[HTML][HTML] The impact of green roofs on urban runoff quality: A review

C Marín, M El Bachawati, G Pérez - Urban forestry & urban greening, 2023 - Elsevier
Green roofs are building-integrated greenery systems that provide many ecological and
economic benefits to urban environments. Green roofs are an important component of …

[HTML][HTML] Green roof systems for rainwater and sewage treatment

J Yan, P Yang, B Wang, S Wu, M Zhao, X Zheng… - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
Green roof systems are regarded as a viable solution for mitigating urban environmental
challenges and offering a multitude of environmental benefits. Currently, green roofs are …

[HTML][HTML] What happens to nitrogen and phosphorus nutrient contributions from green roofs as they age? A review

HS Lim - Environmental Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Green roofs (GR) have gained widespread popularity in cities due to their multiple benefits.
This review synthesizes the latest knowledge around GR ageing and the associated …

Improving runoff quality in vertical greenery systems: Substrate type outweighed the effect of plant growth promoting microbes

X Shu, DJ Kotze, S Timonen, S Lehvävirta… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to limited urban green spaces and catchments, researchers are exploring the capacity
of vertical greenery systems (VGSs) in stormwater management as complementary …

Experimental analysis to assess the hydrological efficiency and the nutrient leaching behavior of a new green wall system

SA Palermo, G Viviani, B Pirouz, M Turco… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Green Walls represent a sustainable solution to mitigate the effects due to climate change
and urbanization. However, although they have been widely investigated in different fields of …

Quantifying the contributions of structural factors on runoff water quality from green roofs and optimizing assembled combinations using Taguchi method

W Liu, BA Engel, W Chen, W Wei, Y Wang, Q Feng - Journal of Hydrology, 2021 - Elsevier
Runoff water quality of green roofs often comes under debate, and the mechanism of runoff
pollution retention is still unclear. How to quantify the influencing contributions of structural …

Nutrient leaching behavior of green roofs: Laboratory and field investigations

M Akther, J He, A Chu, B van Duin - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite the benefits of green roofs in managing stormwater quality, green roofs especially at
their early age might leach nutrients. Research in this regard is still very limited. Therefore …

Simulation of pollutant deep transport characteristics in a partially infiltrated bioretention system

C Jiang, J Zhang, X Peng, J Li, X Yang - Journal of Water Process …, 2024 - Elsevier
Insufficient research on improving filler characteristics and deep transport of pollutants in
infiltration type bioretention systems. It is more important for loose media, high elemental …

[HTML][HTML] Nutrient dynamics and development of soil fauna in vegetated roofs with the focus on biochar amendment

K Kuoppamäki, H Setälä, M Hagner - Nature-Based Solutions, 2021 - Elsevier
The impacts of biochar amendment on the quality and quantity of runoff, substrate properties
and soil fauna in two types of experimental vegetated roofs ('plantings' and 'mats') were …

Component design optimization of green roof substrate layer based on the assessment of multifunctional performance

Y Fei, D Fu, C Xu, RP Singh - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
A high-quality substrate layer is the cornerstone of supporting that green roofs (GRs) can
become an efficient and sustainable nature-based solution to urban environmental …