Nitrate, pesticides, metals and plastic agricultural soils often contain pollutants. But are there sustainable and climate-friendly ways to restore and promote soil health in agricultural land? Yes, says a research team from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ). Specific plant species could be used as cover plants for phytoremediation, i.e. to relieve agricultural land from adverse pollutant impacts.
Using cover plants to remove pollutants from arable soil
