Phytoremediation is a proven technology for many organic and inorganic pollutants (Pi-lon-Smits, 2005). Although previously trees were perceived as less effective than hyper-accumulative herbaceous plants, they appear to be very effective in field trials. This is due to their large biomass, rapid growth, powerful root systems, and an innate ability to tolerate and remediate a wide range of pollutants from soil (Gómez et al., 2019). Research on trees in this context is still a developing field called ‘dendroremediation’. Many tree species are tested and compared for their ability to accumulate pollutants (Al Ibrahim and Mohammad, 2017; Mleczek et al., 2017). However, very little or no research has been carried out on mechanical properties of wood which could be potentially obtained from such biomass and its utility in the wood industry, peculiarly for structural work (Muthusaravanan et al., 2020). Therefore, this study compared some of the mechanical properties of wood samples from industrially polluted area that can be possibly treated by phytoremediation.
Keywords: Scots pine, dendroremediation, tensile strength, mechanical properties
Authors
Marta Górska
Department of Wood Science and Thermal Techniques, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland
Edward Roszyk
Department of Wood Science and Thermal Techniques, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland
Michał Ziemiński
Department of Wood Science and Thermal Techniques, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland
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