Effectiveness of activated carbon and biochar in reducing the availability of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/dibenzofurans in soils

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1035-1043

  Chai, Yunzhou ^a   Currie, Rebecca J ^a   Davis, John W ^a   Wilken, Michael ^a   Martin, Greg D ^a   Fishman, Vyacheslav N ^a   Ghosh, Upal ^b  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^b University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHAR; BIOTA-SOIL ACCUMULATION FACTORS; CONTACT TIME; CORN STOVER; DOSE LEVELS; FINER PARTICLES; LARGER PARTICLE SIZES; MACROPORES; PCDD/FS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS/DIBENZOFURANS; POLYOXYMETHYLENE; REDUCTION EFFICIENCY; SOIL SLURRY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TOXIC EQUIVALENTS TEQ;

ACETAL RESINS; ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOCHEMISTRY; EFFICIENCY; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; SORBENTS;

SOILS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; SORBENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; EARTHWORM; FURAN; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PCDD; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SLURRY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TYPE; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; COCONUT; EARTHWORM; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SOIL ANALYSIS;

ADSORPTION; BENZOFURANS; CARBON; CHARCOAL; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

TETRA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84855964608     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es2029697     Document Type: Article

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