Suitability of marginal biomass-derived biochars for soil amendment

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 547, Issue , 2016, Pages 314-322

  Buss, Wolfram ^a   Graham, Margaret C ^a   Shepherd, Jessica G ^a   Mašek, Ondřej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biochar; Contaminant; Marginal biomass; Nutrient; Potentially toxic element; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; CONTAMINATION; DEMOLITION; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; IMPURITIES; NICKEL; NUTRIENTS; PYROLYSIS; REMEDIATION; SOILS; STAINLESS STEEL; WOOD PRESERVATION; ZINC;

BIO CHARS; CONTAMINATED LANDS; CONTAMINATED SOILS; LAND APPLICATIONS; POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS; SOIL APPLICATIONS; THERMAL CONVERSION; TREATMENT TEMPERATURE;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; BIOCHAR; CALCIUM; CARBON; CHARCOAL; MAGNESIUM; STAINLESS STEEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC; FERTILIZER; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BIOMASS; CHARCOAL; NUTRIENT; PYROLYSIS; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; ARUNDO DONAX; ASH; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FOOD WASTE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PAULONIA TOMENTOSA; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPUREA; PYROLYSIS; RYE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL FERTILIZATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SUGARCANE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TREE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; WILLOW; ANALYSIS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; PROCEDURES; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; TEMPERATURE; WOOD;

BIOMASS; CHAR; IMPURITIES; NUTRIENTS; PYROLYSIS; TOXICITY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CARBON; CHARCOAL; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; FERTILIZERS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TEMPERATURE; WOOD;

EID: 84953776406     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.11.148     Document Type: Article

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