Agronomic and remedial benefits and risks of applying biochar to soil: Current knowledge and future research directions

Environment International

Volumn 87, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-12

  Kuppusamy, Saranya ^a,b   Thavamani, Palanisami ^b,c   Megharaj, Mallavarapu ^b,c   Venkateswarlu, Kadiyala ^d   Naidu, Ravi ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of Environment ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Agronomic benefits; Biochar; Environmental impacts; Pollutants; Pyrolysis; Soil amendment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; AGRONOMY; CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; PYROLYSIS; SOILS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AGRONOMIC BENEFITS; BIO CHARS; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; POLLUTANTS; SOIL AMENDMENT;

SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; INORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC COMPOUND; BIOCHAR; CHARCOAL; SOIL;

AGRONOMY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; KNOWLEDGE; POLLUTANT; PYROLYSIS; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL REMEDIATION;

AGRONOMIC TRAIT; BIOCHAR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; KNOWLEDGE; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PYROLYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RENEWABLE ENERGY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL QUALITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; TRENDS;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHARCOAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL;

EID: 84948188386     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.10.018     Document Type: Review

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