Sorption to soil, biochar and compost: is prediction to multicomponent mixtures possible based on single sorbent measurements?

Amendment with biochar and/or compost has been proposed as a strategy to remediate soil contaminated with low levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The strong sorption potential of biochar can help sequestering contaminants while the compost may promote their degradation. An improved understan...

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Main Authors: Melanie Kah, Gabriel Sigmund, Pedro Luis Manga Chavez, Lucie Bielská, Thilo Hofmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/4996.pdf