Highways Agency Report

             Shelfmark: HA Room 114-117, Heron House, Bedford.  Runoff A29
       Personal author: Colwill D M
       Personal author: Rutter A J
                 Title: An assessment of the conditions for shrubs alongside
                        motorways
             Publisher: Transport and Road Research Laboratory, 1982
  Physical description: 28p., charts, tables, maps
                 Price: Unpriced
                Series: SSR Water Library, Runoff A29
       Notes - general: AbstractShrubs and trees have been used to reduce the
                        visual impact of a highway on the surrounding area and
                        to enhance the diversity of prospect from a vehicle on
                        the highway.  The conditions under which these plants
                        have to survive and flourish have been quantified.
                        Particular attention has been paid to effects of salt
                        usage, and the information gathered has been used to
                        identify areas of the country of varying intensity of
                        salt hazard.  The performance of plant species has
                        been assessed by controlled experiments and by trials.
                        Information from the literature has also been used to
                        classify 80 plant species as either tolerant,
                        intermediate or sensitive.  Using this information,
                        together with that on the salt hazard, suitable plant
                        species can be selected for use in particular
                        locations.
               Keyword: Road Runoff
               Keyword: Pollution Management
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