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Aduse-Poku, Minka ORCID: 0009-0003-9923-6135 and Edelmann, Hans G. ORCID: 0000-0001-5397-8895 (2025). Quantifying the potential of façade climbing plants in reducing air pollution: a novel investigation into the absorption capabilities of three climbers for CO2, NO2, and O3 in urban environments. Urban Ecosystems, 28 (2). pp. 1-9. Springer Nature. ISSN 1083-8155

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Abstract

[Artikel: 76] Air pollution and climate change will require the advancement of suitable green technologies and mitigation measures in the future, especially in cities. However, the possibilities for this are limited, partly due to the heavily built-up and thus restricted urban open space and sealed surfaces. Incorporating vertical surfaces, abundant in cities, as a valuable space for climbing plants is an ideal opportunity and means of improving air quality. Unfortunately, there are hardly any reliable quantitative facts on the improvement of air quality brought about by these climbing plants. In this study, we analysed and compared typical climbing plants with regard to their absorption potential of gaseous air pollutants. This revealed pronounced differences between Hedera helix , (ivy) Lonicera henryi (honeysuckle) and Clematis montana (anemone clematis) regarding their absorption/filtering capacity of CO 2 , NO 2 and O 3 , the last two of which are hazardous to health.

Item Type:	Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Aduse-Poku, Minka UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9923-6135 UNSPECIFIED Edelmann, Hans G. UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5397-8895 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-797292
Identification Number:	10.1007/s11252-025-01689-4
Journal or Publication Title:	Urban Ecosystems
Volume:	28
Number:	2
Page Range:	pp. 1-9
Date:	13 April 2025
Publisher:	Springer Nature
ISSN:	1083-8155
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences > Department of Mathematics and Science Education > Institute of Biology Education
Subjects:	Education Life sciences
['eprint_fieldname_oa_funders' not defined]:	Publikationsfonds UzK
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/79729