A review of the performance of woody and herbaceous ornamental plants for phytoremediation in urban areas

Urban and periurban areas are often contaminated by several pollutants. Phytoremediation is considered to be an effective and eco-friendly strategy for the restoration of these contaminated lands. For this purpose, the exploitation of ornamental plants could be an additional option, due to their pos...

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Main Author: Capuana M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF) 2020-04-01
Series:iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
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Online Access:https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor3242-013