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Impacts of Vehicle Emissions on Vegetation

Publisher
British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
13 August 2026
Topic
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Summary

PROJECT DETAILS ONLY - NO DATA. This proposal builds on an earlier feasibility study which successfully developed a model system for exposing plants to realistic measures of urban pollutants. The present study will evaluate the impacts of urban pollution climates on a broad range of plant species (trees, shrubs, herbs & lichens) and insect herbivores, using this facility and a range of supporting roadside transects. Direct impacts of pollutants on growth, physiology and leaf-surface characteristics of plants and plant-herbivore interactions will be assessed. Selective filtration studies will be used to separate effects of different components of exhaust pollution (gases/particles). The influence of abiotic stresses of urban environments (turbulence, water deficit, night illumination) on pollutant uptake, plant growth and plant herbivore interactions will be evaluated.

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
12 August 2026
Harvest GUID
9df8df52-d745-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98
Dataset reference date (creation)
1999-11-01
Frequency of update
notApplicable
Access constraints
The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Responsible party
University of Newcastle (principalInvestigator); British Geological Survey (distributor, pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
nonGeographicDataset
Metadata language
eng