The effects of biochar and its applications in the microbial remediation of contaminated soil: A review

X Zheng, W Xu, J Dong, T Yang, Z Shangguan… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The amendment of biochar for soil bioremediation can improve soil conditions, influence soil
microbial community, and achieve co-application of biochar-microbe to promote the removal …

Remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils by biochar: Mechanisms, potential risks and applications in China

L He, H Zhong, G Liu, Z Dai, PC Brookes, J Xu - Environmental pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
There are global concerns about heavy metal (HM) contamination in soils, which in turn has
produced an increased demand for soil remediation. Biochar has been widely documented …

Biochar-mediated abiotic and biotic degradation of halogenated organic contaminants–A review

M Dorner, S Lokesh, Y Yang, S Behrens - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Prevailing global increases in population, urbanization, and agricultural production are
causing increased pressures on water resources, especially as the use of chemicals in …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in coastal wetlands: A review of their occurrences, toxic effects, and biogeochemical cycling

L Girones, AL Oliva, VL Negrin, JE Marcovecchio… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Coastal wetlands, such as mangroves, seagrass beds, and salt marshes, are highly
threatened by increasing anthropic pressures, including chemical pollution. Persistent …

Insights into interactions between vanadium (V) bio-reduction and pentachlorophenol dechlorination in synthetic groundwater

B Zhang, Y Cheng, J Shi, X **ng, Y Zhu, N Xu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Aquifer co-contamination by vanadium (V) and pentachlorophenol (PCP) involves
complicated biogeochemical processes that remain poorly understood, particularly from the …

The anaerobic oxidation of methane in paddy soil by ferric iron and nitrate, and the microbial communities involved

D Luo, X Meng, N Zheng, Y Li, H Yao… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) mediated by microorganisms is a key process in
the reduction of methane emissions, and AOM-coupled electron acceptors have been …

Biomodification of feedstock for quality-improved biochar: A green method to enhance the Cd sorption capacity of Miscanthus lutarioriparius-derived biochar

Y Xu, S Wu, F Huang, H Huang, Z Yi, S Xue - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Severe environmental and ecological problems have resulted due to the unharvested
Miscanthus lutarioriparius biomass in Dongting Lake, the largest miscanthus production hub …

Pig carcass-derived biochar caused contradictory effects on arsenic mobilization in a contaminated paddy soil under fluctuating controlled redox conditions

X Yang, M Hinzmann, H Pan, J Wang, N Bolan… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Contamination of paddy soils by arsenic (As) is of great concern for human health and the
environment. The impact of animal-derived biochar on As mobilization under fluctuating …

Histological effects of sublethal concentrations of insecticide Lindane on intestinal tissue of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)

MF Vajargah, JI Namin, R Mohsenpour… - Veterinary Research …, 2021 - Springer
This study investigates acute toxicity and histological effects of Lindane insecticide on
intestinal tissues of immature grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). For these purposes …

Biochar as a tool for the improvement of soil and environment

E Kabir, KH Kim, EE Kwon - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Biochar is a versatile and sustainable tool for agricultural and environmental remediation
due to its unique physicochemical properties in terms of soil fertility, nutrient retention, and …