Using Native Woody Plants for Phytomanagement of Urban Technosols Contaminated by Wood Pole Preservatives

• Published in: Clean : soil, air, water Vol. 49; no. 3
• Main Authors: Heine, Philippe, Yavari, Sara, Frenette‐Dussault, Cédric, Zagury, Gérald J., Brisson, Jacques, Labrecque, Michel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2021
• Subjects: chromated copper arsenate; Contaminants; Copper; Indigenous plants; Indigenous species; Mesocosms; Native organisms; Photosynthesis; phytotechnology; Plant physiology; Preservatives; Ranking; Reclamation; Salix bebbiana; Sediment pollution; Soil; Soil contamination; Soil pollution; Soils; Survival; technosol; Urban areas; Wood; Wood poles; Wood preservatives; Woody plants; woody species

Technosols are a major component of urban areas with little to no value, but many benefits can be gained by the use of native plants for their ecological reclamation. The aim of this study is to examine the capacity of North American native woody species to establish in and remediate a wood preserva...