Barking up the Right Tree: Using Tree Bark to Track Airborne Particles in School Environment and Link Science to Society.

ABSTRACT: Children's exposure to air pollution affects both their health and learning skills. Fine and ultrafine particulate matter (PM2.5, PM1), notably issued from traffic sources in urban centers, belong to the most potential harmful health hazards. However their monitoring and the society's awareness on their dangers need to be consolidated. In this study, raising teacher and pupil involvement for air quality improvement in their schools environment is reached through developing a passive monitoring technique (bio-sensors made of tree bark). The experiment was implemented in two urban elementary schools situated close to a main traffic road of the city of Toulouse (South of France). Magnetic properties, carbonaceous fraction measurements, and scanning electronic microscopy (SEM-EDX) investigatio

SUBMITTER: Leite ADS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9432803 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature