AIr quality in brussels/ belgium (Densely populated country with lots of fragmentation)

What methodology are we using? measurements of indicators? Are we analysing data?

What will the subject be around water/UGA and that in different cities?

or try to say why it's only tied to brussels/ because every city is unique? the factors contributing to air quality are very dependant geography etc?

Effects on Health (air and water or effects on happiness and wellbeing

Should I try to get information on species of flora in brussels/ Species in the water

More trees = more pollen = more repiratory diseases. Look into gender of trees that are placed in cities (I think female trees don't pollinate as much)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/16/how-urban-planners-preference-for-male-trees-has-made-your-hay-fever-worse

How many people have health implications due to air pollution in belgium

Aromatische kws

It is estimated that 2000 m 2 of uncut grass on a green roof can remove up to 4000 kg of particulate matter (Johnson and Newton, 1996)

Regarding specific pollutants, Clark et al. (2005) estimate that if 20% of all industrial and commercial roof surfaces in Detroit, MI, were tradi-tional extensive sedum green roofs, over 800,000 kg (889 tons) per year of NO2 (or 0.5% of that areas emissions) would be removed

In Singapore, sulphur dioxide and nitrous acid were reduced 37% and 21%, respectively, directly above a green roof (Tan and Sia, 2005).

Currie and Bass (2008) studied the effects of green roofs on air pollution using the Urban Forest Effects (UFORE) dry deposition model developed by the USDA Forest Service

Yang et al. (2008) also utilized a dry deposition model to quantify the impact of green roofs on air pollution in Chicago.

Morikawa etal.(1998)tested217species including Kalanchoe blossfeldiana, a succulent in the Crassulaceae family, for their potential to remove NO2. Sedum, the most common plant species for traditional extensive green roofs is similar to Kalachoe in that they are both members of the same family and both exhibit Crassulacean Acid Metabolism

If 20% of all existing “green roof ready” buildings in Washington, DC, installed green roofs, the resulting plantings would remove the same amount of air pollution as 17,000 street trees (Deutsch et al., 2005).

A green roof will eventually reach a carbon equilibrium (plant growth ¼ plant decomposition), but initially this man-made ecosystem will serve as a carbon sink. Getter et al. (2009b)

Definiton of a green roof/ types/ how does the system work (visually)

Species of plants in belgian climate? Plants need to be evaluated in various locations and climactic regions, as well as for management and maintenance practices

There is also a need for plant research on combinations of plants as there is some evidence that green roofs perform better when designed as ecosystems to promote biodiversity instead of monocultures

Additional research is needed to substantiate claims regarding water quality of the runoff from roofs with various substrates and types of vegetation. Also, can grey water be used or will there be a buildup of salts in the substrate that will harm vegetation

https://vimeo.com/122354242 min 1:30 ex of how to use green roof (carbon absorption, water usage, species protection all in one project

Lifecycle assessment of living walls: air purification and energy performance
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.041

Plant-based remediation of air pollution: A review https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113860 Has some sources of air quality statements, also data of absorption of different pollutants in plant species (can put into a graph and find plants in same family)

Plant-based remediation of air pollution: A review
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113860