Hi ShinerBock,
Your credibility rating is considerably lower that it was when you first posted.
This 'research' is akin to the British study that 'proves' cloth bags harm the environment more than plastic ones. It is possible to design the parameters of any research in a manner that supports dingbat ideas.
ShinerBock wrote:
pianotuna wrote:
Sounds like junk science to me. Funded by the oil companies?
ShinerBock wrote:
Greener But Not Cleaner? How Trees Can Worsen Urban Air Pollution
Just because it goes against what you want to believe, does not mean it is junk science or funded by oil companies. IFLScience is not known for collaborating the oil companies and are quite fond of EV's and protecting the environment. Also, if you look at the link of the study posted in the National Center for Biotechnology Information database, you will see how the Belgian scientist conducted the research that the article is based on.
Basically, trees consume CO2 which is good for the environment, but not PM or NOx which is harmful to our health. Since the trees(and buildings) block the wind that would otherwise carry these substances away, they allow them to stagnate in a local area making it worse for our health.