Advances in research on the use of biochar in soil for remediation: a review

• Published in: Journal of soils and sediments Vol. 18; no. 7; pp. 2433 - 2450
• Main Authors: Zama, Eric F., Reid, Brian J., Arp, Hans Peter H., Sun, Guo-Xin, Yuan, Hai-Yan, Zhu, Yong-Guan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.07.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anions; Antibiotics; Aromatic hydrocarbons; arsenic; Atrazine; bibliometric analysis; Bibliometrics; biochar; Brownfields; Cations; Charcoal; Contaminants; Contamination; Data processing; Earth and Environmental Science; Environment; Environmental Physics; Herbicides; humans; Hydrocarbons; Lead; mined soils; Octanol-water partition coefficients; paddy soils; Polarity; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Pyrolysis; Remediation; Sec 1 • Soil Organic Matter Dynamics and Nutrient Cycling • Review Article; Soil; Soil contamination; Soil pollution; Soil remediation; Soil Science & Conservation; Soil temperature; Soil treatment; Soil types; Soils; Sorption; Sulfamethoxazole; temperature; toxic substances; Sorption; Field; Contaminants; Organic; Immobilization; Laboratory; Inorganic

Purpose Soil contamination mainly from human activities remains a major environmental problem in the contemporary world. Significant work has been undertaken to position biochar as a readily-available material useful for the management of contaminants in various environmental media notably soil. Her...