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ArticleEnvironmental geochemistry and health2020

Application of biochars and solid fraction of digestate to decrease soil solution Cd, Pb and Zn concentrations in contaminated sandy soils.

Reinhart Van Poucke, Caleb E Egene, Simon Allaert, Manhattan Lebrun, Sylvain Bourgerie, Domenico Morabito, Yong Sik Ok, Frederik Ronsse, Erik Meers, Filip M G Tack

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Article in Environmental geochemistry and health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Reinhart Van PouckeDepartment of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium. reinhart.vanpoucke@ugent.be.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2683-5180
Caleb E EgeneDepartment of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Simon AllaertDepartment of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Manhattan LebrunINRA USC1328, LBLGC EA 1207, University of Orleans, Rue de Chartres, BP 6759, 45067, Orléans Cedex 2, France.
Sylvain BourgerieINRA USC1328, LBLGC EA 1207, University of Orleans, Rue de Chartres, BP 6759, 45067, Orléans Cedex 2, France.
Domenico MorabitoINRA USC1328, LBLGC EA 1207, University of Orleans, Rue de Chartres, BP 6759, 45067, Orléans Cedex 2, France.
Yong Sik OkDivision of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea Biochar Research Center, O-Jeong Eco-Resilience Institute (OJERI), Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Frederik RonsseDepartment of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Erik MeersDepartment of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Filip M G TackDepartment of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Ghent University · BEUniversité d'Orléans · FRKorea University · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biochar prepared from waste biomass was evaluated as a soil amendment to immobilize metals in two contaminated soils. A 60-day incubation experiment was set up on a French technosol which was heavily contaminated with Pb due to former mining activities. Grass biochar, cow manure biochar (CMB) and two lightwood biochars differing in particle size distribution (LWB1 and LWB2) were amended to the soil at a rate of 2% (by mass). Rhizon soil moisture samplers were employed to assess the Pb concentrations in the soil solution at regular times. After 30 days of incubation, soil solution concentrations in the CMB-amended soil decreased by more than 99% compared to the control. CMB was also applied to a moderately contaminated Flemish soil and resulted in lowered soil solution Cd and Zn concentrations. While the application of 4% CMB resulted in 90% and 80% reductions in soil solution concentrations of Cd and Zn, respectively, the solid fraction of digestate (as a reference) reduced the soil pore water concentrations by only 63% for Cd and 73% for Zn, compared to the concentrations in the control. These results emphasize the potential of biochar to immobilize metals in soil and water systems, thus reducing their phytotoxicity.

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AnimalsBelgiumBiomassCadmiumCattleCharcoalEnvironmental Restoration and RemediationFranceLeadManureMiningSandSoilSoil PollutantsZincbiocharCadmiumCharcoalLeadManureSandSoilSoil PollutantsZincBiocharCow manure biocharMetal adsorptionMetal contaminated soil

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PMID31776888
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