Occurrence, formation, environmental fate and risks of environmentally persistent free radicals in biochars

Biochars are used globally in agricultural crop production and environmental remediation. However, environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs), which are stable emerging pollutants, are generated as a characteristic feature during biomass pyrolysis. EPFRs can induce the formation of reactive ox...

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Main Authors: Emmanuel Stephen Odinga, Michael Gatheru Waigi, Fredrick Owino Gudda, Jian Wang, Bing Yang, Xiaojie Hu, Shunyao Li, Yanzheng Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019324845