Polyaromatic hydrocarbons in biochars and human health risks of food crops grown in biochar-amended soils: A synthesis study

Soil amendment with biochars is currently being studied worldwide as a sustainable agricultural practice to improve soil and water quality, increase crop productivity, and augment soil carbon storage. However, the formation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) during biochar production is inevitable....

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Main Authors: Jian Wang, Emmanuel Stephen Odinga, Wei Zhang, Xian Zhou, Bing Yang, Michael Gatheru Waigi, Yanzheng Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019313273