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The Sustainable Role of the Tree in Environmental Protection Technologies (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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The Sustainable Role of the Tree in Environmental Protection Technologies (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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This monograph describes ways of using trees and their byproducts
in environmental protection technologies and methodologies
throughout their lifecycles. The tree, the planet's main source of
biomass, is an indispensable tool for sustainable technologies, and
the authors present a holistic picture of how and why in this
volume. The authors describe the indispensable role of the living
tree in phytoremediation and biomonitoring and detail the
relationship of the tree with its surrounding ecosystem. The direct
and indirect relationships of a tree at its vegetation period with
various components of the ecosystem (i.e. atmosphere, hydrosphere,
lithosphere and soil) contribute to the role of a tree as the
medium for integrating aerogenic and edaphic pollutants. Trees
phytostabilize pollutants in their organisms and remove them from
the soil. The ability of some species of trees to reflect the
quality of the environment makes a basis for the environmental
bioindication, while quantitative representation of the chemical
composition of the surrounding environment allows for the use of
trees in biomonitoring. Morphological features of trees (e.g.
annual tree rings) allow us to observe environmental conditions in
the past and retrospectively evaluate them. This monograph also
details how wood products (e.g. biochar, chips, bark, etc.) of a
tree after it has died are used in environmental technologies. Due
to the specific morphological form and physical and chemical
composition of wood products, they may be used as active materials
in the technologies aimed at reducing pollution in an effective and
sustainable manner.
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