The role of biochar, natural iron oxides, and nanomaterials as soil amendments for immobilizing metals in shooting range soil

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 931-942

  Rajapaksha, Anushka Upamali ^a,b   Ahmad, Mahtab ^c   Vithanage, Meththika ^b   Kim, Kwon Rae ^d   Chang, Jun Young ^e   Lee, Sang Soo ^a   Ok, Yong Sik ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^e National Institute of Biological Resources   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Black carbon; Charcoal; Nanoparticle; Slow pyrolysis; Soil remediation; Synchrotron

Indexed keywords

BLACK CARBON; CHARCOAL; IMMOBILIZATION; IRON OXIDE; METAL; NANOPARTICLE; PYROLYSIS; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL REMEDIATION;

AMBROSIA TRIFIDA;

ANTIMONY; BIOCHAR; CHARCOAL; CHLOROPYROMORPHITE; COPPER; FERRIC ION; FERRIC OXIDE; LEAD; MINERAL; NANOMATERIAL; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; RAGWEED; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

AMBROSIA; ANTIMONY; BIOMASS; CHARCOAL; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; LEAD; MINERALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84945462544     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: 15732983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-015-9694-z     Document Type: Article

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