Pros and cons of biochar to soil potentially toxic element mobilization and phytoavailability: environmental implications

SM Shaheen, A Mosa, Natasha… - Earth Systems and …, 2023 - Springer
While the potential of biochar (BC) to immobilize potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in
contaminated soils has been studied and reviewed, no review has focused on the potential …

Biochar as an (Im) mobilizing agent for the potentially toxic elements in contaminated soils

SM Shaheen, A El-Naggar, J Wang… - Biochar from biomass …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biochar has exhibited a greater potential for treatment of potentially toxic elements (PTEs)
contaminated soils than other sorbents. However, biochar can cause contradictory effects on …

Biochar application for the remediation of soil contaminated with potentially toxic elements: Current situation and challenges

Y Wu, Y Yan, Z Wang, Z Tan, T Zhou - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recently, biochar has garnered extensive attention in the remediation of soils contaminated
with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) owing to its exceptional adsorption properties and …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanistic insights into the (im) mobilization of arsenic, cadmium, lead, and zinc in a multi-contaminated soil treated with different biochars

A El-Naggar, SX Chang, Y Cai, YH Lee, J Wang… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
The effect and mechanistic evidence of biochar on the (im) mobilization of potentially toxic
elements (PTEs) in multi-contaminated soils, with respect to the role of surface-functional …

Chemical and biological immobilization mechanisms of potentially toxic elements in biochar-amended soils

T Bandara, A Franks, J Xu, N Bolan… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The application of biochars for the remediation of water and soils contaminated with
potentially toxic elements (PTEs) has seen a recent growing interest. The mechanisms of …

Biochar potential to relegate metal toxicity effects is more soil driven than plant system: A global meta-analysis

A Rehman, MS Arif, MA Tufail, SM Shahzad… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pollution from potentially toxic metals (PTMs) is one of the most pressing global
environmental challenge with soaring human health concerns. It is now critical to seek out …

Biochar-facilitated soil remediation: mechanisms and efficacy variations

M Guo, W Song, J Tian - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Recent research suggests that biochar amendment is a promising approach to mitigate soil
contamination via immobilizing heavy metals and organic pollutants. Through intensive …

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-induced changes in soil properties affected immobilization/mobilization of metals/metalloids in contaminated soils

M Ahmad, SS Lee, SE Lee, MI Al-Wabel… - Journal of soils and …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Remediation of metal contaminated soil with biochar is attracting extensive interest
in recent years. Understanding the significance of variable biochar properties and soil types …

Stabilization of heavy metal-contaminated soils by biochar: Challenges and recommendations

Y Wang, Y Liu, W Zhan, K Zheng, J Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Various types of biochar have been widely used to remediate soil contamination from heavy
metals (HMs) and to reduce HM mobility and bioavailability in soils in recent years. Most …