Potential impact of biochar water-extractable substances on environmental sustainability

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 118-126

  Smith, Cameron R ^a   Buzan, Eric M ^a   Lee, James W ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochar and aquatic photosynthetic microorganisms; Biochar environmental sustainability; Biochar harmful substance; Biochar inhibitory factor; Biochar side effects on algae; Biochar soil amendment and carbon sequestration; High tech biochar; Water extractable biochar toxin

Indexed keywords

BIO CHARS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HARMFUL SUBSTANCES; PHOTOSYNTHETIC MICROORGANISMS; SIDE EFFECT; SOIL AMENDMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DIALYSIS MEMBRANES; ELECTRODIALYSIS; GALLIUM ALLOYS; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SOILS;

EXTRACTION;

EID: 84884211755     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc300063f     Document Type: Article

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