Soil application of biochar produced from biomass grown on trace element contaminated land

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 146, Issue , 2014, Pages 100-106

  Evangelou, Michael W H ^a   Brem, Anette ^b   Ugolini, Fabio ^a   Abiven, Samuel ^b   Schulin, Rainer ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Birch; Microbial community; Soil amendment; Soil contamination; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONTAMINATION; PYROLYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

BIOCHAR; BIRCH; CONTAMINATED LANDS; CONTAMINATED SOILS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL APPLICATIONS; SOIL CONTAMINATION; TRACE ELEMENTS CONTAMINATIONS; TRACES ELEMENTS;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

CADMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NICKEL; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFUR; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC; BIOCHAR; CHARCOAL; LAND; METAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTAMINATED LAND; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOOD PRODUCTION; GRASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PYROLYSIS; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL REMEDIATION; TRACE ELEMENT; CHARCOAL; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BETULA PENDULA; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHAR; BIOMASS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIRCH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PLANT ROOT; PYROLYSIS; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL MICROFLORA; VOLATILIZATION; WOOD; LAND BIOME; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PLANT GROWTH; SHOOT; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL POLLUTION; TEMPERATURE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; LOLIUM; METABOLISM; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BETULA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CHARCOAL; HUMANS; LOLIUM; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 84906494918     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.07.046     Document Type: Article

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