Growing trees on landfills

Ming Hung WONG

doi:10.1007/978-94-017-1435-8_6

Growing trees on landfills

Ming Hung WONG

Department of Science and Environmental Studies (SES)

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Abstract

Completed landfills have become an attractive source of land use in densely populated areas such as Hong Kong. Recreation is the most common usage of completed landfills and planting trees on these landfills are essential. However, there are adverse landfill factors which inhibit plant growth and establishment. This article attempts to discuss the various factors, namely; landfill gas, leachate, reduced soil condition, elevated temperature, by citing examples relevant to Hong Kong, as much as possible. Emphasis will be made on leguminous trees as they seem to tolerate the landfill conditions, better than the non-legumes. Copyright © 1996 Springer Science+ Business Media Dordrecht.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Environmental biotechnology: Principles and applications
Editors	M. MOO-YOUNG, W. A. ANDERSON, A. M. CHAKRABARTY
Place of Publication	Dordrecht
Publisher	Springer
Pages	63-77
ISBN (Electronic)	9789401714358
ISBN (Print)	9789048146574
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1435-8_6
Publication status	Published - 1996

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SDG 15 Life on Land

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