Table 4.

The associations between the 10 most common genera and annual air pollutant removal indicated by Kruskal-Wallis test and their gross carbon sequestration and carbon storage per tree.

GenusAir pollutants removal (g/tree/yr)Gross carbon sequestration (kg/tree/yr)Carbon storage (kg/tree)
COO3NO2SO2PM2.5PM10Total
Albizia30.4115.5236.622.74.1309.9719.347.32,591.3
Bombax48.8236.5347.774.23.9337.61,048.647.03,299.8
Cinnamomum47.1244.5347.469.74.3354.01,067.039.83,505.5
Dimocarpus43.6277.8284.297.53.4311.91,018.335.21,325.3
Ficus45.0355.2320.3124.23.5318.51,166.826.35,093.6
Litsea32.4139.3246.133.12.5195.3648.741.52,252.0
Plumeria16.164.6119.615.11.297.3313.923.41,202.1
Podocarpus88.6336.8689.866.22.9217.41,401.89.8418.2
Pterospermum78.7299.5613.358.96.4479.81,536.632.73,805.9
Syzygium36.5168.6253.049.02.8240.1749.940.22,636.6
χ2341.4142.483.8134.481.174.6141.168.499.7
df999999999
P< 0.001< 0.001< 0.001< 0.001< 0.001< 0.001< 0.001< 0.001< 0.001