Scientists using tree bark to assess air pollution
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Tree bark is being tested by researchers at the University of Southampton as a new way to trace harmful air pollution in local communities.
Particulate matter – tiny particles of dust too small for the eye to see – is considered to be one of the most harmful types of air pollution for our health.
However, it can be difficult to measure what people are exposed to and where it has come from.
A new approach being trialled at the University and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) is testing if tree bark could hold the answer.
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