Bornermann LC, Kookana RS, Welp G (2007) Differential sorption behaviour of aromatic hydrocarbons on charcoals prepared at different temperatures from grass and wood. Chemosphere
67:1033–1042
Brandli RC, Hartnik T, Henriksen T, Cornelissen G (2008) Sorption of native polyaromatic
hydrocarbons (PAH) to black carbon and amended activated carbon in soil. Chemosphere
73:1805–1810
Brennan A, Jim’enez EM, Puschenreiter M, Alburquerque JA, Switzer C (2014) Effects of biochar
amendment on root traits and contaminant availability of maize plants in a copper and arsenic
impacted soil. Plant Soil 379:351–360
Bruun S, Jensen ES, Jensen LS (2008) Microbial mineralization and assimilation of black carbon:
dependency on degree of thermal alteration. Org Geochem 39:839–845
Bruun EW, Ambus P, Egsgaard H, Hauggaard-Nielsen H (2012) Effects of slow and fast pyrolysis
biochar on soil C and N turnover dynamics. Soil Biol Biochem 46:73–79
Bushnaf KM, Puricelli S, Saponaro S, Werner D (2011) Effect of biochar on the fate of volatile
petroleum hydrocarbons in an aerobic sandy soil. J Contam Hydrol 126:208–215
Cao XD, Ma LN, Gao B, Harris W (2009) Dairy-manure derived biochar effectively sorbs lead and
atrazine. Environ Sci Technol 43:3285–3291
Cao X, Ma L, Liang Y, Gao B, Harris W (2011) Simultaneous immobilization of lead and atrazine
in contaminated soils using dairy-manure biochar. Environ Sci Technol 45:4884–4889
Carriera M, Hardieb AG, Urasa U, Gorgensa J, Knoetze J (2012) Production of char from vacuum
pyrolysis of South-African sugar cane bagasse and its characterization as activated carbon and
biochar. J Anal Appl Pyrolysis 96:24–32
Chan KY, Xu ZH (2009) Biochar: nutrient properties and their enhancement. In: Lehmann J, Joseph
S (eds) Biochar for environmental management. Science and technology. Earthscan, London, pp
67–84
Chandra R, Saxena G, Kumar V (2015) Phytoremediation of environmental pollutants: An
eco-sustainable green technology to environmental management. In: Chandra R
(ed) Advances in biodegradation and bioremediation of industrial waste, 1st edn. CRC Press/
Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, pp 1–30. https://doi.org/10.1201/b18218-2
Chen B, Chen Z (2009) Sorption of naphthalene and 1-naphthol by biochars of orange peels with
different pyrolytic temperatures. Chemosphere 76:127–133
Chen BL, Yuan MX (2011) Enhanced sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by soil
amended with biochar. J Soils Sediments 11:62–71
Chen B, Zhou D, Zhu L (2008) Transitional adsorption and partition of nonpolar and polar aromatic
contaminants by biochars of pine needles with different pyrolytic temperatures. Environ Sci
Technol 42:5137–5143
Chen BL, Yuan MX, Qian LB (2012) Enhanced bioremediation of PAH-contaminated soil by
immobilized bacteria with plant residue and biochar as carriers. J Soils Sediments
12:1350–1359
Cho YM, Ghosh U, Kennedy AJ, Grossman A, Ray G, Tomaszewski JE, Smithenry DW, Bridges
TS, Luthy RG (2009) Field application of activated carbon amendment for in-situ stabilization
of polychlorinated biphenyls in marine sediment. Environ Sci Technol 43:3815–3823
Cornelissen G, Gustafsson O (2005) Importance of unburned coal carbon, black carbon, and
amorphous organic carbon to phenanthrene sorption in sediments. Environ Sci Technol
39:764–769
Evangelou MWH, Fellet G, Ji R, Schulin R (2015) Phytoremediation and biochar application as an
amendment. In: Ansari AA, Gill SS, Gill R, Lanza GR, Newman L (eds) Phytoremediation.
