Runoff Management in Trees Planted in Suspended Pavement Systems

城市对树木来说是不利的环境。污染、盐流和土壤压实等因素会对它们的生长和长期生存能力产生负面影响。Pontarolo是一家拥有数十年建筑行业现代技术设计经验的工程公司，开发了CUPOLEX土壤细胞系统。CUPOLEX是一种悬挂式路面系统，为人行道、街道、停车场和其他坚硬表面上种植的树木提供了保持健康土壤和根系所需的子结构。减轻盐和其他城市污染物对根膜造成的损害是确保城市树木寿命的重要一步，但从长远来看，单个物种保持对大量流入的弹性的能力相对较少。在这个应用研究项目中，带有雨水管理组件的CUPOLEX土壤细胞技术将被部署在弗莱明学院的一个停车场，在那里，林业学生和教师将评估停车场污染对各种苗木整体健康的影响。通过同时识别能够与雨水管理组件一起茁壮成长的抗污染和抗盐树种，Pontarolo可以为拥有多种铺设资产的开发商、企业和市政当局提供更好、更可持续的产品。

Cities are hostile environments for trees. Factors such as pollution, salt influxes and soil compaction can negatively impact their growth and long-term viability. Pontarolo, an engineering firm with decades of experience designing modern technologies for the building and construction sector, has developed the CUPOLEX soil cell system. A suspended pavement system, CUPOLEX provides the sub-structure required to maintain a healthy soil and root system for trees planted in sidewalks, streets, parking lots and other hard surfaces. Mitigating the damage caused by salt and other urban pollutants to root membranes is an important step in ensuring the longevity of urban trees, yet relatively little is known about the capacity of individual species to remain resilient to large inflows over the long run. During this applied research project the CUPOLEX soil cell technology with storm water management components will be deployed in one of Fleming College's parking lots, where forestry students and faculty will assess the impacts of parking lot pollution on the overall health of various nursery-stock trees. By simultaneously identifying pollution and salt-resistant tree species that can thrive with the storm water management components, Pontarolo can offer a better, more sustainable product to developers, businesses and municipalities with multiple paved assets.