Current knowledge from heavy metal pollution in Chinese smelter contaminated soils, health risk implications and associated remediation progress in recent decades …

DM Xu, RB Fu, HQ Liu, XP Guo - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing generation of toxic heavy metals from smelting activities poses significant
threat to food safety, human health, and soil ecosystem, due to their unacceptable exposure …

Response of microbial communities to biochar-amended soils: a critical review

KN Palansooriya, JTF Wong, Y Hashimoto, L Huang… - Biochar, 2019 - Springer
Application of biochar to soils changes soil physicochemical properties and stimulates the
activities of soil microorganisms that influence soil quality and plant performance. Studying …

Impact of sugarcane bagasse-derived biochar on heavy metal availability and microbial activity: a field study

C Nie, X Yang, NK Niazi, X Xu, Y Wen, J Rinklebe… - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
In the current study, we conducted a field experiment using the test plant, Brassica chinesis
L.(pak choi), to investigate the effect of sugarcane bagasse-derived biochar on the …

Mechanisms of biochar-mediated alleviation of toxicity of trace elements in plants: a critical review

M Rizwan, S Ali, MF Qayyum, M Ibrahim… - … Science and Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
Trace elements (TEs) contamination is one of the main abiotic stresses which limit plant
growth and deteriorate the food quality by their entry into food chain. In recent, biochar (BC) …

Applications of biochar and modified biochar in heavy metal contaminated soil: A descriptive review

M Liang, L Lu, H He, J Li, Z Zhu, Y Zhu - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Given that the problem of contaminated soil continues to grow, the development of effective
control and remediation measures has become imperative, especially for heavy-metal …

Biochar assisted phytoremediation and biomass disposal in heavy metal contaminated mine soils: a review

D Ghosh, SK Maiti - International journal of phytoremediation, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Mining activities causes heavy metal pollution and adversely affect the ecological safety and
human well-being. Phytoremediation-biochar synergy can effectively remediate mine spoils …

Long-term effects of biochar amendment on soil aggregate stability and biological binding agents in brown earth

Q Sun, J Meng, Y Lan, G Shi, X Yang, D Cao, W Chen… - Catena, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of biochar as soil amendment might improve the soil structure and carbon
sequestration. However, few studies have focused on the effects of biochar doses on soil …

Complementing compost with biochar for agriculture, soil remediation and climate mitigation

N Khan, N Bolan, S Jospeh, MTL Anh, S Meier… - Advances in …, 2023 - Elsevier
We are racing to manage a phenomenally increasing volume of organic wastes from urban,
industrial and agricultural entities. Composting is one of the preferred ways to convert …

[HTML][HTML] Cotton straw biochar and Bacillus compound biofertilizer decreased Cd migration in alkaline soil: Insights from relationship between soil key metabolites and …

Y Zhu, M Zhong, W Li, Y Qiu, H Wang, X Lv - … and Environmental Safety, 2022 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) contamination greatly impacts soil health and ecological environment. In
recent years, cotton straw biochar and Bacillus compound biofertilizer have been paid much …

Effect of rice straw biochar on three different levels of Cd-contaminated soils: Cd availability, soil properties, and microbial communities

M Xu, W Dai, Z Zhao, J Zheng, F Huang, C Mei… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar can be effective in immobilizing soil cadmium (Cd), but the difference in its
immobilization mechanisms for different levels of Cd-contaminated soils was overlooked. In …