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- Title
A review of the performance of woody and herbaceous ornamental plants for phytoremediation in urban areas.
- Authors
Capuana, Maurizio
- Abstract
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 positive impact on the landscape. In this paper, we reviewed a selection of species which have been proposed for utilization in phytoremediation. Several tree species have been introduced in the past into urban environments for parks, gardens and avenues, with a selection studied for their capacity to absorb, tolerate, and translocate contaminants. Shrubby and herbaceous species are also commonly exploited for their ornamental features and are now studied for phytoremediation purposes. The responses of several effective species to the presence of heavy metals or dangerous organic compounds in the growth substrate are examined in this paper.
- Subjects
ORNAMENTAL plants; METROPOLITAN areas; HERBACEOUS plants; URBAN plants; HEAVY metals; PLANT capacity
- Publication
iForest - Biogeosciences & Forestry, 2020, Vol 13, Issue 2, p139
- ISSN
1971-7458
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3832/ifor3242-013