Arsenic's history in science, medicine and technology has been overshadowed by its
notoriety as a poison in homicides. Arsenic is viewed as being synonymous with toxicity …

Arsenic is a toxic carcinogen mostly found in subsurface environments. It is released into
groundwater mostly via natural geological and hydrological processes. Consumption of …

While a large-scale soil amendment of biochars continues to receive interest for enhancing
crop yields and to remediate contaminated sites, systematic study is lacking in how biochar …

Oxygen-containing carboxyl, hydroxyl, and phenolic surface functional groups of soil organic
and mineral components play central roles in binding metal ions, and biochar amendment …

Chars, a form of environmental black carbon resulting from incomplete burning of biomass,
can immobilize organic contaminants by both surface adsorption and partitioning …

Contamination of soil interstitial waters by labile heavy metals such as Cu (II), Cd (II), and Ni
(II) is of worldwide concern. Carbonaceous materials such as char and activated carbon …

The amendment of carbonaceous materials such as biochars and activated carbons is a
promising in situ remediation strategy for both organic and inorganic contaminants in soils …

Long-term effectiveness of biochar for heavy metal stabilization depends upon biochar's
sorptive property and recalcitrance in soil. To understand the role of carboxyl functional …

This book provides in-depth coverage of environmental pollution sources, waste
characteristics, control technologies, management strategies, facility innovations, process …

Water treatment technologies for arsenic removal from groundwater have been extensively
studied due to widespread arsenic contamination of drinking water sources. Central to the …