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The effect of two different biochars on remediation of Cd-contaminated soil and Cd uptake by Lolium perenne

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Chemical fractions and bioavailability of nickel in a Ni-treated calcareous soil amended with plant residue biochars

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Metal sorption by biochars: A trade-off between phosphate and carbonate concentration as governed by pyrolysis conditions

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Effect of Sheep Manure and Its Produced Vermicompost and Biochar on the Properties of a Calcareous Soil after Barley Harvest

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Characterization of cadmium adsorption on two cost-effective biochars for water treatment

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Aqueous contaminant removal and stormwater treatment using biochar

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Camel Dung-Derived Biochar for the Removal of Copper(II) and Chromium(III) Ions from Aqueous Solutions: Adsorption and Kinetics Studies

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Rhizospheric pore-water content predicts the biochar-attenuated accumulation, translocation, and toxicity of cadmium to lettuce

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Effect of bamboo biochar on reducing grain cadmium content in two contrasting wheat genotypes

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Biochar as a green strategy in alleviating Cd mobility in soil and uptake in plants: A step towards Cd-free food

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Biochar derived from animal and plant facilitates synergistic transformation of heavy metals and phosphorus in sewage sludge composting

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Effects of water and organic manure coupling on the immobilization of cadmium by sepiolite

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Differential distribution of and similar biochemical responses to different species of arsenic and antimony in Vetiveria zizanioides

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Laser-Induced Biochar Formation through 355 nm Pulsed Laser Irradiation of Wood, and Application to Eco-Friendly pH Sensors

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Biochar application as a green clean-up method: bibliometric analysis of current trends and future perspectives

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Biochar as a Rhizosphere Modulator: Enhancing Root Resilience to Multifaceted Environmental Stresses for Sustainable Agriculture

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Temporal changes in arsenic and lead pools in a contaminated sediment amended with biochar pyrolyzed at different temperatures

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Remediation of Chromium (VI) from Contaminated Agricultural Soil Using Modified Biochars

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The Environmental Significance of Contaminants of Concern in the Soil–Vegetable Interface: Sources, Accumulation, Health Risks, and Mitigation through Biochar

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Treatment of Highway Stormwater Runoff Using Sustainable Biochar: A Review

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Response of antioxidant activity, active constituent and rhizosphere microorganisms of Salvia miltiorrhiza to combined application of microbial inoculant, microalgae and biochar under Cu stress

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Decrease in the genotoxicity of metal-contaminated soils with biochar amendments

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Reduction in Hg phytoavailability in soil using Hg‐volatilizing bacteria and biochar and the response of the native bacterial community

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Effects of biochar dose on cadmium accumulation in spinach and its fractionation in a calcareous soil

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Suitability of Different Agricultural and Urban Organic Wastes as Feedstocks for the Production of Biochar—Part 2: Agronomical Evaluation as Soil Amendment

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Gasified grass and wood biochars facilitate plant establishment in acid mine soils

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Salinity-induced changes in cadmium availability affect soil microbial and biochemical functions: Mitigating role of biochar

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Cobalt ion removal using magnetic biochar obtained from conocarpus erectus leaves

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Closing the Nutrient Loop—The New Approaches to Recovering Biomass Minerals during the Biorefinery Processes

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Effects of blast furnace slag on the immobilization, plant uptake and translocation of Cd in a contaminated paddy soil

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Faecal sludge pyrolysis as a circular economic approach to waste management and nutrient recovery

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Influence of agro-wastes derived biochar and their composite on reducing the mobility of toxic heavy metals and their bioavailability in industrial contaminated soils

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Remediation of chromium contaminated water and soil by nitrogen and iron doped biochars

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Immobilization of Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn in a Multi-Metal Contaminated Acidic Soil using Inorganic Amendment Mixtures

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Climatic and soil-mineralogical controls on the mobility of trace metal contamination released by informal electronic waste (e-waste) processing

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Effects of Walnut Leaves Biochars on Lead and Zinc Fractionation and Phytotoxicity in a Naturally Calcareous Highly Contaminated Soil

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Obtaining bioproducts by slow pyrolysis of coffee and cocoa husks as suitable candidates for being used as soil amendment and source of energy

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Quality and yield of Pseudostellaria heterophylla treated with GGBS as pH adjuster against the toxicity of Cd and Cu

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Assessment of compost and three biochars associated with Ailanthus altissima (Miller) Swingle for lead and arsenic stabilization in a post-mining Technosol

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Biochar for Mine-land Reclamation

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Promising Technologies for Cd-Contaminated Soils: Drawbacks and Possibilities

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Kinetic and Isothermal Investigations on the Use of Low Cost Coconut Fiber-Polyaniline Composites for the Removal of Chromium from Wastewater

