco Francisco Escobedo,
Jennifer A. Seitz,
Wayne C. Zipperer
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-fr278-2009
Subject(s) - urban forest , environmental science , air pollution , pollution , reduction (mathematics) , forest health , geography , forestry , environmental protection , agroforestry , ecology , mathematics , biology , geometry
FOR-216, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Francisco Escobedo, Jennifer A. Seitz, and Wayne Zipperer, discusses how Gainesville's urban forest helps remove air pollutants and estimates the value, in reduced health care costs of that reduction, and provides information on the reduction in temperature the trees provide. Includes management recommendations and references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, May 2009.FOR216/FR278: Air Pollution Removal and Temperature Reduction by Gainesville's Urban Forest (ufl.edu)