Paulownia Elongata Sy Hu in function of improving the quality of the environment
Interest in paulownia got its momentum around the world. With its fastgrowing nature and large leaf surfaces this species can absorb significantamounts of sulfur dioxide and dust particles.The cities of Tuzla and Lukavac, as most other Bosnian-Herzegovinian towns,have a number of geo-ecological problems, and the most pronounced one isnegative anthropopressing on the atmospheric complex and pedosphericcover. This area, especially during the winter period, has a disrupted airquality where the greatest polluters are individual heating places, transport,industry, and energy sector. The pedologic cover of the wider area of Tuzlaand Lukavac has suffered significant changes and is largely devastated. Theprocesses of destruction of soils lead to complete destruction or formation of anew land with modified characteristics. High rainfall is a major cause ofdestabilization of slopes, but also is the negative anthropogenic activity in thearea. Landslides have caused significant material damages, particularly in theresidential structures of slope zones of the mentioned cities and suburbanareas. This paper presents the basic biological characteristics of woodyspecies paulownia elongata, and the possibility of planting it in areas that arenow unused so to improve the quality of air, as well as on surfaces that arethreatened by landslides.