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Trees Can Do Just About Everything. Here are a few “tree facts”: Trees give us oxygen, clean the air, and filter airborne pollutants. Trees conserve energy. Just three strategically placed trees can decrease utility bills by 50%. Urban trees help remove lakhs of tons of air pol­lu­tion annu­ally. Trees and vegetation can raise property values up to 37%. Trees can reduce annual storm water runoff by 2% — 7%. The net cooling effect of a healthy tree is equiv­a­lent to 10 room-size air con­di­tion­ers oper­at­ing 20 hours a day. Trees clean the air by absorbing carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxides and other pollutants. Trees shade cars and parking lots, reducing ozone emissions from vehicles. Trees filter airborne pollutants and reduce the conditions that cause asthma and other respiratory problems. Get trees. Get healthy. Children and youth living in greener neighborhoods have lower body mass index. Trees reduce noise pollution by absorbing sounds. Urban trees can store millions of tons of carbon . Trees provide habitat for hundreds of species. LEARN THESE TREE FACTS and become a Friend Of Environment.
Posted on: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 16:31:44 +0000

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