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Effects of Biochar and Apatite on Chemical Forms of Lead and Zinc in Multi-Metal-Contaminated Soil after Incubation: A Comparison of Peanut Shell and Corn Cob Biochar

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Effects of plant litter decomposition on chemical and microbiological characteristics of artisanal zinc smelting slag using indigenous methods

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Iron Fractionation in the Calcareous Soils of Different Land Uses as Influenced by Biochar

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Clays, Limestone and Biochar Affect the Bioavailability and Geochemical Fractions of Cadmium and Zinc from Zn-Smelter Polluted Soils

Lahori, A. H., Mierzwa–Hersztek, M., Demiraj, E., Idir, R., Bui, T. T. X., Vũ, Đ. D., Channa, A., Samoon, N. A., & Zhang, Z. (2020) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su12208606 · Cited by 18

Microbiological Indicators of Heavy Metals and Carbon-Containing Preparations Applied to Agrosoddy-Podzolic Soils Differing in Humus Content

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Biochar and exogenous calcium assisted alleviation of Pb phytotoxicity in water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk) cultivated in Pb-spiked soil

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Impact of coffee biochar on carbon, microbial biomass and enzyme activities of a sandy soil cultivated with bean

Filho, A. P. M., de Medeiros, É. V., LIMA, J. R. S., da Costa, D. P., Duda, G. P., da Silva, J. S. A., OLIVEIRA, J. B. D., Antonino, A. C. D., Menezes, R. S. C., & Hammecker, C. (2021) · Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências · doi:10.1590/0001-3765202120200096 · Cited by 19

Immobilization of metals in contaminated soil from E-waste recycling site by dairy-manure-derived biochar

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Applications and challenges of modified algal biochar in environmental remediation

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Impact of physiochemical properties, microbes and biochar on bioavailability of toxic elements in the soil: a review

Kumar, V., & Radziemska, M. (2021) · Environmental Geochemistry and Health · doi:10.1007/s10653-021-01157-w · Cited by 17

Alleviation of Cd stress in maize by compost mixed biochar

Rahi, A. A., Hussain, S., Hussain, M. B., Baig, K. S., Tahir, M. S., Hussain, G. S., Zarei, T., Danish, S., Akhtar, M. N., Fahad, S., et al. (2022) · Journal of King Saud University - Science · doi:10.1016/j.jksus.2022.102014 · Cited by 17

Assessing impact of elevated CO2 on heavy metal accumulation in crops: meta-analysis and implications for food security

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Bioavailability of Metsulfuron and Sulfentrazone Herbicides in Soil as Affected by Amendment with Two Contrasting Willow Biochars

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Effect of chemical aging of Alternanthera philoxeroides-derived biochar on the adsorption of Pb(II)

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Low light intensity and compost modified biochar enhanced maize growth on contaminated soil and minimized Pb induced oxidative stress

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Plant-assisted bioremediation: Soil recovery and energy from biomass

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Effect of varying pH and co-existing microcystin-LR on time- and concentration-dependent cadmium sorption by goethite-modified biochar derived from distillers’ grains

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Metal uptake and organic acid exudation of native Acacia species in mine tailings

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Influence of different pyrolysis methods on the sorption property of rice straw biochar

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Effect of Biochar Application Depth on Crop Productivity Under Tropical Rainfed Conditions

Moiwo, J. P., Wahab, A., Kangoma, E., Blango, M. M., Ngegba, M. P., & Suluku, R. (2019) · Applied Sciences · doi:10.3390/app9132602 · Cited by 17

Mitigating Negative Microbial Effects of p-Nitrophenol, Phenol, Copper and Cadmium in a Sandy Loam Soil Using Biochar

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IMPACT OF BIOCHAR AND ANIMAL MANURE ON SOME BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SOIL

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Migration and Transformation of Multiple Heavy Metals in the Soil–Plant System of E-Waste Dismantling Site

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Mitigation of cadmium uptake in Theobroma cacao L: efficacy of soil application methods of hydrated lime and biochar

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Enrichment of cadmium and selenium in soil-crop system and associated probabilistic health risks in black shale areas

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Biochar applications for treating potentially toxic elements (PTEs) contaminated soils and water: a review

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Effect of biochar amendment on bacterial community and their role in nutrient acquisition in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) grown under elevated CO2

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Morphophysiological, biochemical, and nutrient response of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) by foliar CeO2 nanoparticles under elevated CO2

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Phytoremediation of Shooting Range Soils

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Ecotoxicological assessment of a biochar-based organic N-fertilizer in small-scale terrestrial ecosystem models (STEMs)

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Can Addition of Biochar and Zeolite to a Contaminated Calcareous Soil Mitigate the Pb-toxicity Effects on Spinach (Spinacia OleraceaL.) Growth?

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Facile Fabrication of Calcium-Doped Carbon for Efficient Phosphorus Adsorption

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