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More trees = more life in large city study

09-Jul-2015

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Study of city of 530,000 trees in Toronto compared to 30,000 residents health records.

11 more trees per city block has same effect as being 1.4 years younger for cardio-metabolic conditions.

Probably due to improved air quality as trees remove ozone and particulates.

The study was published in the Scientific Reports journal.

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Marc Berman

Assistant Professor in Department of Psychology at The University of Chicago.

Omid Kardan

Postdoctoral Scholar at University of Chicago.

Scientific Reports

Scientific Journal providing information from all areas of the natural sciences

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Life Expectancy