Increased bioavailability of metals in two contrasting agricultural soils treated with waste wood-derived biochar and ash

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 3230-3240

  Lucchini, P ^a,b   Quilliam, R S ^c   DeLuca, T H ^b,d   Vamerali, T ^e   Jones, D L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Black carbon; Contaminated land; Copper; Metal pollution; Wood preservatives

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BIOCHAR; CHARCOAL; METAL;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; SPRUCE; SUNFLOWER; WOOD;

AGRICULTURE; ARSENIC; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BIOMASS; CHARCOAL; HELIANTHUS; METALS; PICEA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WOOD;

EID: 84893935972     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2272-y     Document Type: Article

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