Management of environmental contaminants, vol 1. Springer International Publishing, Cham,
pp 253–263
Fellet G, Marchiol L, Delle Vedove G, Peressotti A (2011) Application of biochar on mine tailings:
effects and perspectives for land reclamation. Chemosphere 83:1262–1267
Fellet G, Marmiroli M, Marchiol L (2014) Elements uptake by metal accumulator species grown on
mine tailings amended with three types of biochar. Sci Total Environ 469:598–608
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67:1033–1042
Brandli RC, Hartnik T, Henriksen T, Cornelissen G (2008) Sorption of native polyaromatic
hydrocarbons (PAH) to black carbon and amended activated carbon in soil. Chemosphere
73:1805–1810
Brennan A, Jim’enez EM, Puschenreiter M, Alburquerque JA, Switzer C (2014) Effects of biochar
amendment on root traits and contaminant availability of maize plants in a copper and arsenic
impacted soil. Plant Soil 379:351–360
Bruun S, Jensen ES, Jensen LS (2008) Microbial mineralization and assimilation of black carbon:
dependency on degree of thermal alteration. Org Geochem 39:839–845
Bruun EW, Ambus P, Egsgaard H, Hauggaard-Nielsen H (2012) Effects of slow and fast pyrolysis
biochar on soil C and N turnover dynamics. Soil Biol Biochem 46:73–79
Bushnaf KM, Puricelli S, Saponaro S, Werner D (2011) Effect of biochar on the fate of volatile
petroleum hydrocarbons in an aerobic sandy soil. J Contam Hydrol 126:208–215
Cao XD, Ma LN, Gao B, Harris W (2009) Dairy-manure derived biochar effectively sorbs lead and
atrazine. Environ Sci Technol 43:3285–3291
Cao X, Ma L, Liang Y, Gao B, Harris W (2011) Simultaneous immobilization of lead and atrazine
in contaminated soils using dairy-manure biochar. Environ Sci Technol 45:4884–4889
Carriera M, Hardieb AG, Urasa U, Gorgensa J, Knoetze J (2012) Production of char from vacuum
pyrolysis of South-African sugar cane bagasse and its characterization as activated carbon and
biochar. J Anal Appl Pyrolysis 96:24–32
Chan KY, Xu ZH (2009) Biochar: nutrient properties and their enhancement. In: Lehmann J, Joseph
S (eds) Biochar for environmental management. Science and technology. Earthscan, London, pp
67–84
Chandra R, Saxena G, Kumar V (2015) Phytoremediation of environmental pollutants: An
eco-sustainable green technology to environmental management. In: Chandra R
(ed) Advances in biodegradation and bioremediation of industrial waste, 1st edn. CRC Press/
Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, pp 1–30. https://doi.org/10.1201/b18218-2
Chen B, Chen Z (2009) Sorption of naphthalene and 1-naphthol by biochars of orange peels with
different pyrolytic temperatures. Chemosphere 76:127–133
Chen BL, Yuan MX (2011) Enhanced sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by soil
amended with biochar. J Soils Sediments 11:62–71
Chen B, Zhou D, Zhu L (2008) Transitional adsorption and partition of nonpolar and polar aromatic
contaminants by biochars of pine needles with different pyrolytic temperatures. Environ Sci
Technol 42:5137–5143
Chen BL, Yuan MX, Qian LB (2012) Enhanced bioremediation of PAH-contaminated soil by
immobilized bacteria with plant residue and biochar as carriers. J Soils Sediments
12:1350–1359
Cho YM, Ghosh U, Kennedy AJ, Grossman A, Ray G, Tomaszewski JE, Smithenry DW, Bridges
TS, Luthy RG (2009) Field application of activated carbon amendment for in-situ stabilization
of polychlorinated biphenyls in marine sediment. Environ Sci Technol 43:3815–3823
Cornelissen G, Gustafsson O (2005) Importance of unburned coal carbon, black carbon, and
amorphous organic carbon to phenanthrene sorption in sediments. Environ Sci Technol
39:764–769
Evangelou MWH, Fellet G, Ji R, Schulin R (2015) Phytoremediation and biochar application as an
amendment. In: Ansari AA, Gill SS, Gill R, Lanza GR, Newman L (eds) Phytoremediation.
Management of environmental contaminants, vol 1. Springer International Publishing, Cham,
pp 253–263
Fellet G, Marchiol L, Delle Vedove G, Peressotti A (2011) Application of biochar on mine tailings:
effects and perspectives for land reclamation. Chemosphere 83:1262–1267
Fellet G, Marmiroli M, Marchiol L (2014) Elements uptake by metal accumulator species grown on
mine tailings amended with three types of biochar. Sci Total Environ 469:598–608
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