Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

OXYGEN GENERATION BY DBH TREES - A STUDY INSIDE RVCOLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (RVCE), BENGALURU, INDIA

Vinod A.R., Prasanth Acharya and Poornima

Abstract

Urban vegetation plays an important role in reducing the air pollutant, dust, absorbing greenhouse gases,extenuation of urban heat islands, storing of carbon, aesthetically appealing and quality of urban life. Theaim of this study is to approximately estimate the oxygen production by the predominant trees presentinside the RVCE campus and comparing it with the statistics of oxygen consumed by the population of thearea. The purpose of this study is to focus on the accountability of DBH trees present inside the campus andon the release of oxygen content of selected trees like Mangifera indica (Mango), Cocos nucifera L. (Coconut)and Tectona grandis L. (Teak) and much more.