Editing Populus (section)

===Phytoremediation===
Poplar represents a suitable candidate for [[phytoremediation]] since it has the ability to remove and store harmful pollutants in its trunk while also removing air pollution.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Doty |first1=Sharon L. |last2=Freeman |first2=John L. |last3=Cohu |first3=Christopher M. |last4=Burken |first4=Joel G. |last5=Firrincieli |first5=Andrea |last6=Simon |first6=Andrew |last7=Khan |first7=Zareen |last8=Isebrands |first8=J. G. |last9=Lukas |first9=Joseph |last10=Blaylock |first10=Michael J. |date=2017-09-05 |title=Enhanced Degradation of TCE on a Superfund Site Using Endophyte-Assisted Poplar Tree Phytoremediation |url=https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.7b01504 |journal=Environmental Science & Technology |language=en |volume=51 |issue=17 |pages=10050–10058 |doi=10.1021/acs.est.7b01504 |pmid=28737929 |bibcode=2017EnST...5110050D |issn=0013-936X}}</ref> This plant has been successfully used to target many types of pollutants including [[trace element]] (TEs) in soil<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Guidi Nissim |first1=W. |last2=Palm |first2=E. |last3=Mancuso |first3=S. |last4=Azzarello |first4=E. |year=2018 |title=Trace element phytoextraction from contaminated soil: a case study under Mediterranean climate |journal=Environmental Science and Pollution Research |volume=25 |issue=9 |pages=9114–9131 |doi=10.1007/s11356-018-1197-x |pmid=29340860 |bibcode=2018ESPR...25.9114G |s2cid=3892759}}</ref> and [[sewage sludge]],<ref>Werther Guidi Nissim, Alessandra Cincinelli, Tania Martellini, Laura Alvisi, Emily Palm, Stefano Mancuso, Elisa Azzarello, Phytoremediation of sewage sludge contaminated by trace elements and organic compounds, Environmental Research, Volume 164, July 2018, Pages 356-366, ISSN 0013-9351, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.009., landfill [[leachate]]</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Justin |first1=MZ |last2=Pajk |first2=N |last3=Zupanc |first3=V |last4=Zupanƒçiƒç |first4=M |year=2010 |title=Phytoremediation of landfill leachate and compost wastewater by irrigation of ''Populus'' and ''Salix'': Biomass and growth response |journal=Waste Management |volume=30 |issue=6 |pages=1032–42 |doi=10.1016/j.wasman.2010.02.013 |pmid=20211551|bibcode=2010WaMan..30.1032J }}</ref> [[Polychlorinated Biphenyl]] (PCBs),<ref>Meggo RE, Schnoor JL. Cleaning Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Contaminated Garden Soil by Phytoremediation. Environmental sciences. 2013;1(1):33-52</ref> [[Trichloroethylene]] (TCE),<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gordon |first1=M |last2=Choe |first2=N |last3=Duffy |first3=J |display-authors=etal |year=1998 |title=Phytoremediation of trichloroethylene with hybrid poplars |journal=Environmental Health Perspectives |volume=106 |issue=Suppl 4 |pages=1001–1004 |doi=10.2307/3434144 |pmc=1533336 |jstor=3434144 |pmid=9703485}}</ref> [[Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon]] (PAHs).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Spriggs |first1=T. |last2=Banks |first2=M. K. |last3=Schwab |first3=P. |year=2005 |title=Phytoremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Manufactured Gas Plant–Impacted Soil |journal=J. Environ. Qual. |volume=34 |issue=5 |pages=1755–1762 |doi=10.2134/jeq2004.0399 |pmid=16151227|bibcode=2005JEnvQ..34.1755S }}</ref>