Runoff Management in Trees Planted in Suspended Pavement Systems

城市是树木生长的恶劣环境。污染、盐分流入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是一家工程公司，拥有数十年为建筑和建筑部门设计现代技术的经验，开发了CUPOLEX土壤细胞系统。作为一种悬挂式路面系统，CUPOLEX为种植在人行道、街道、停车场和其他坚硬表面的树木提供了维护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长寿的重要一步，但人们对个别物种长期保持对大量流入的弹性的能力知之甚少。在这项应用研究项目中，带有雨水管理组件的CUPOLEX土壤细胞技术将部署在弗莱明学院的一个停车场，林业学生和教职员工将在那里评估停车场污染对各种苗木整体健康的影响。通过同时识别污染和耐盐树种，可以在雨水管理组件中茁壮成长，庞塔罗罗可以为拥有多个铺设资产的开发商、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.