Infographics on soot and air pollution

These informational materials were developed as part a project supported by Grant No. 2144290 by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Statements made in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.
Designed by: Gabrielle Chun | Supervised by: Dr. Somesh Roy

For high-quality versions of the materials, please email Dr. Somesh Roy.
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Infographic on how soot forms.

Infographic on the size of soot.

Infographic on the impact of soot.

Pamphlet on how to do your part: Maintain your vehicle.

• Reducing car pollution - Washington State Department of Ecology
• Which is greener: Idle, or Stop and Restart?
• Idling Reduction for Personal Vehicles
• Reducing Your Environmental Footprint
• What You Can Do to Help Improve Air Quality
• For cleaner air, set car vents to 'recirculate,' studysays
• Clearing the air (inside your car)

Pamphlet on how to do your part: Plant trees.

• Hudda, N. and S. A. Fruin. Environ. Sci. Technol., vol. 47, no. 19, pp. 11048-055, doi:10.1021/es401500c.
• Rindy, Jenna, et al. Environ. Sci. Technol., vol. 53, no. 17, pp. 10092-0101, doi:10.1021/acs.est.9b02844.
• Chen, Lixin, et al. Sci. Rep., vol. 7, no. 3206, pp. 1-11, doi:10.1038/s41598-017-03360-1.
• Nowak, David J., et al. Environ. Pollut., vol. 178, pp. 395-402, doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2013.03.050.
• "How do trees clean our air?" RSC Education, 12 Apr. 2023, edu.rsc.org/feature/how-do-trees-clean-our-air/4010864.article.
• Jones, L., et al. Developing Estimates for the Valuation of Air Pollution Removal in Ecosystem Accounts. Final report for Office of National Statistics, July 2017.

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