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Road embankments as a green barrier improving urban air quality
22.10.2025
For many, roadside embankments are just a piece of land... but for scientists at the Centre for Climate Research of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, they are much more!
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Towards estimating carbon emissions from peatlands using remote sensing
10.10.2025
Towards estimating carbon emissions from peatlands using remote sensing Peatlands are the largest terrestrial natural carbon resources on Earth. They can either absorb carbon (in their healthy state) [...]
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Microplastics and their micropassengers - a threat to the water environment and public health
23.07.2025
Microplastic (MP) particles - plastic fines smaller than 5 mm in size - are a ubiquitous pollutant in waters around the world. In a recent review of the scientific literature, researchers from [...]
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Even the best technologies need improvements
10.07.2025
Our recent publication in the prestigious journal Environmental Pollution shows that frequent rainfall or regular sprinkling of water on plants (e.g., during watering) can increase the efficiency of [...]
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Green sound barriers - air filters and habitat for invertebrates
26.06.2025
Roads are not just transportation networks - they are also sources of noise, gases and particulate matter that affect human and environmental health. To reduce noise, noise barriers and earthen [...]
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Aquatic macroinvertebrates as indicators of the condition of small lowland rivers
17.06.2025
Environmental flow is the amount of water that must flow in a river to meet the water needs of aquatic and water-dependent ecosystems. It is an important criterion for water management - the value of [...]
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Green walls promote urban resilience and resident well-being, but require careful design
10.06.2025
Green walls (green walls) are innovative solutions that improve air quality, regulate microclimates and increase biodiversity in cities. The article, based on experience in Turin, describes a project [...]
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Urban greenery cools our cities, but environmental stresses limit the effectiveness of this process
22.05.2025
Extreme temperatures are becoming an increasingly serious challenge for urban areas, and the implementation of urban heat island mitigation strategies faces numerous difficulties. Using the example [...]
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Lakes and wetlands increase air biofiltration efficiency of plants growing under urban stresses
19.05.2025
Urban greenery improves the quality of life in cities by regulating temperature and humidity, biofiltrating air pollutants, reducing noise, and creating spaces conducive to relaxation and recreation. [...]
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SGGW in Biodiversity Challenge 2025
25.04.2025
From April 30 to June 27, SGGW will participate in the Biodiversity Challenge for ICA Members 2025 as a member of the ICA Network, which is co-hosting this event organized by Wageningen University [...]