SuDS in London - a guide
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Benefits<br />
• Air quality monitors, placed on either<br />
side of the grass, measure particulate<br />
matter and nitrogen dioxide levels, to<br />
demonstrate the extent of air quality<br />
benefits from the green<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Lessons learned<br />
• The bioretention bas<strong>in</strong> will <strong>in</strong>clude the<br />
same plant species as the rest of the<br />
roadside planted areas to test how these<br />
species perform when experienc<strong>in</strong>g<br />
runoff from the surround<strong>in</strong>g area,<br />
compared to conventional plant<strong>in</strong>g beds<br />
Images courtesy of George Warren<br />
• Should the species thrive <strong>in</strong> this<br />
environment, the aim is to repeat<br />
this along other stretches of highway<br />
with<strong>in</strong> the borough to help tackle<br />
air quality and flood<strong>in</strong>g issues<br />
Under construction<br />
Complete<br />
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