Urban Biofilter Project Plants Bamboo Forests to Clean up Brownfields
Urban Biofilter creates bamboo forests on brownfields that are fed with wastewater. The harvested Bamboo then creates income in areas that are otherwise neglected through sustainable bamboo harvesting and timber production.
A few more things you should know about bamboo are that bamboo is literally the fastest growing woody plant in the world. Depending on soil and climate conditions, bamboo can grow up to .5 – 1 foot a day. This makes bamboo an amazing renewable resource. One plant can be harvested many times without killing the plant.
A full bamboo grove can release 35% more oxygen than other trees.
Since it is a pioneering plant and can be grown in soil damaged by overgrazing and poor agriculture. Proper harvesting does not kill the bamboo plant, so topsoil is held in place, because of its dense litter on the forest floor it feeds topsoil, restoring healthy agricultural lands for generations to come.
Also, because of its wide spread root system and large canopy, bamboo greatly reduces rain run off, prevents massive soil erosion and keeps twice as much water in the watershed. Bamboo helps mitigate water pollution due to its high nitrogen consumption, making it a solution for excess nutrient uptake of waste water from manufacturing, livestock farming and sewage treatment.
Planting more bamboo to fill open spaces within cities could be hugely beneficial to our environment. Including the quality of the air we breathe.
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