What is it about?
Trees are perennial plants and possess potential to accumulate toxins or pollutants in their tissue without significantly reducing their growth. So in this article we showed evidence and the capacity of trees to absorb metals from the soil. The ability of trees to do this vary depending on the type of trees.
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Why is it important?
Pollution is a major environmental problem globally. Today the need for a clean and sustainable environment is critical than ever before.
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This is an interesting publication showing major environmental challenge and how to resolve it sustainably.
Dr Samuel Ayodele Mesele
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
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This page is a summary of: Towards a clean environment: To what extent can trees serve as phytoremediators for chemically polluted soils?, Environmental Challenges, December 2023, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.envc.2023.100764.
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