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Posted on 13/03/03

Pines recycle pollutants, study finds

SCIENCE REPORTER

Maybe Ronald Reagan was right after all about trees being big polluters. A new study suggests the Scotch pine and other northern evergreens may emit more nitrogen oxides -- key components of smog -- than all the cars and industrial plants on the planet.

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