Biochars impact on water infiltration and water quality through a compacted subsoil layer

Chemosphere

Volumn 142, Issue , 2016, Pages 160-167

  Novak, Jeff ^a   Sigua, Gilbert ^a   Watts, Don ^a   Cantrell, Keri ^a   Shumaker, Paul ^a   Szogi, Ariel ^a   Johnson, Mark G ^b   Spokas, Kurt ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochars; Soil water infiltration; Ultisol; Water quality

Indexed keywords

FEEDSTOCKS; LEACHING; PYROLYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOCHARS; COASTAL PLAIN; MILLI-Q WATER; POULTRY LITTER; SOIL WATER; ULTISOL; WATER INFILTRATION; WATER LEACHING;

INFILTRATION;

BIOCHAR; CHARCOAL; KAOLIN; SOIL WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; SOIL; WATER;

CHARCOAL; COMPACTED SEDIMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INFILTRATION; LITTER; PYROLYSIS; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; SUBSOIL; ULTISOL; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BULK DENSITY; CHICKEN; COMPACTED SUBSOIL LAYER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LEACHING; LOBLOLLY PINE; PINE CHIP; POULTRY LITTER; PYROLYSIS; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL PROPERTY; WATER INFILTRATION; WATER QUALITY; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; POULTRY; SOIL;

NORFOLK [VIRGINIA]; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

GALLUS GALLUS; PINUS TAEDA;

ANIMALS; CHARCOAL; POULTRY; SOIL; WATER; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84946492405     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.06.038     Document Type: Article

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