Effects of meteorological factors on the retention of particulate matter in lawn grass blades

• Published in: Frontiers in plant science Vol. 16; p. 1495212
• Main Authors: Wang, Junrui, Kong, Weihan, Li, Haimei, Sun, Xiaodan, Sun, Yingkun, Liu, Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 2025
• Subjects: dust retention; extreme wind speed; particulate matter; Plant Science; rainfall; turfgrass; turfgrass; particulate matter; dust retention; rainfall; extreme wind speed

Plant leaves can reduce the concentration of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) by absorbing it in the air, and this mitigates the deleterious human health effects of PM. However, the ability of plant leaves to retain dust is limited and varies continually due to various meteorological factors such...