Does the choice of tree species enable timber production on polluted land?

Instanz: TeilenTeilen:Does the choice of tree species enable timber production on polluted land? * All seven Central European tree species tested showed a similar ability to stabilise heavy metals in contaminated soil. * Tree species with low nutrient needs keep excess metals out of their stems and foliage, making the production of uncontaminated timber possible. * Selecting suitable tree species could bring abandoned land back into productive use while also safely confining the soil pollutants. To find out which tree species to select for this purpose, researchers from the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL and ETH Zurich compared the stabilisation potential of seven Central European tree species.