A review of biochars’ potential role in the remediation, revegetation and restoration of contaminated soils
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Biochars are biological residues combusted under low oxygen conditions, resulting in a porous, low density carbon rich material. Their large surface areas and cation exchange capacities, determined to a large extent by source materials and pyrolysis temperatures, enables enhanced sorption of both organic and inorganic contaminants to their surfaces, reducing pollutant mobility when amending contaminated soils. Liming effects or release of carbon into soil solution may increase arsenic mobility, whilst low capital but enhanced retention of plant nutrients can restrict revegetation on degraded soils amended only with biochars; the combination of composts, manures and other amendments with biochars could be their most effective deployment to soils requiring stabilisation by revegetation. Specific mechanisms of contaminant-biochar retention and release over time and the environmental impact of biochar amendments on soil organisms remain somewhat unclear but must be investigated to ensure that the management of environmental pollution coincides with ecological sustainability.
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Biochar applications could be a key input for sustaining production and simultaneously reducing pollution and dependence on fertilizers.
“The emerging literature generally supports that biochar applications could be a key input for sustaining production and simultaneously reducing pollution and dependence on fertilizers (Beesley et al., 2011;Lal, 2007Lal, , 2004;;Lehmann and Joseph, 2015;Marris, 2006;Sohi et al., 2009;Stavi and Lal, 2013).”
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- Authors
- Beesley, L., Moreno-Jiménez, E., Gomez-Eyles, J. L., Harris, E., Robinson, B., & Sizmur, T.
- Affiliations
- James Hutton Institute (GB)
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County (US)
- Lincoln University (NZ)
- University of Reading (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Beesley, Luke
- Venue
- Environmental Pollution
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2011-12
- Volume
- 159
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 3269-3282
- ISSN
- 0269-7491 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2007031380
- Cited by
- 1,610
- References
- 148
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 4.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Environmental Pollution (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- BUFI-BGS
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Heavy metals in environment
- Keywords
- biochar, soil remediation, soil restoration, pyrolysis, cation exchange capacity, contaminant sorption, arsenic mobility, liming, soil amendment, soil organisms, environmental impact
- MeSH terms
- Adsorption, Agriculture, Charcoal, Soil Pollutants, Environmental Restoration and Remediation
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