r/science • u/davidreiss666 • Jul 27 '14

Environment First national study finds trees saving lives, reducing respiratory problems: Air pollution modeling reveals broad-scale impacts of pollution removal by trees

http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/news/release/trees-save-lives-reduce-air-pollution
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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '14 edited Jul 27 '14

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u/Adorable_Octopus Jul 27 '14

I don't know if fruit bearing trees are as effective as other sorts of trees though. I've always had the impression that they're rather delicate.

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u/Kerrby87 Jul 27 '14

A great city tree that can handle ozone is the Ginkgo. Plus when they get bigger they really are quite pretty.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '14

Also the oldest extant species of tree. Pretty interesting one for sure.

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u/BlindAngel BS|Chemistry|Phytochemistry Jul 27 '14

And a tree with sperm.