Humic acids (HA) are organic molecules that play essential roles in improving soil
properties, plant growth, and agronomic parameters. The sources of HA include coal, lignite …

Biochar is widely suggested as a soil amendment to improve soil physical properties for crop
production. However, the heterogeneity between experiments in terms of biochar …

Core Ideas Biochar generally improves the soil physical environment Sandy soils appear to
respond more to biochar than clayey soils Long‐term studies are needed to conclusively …

Increasing pressure on farming systems due to rapid urbanization and population growth
has severely affected soil health and fertility. The need to meet the growing food demands …

Water treatment residuals (WTRs) are by-products of the coagulation and flocculation phase
of the drinking water treatment process that is employed in the vast majority of water …

Abstract Effects of biotic aging on the characteristics of biochar and its water-soluble organic
products were determined through a one-year laboratory incubation study. Biochar had a …

Biochar is considered to enhance numerous soil ecosystem services, but whether it
alleviates soil compaction is not well known. This paper: 1) synthesizes the biochar impacts …

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are hazardous organic contaminants threatening human
health and environmental safety due to their toxicity and carcinogenicity. Biochar (BC) is an …

The generation of water treatment residuals (WTRs) has long been a dilemma for the water
treatment industry. Identifying sustainable final disposal methods of WTRs to replace the …

Biochar, a solid product produced from biomass pyrolysis under low oxygen conditions, has
gained wide acknowledgment in its usage as a means for carbon sequestration as well as …