Biochar: Carbon sequestration, land remediation, and impacts on soil microbiology

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 2311-2364

  Ennis, Christopher J ^a   Evans, A Garry ^a   Islam, Meez ^a   Ralebitso Senior, T Komang ^a   Senior, Eric ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biochar; microbial communities; molecular analysis; remediation

Indexed keywords

BIOCHAR; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; LAND REMEDIATION; LARGE SURFACE AREA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY;

MICROORGANISMS;

REMEDIATION;

ACETOCHLOR; ATRAZINE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHARCOAL; NITRATE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WATER;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHARCOAL; LAND RECLAMATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; MYCORRHIZA; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CATABOLISM; CATION EXCHANGE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPOSTING; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAND USE; LEACHING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCORRHIZA; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PYROLYSIS; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 84868249768     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2011.574115     Document Type: Review

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