WASET
	%0 Journal Article
	%A M. Grifoni and  G. Petruzzelli and  M. Barbafieri and  I. Rosellini and  B. Pezzarossa and  F. Pedron
	%D 2017
	%J International Journal of Environmental and Ecological Engineering
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 130, 2017
	%T Plants as Alternative Covers at Contaminated Sites 
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10008059
	%V 130
	%X Evapotranspiration (ET) covers are an alternative cover system that utilizes water balance approach to maximize the ET process to reduce the contaminants leaching through the soil profile. Microcosm tests allow to identify in a short time the most suitable plant species to be used as alternative covers, their survival capacity, and simultaneously the transpiration and evaporation rate of the cover in a specific contaminated soil. This work shows the soil characterization and ET results of microcosm tests carried out on two contaminated soils by using Triticum durum and Helianthus annuus species. The data indicated that transpiration was higher than evaporation, supporting the use of plants as alternative cover at this contaminated site.

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