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Biochar-assisted Remediation of Contaminated Soils Under Changing Climate summarizes recent progress in understanding (a) metal-biochar interactions in soils, (b) potential risks associated with biochar amendment, and (c) the application of biochar for the remediation of HM polluted soils. In addition, research gaps and future directions in understanding biochar-metal interactions in soils is also explored. As soil contamination with heavy metals like Cr, Co, Cu, Ni, Mn, Cd, Pb, and Zn is becoming a big problem across the globe, especially in developed countries, this book elucidates on risks and future directions. Globally, it has become a serious threat to human health and ecosystem integrity. applying amendments like phosphate compounds, liming materials, clay minerals, coal fly ash, organic composts, metal oxides, and biochar to heavy metals contaminated soil is considered one of the most promising in-situ remediation techniques. Biochar has become one of the most attractive research hotspots as a result of its special properties, along with its important role in climate change, global biogeochemical cycle, and environmental system.

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Author:   Shah Fahad (Abdul Wali Khan University, Pakistan; South Dakota State University, USA) ,  Muhammad Adnan (University of Swabi, Pakistan) ,  Ruanbao Zhou (Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, USA) ,  Taufiq Nawaz (South Dakota State University, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9780443215629

ISBN 10:   0443215626
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   23 April 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Biochar as soil conditioner: a reality or fantasy 2. Biochar Vs soil health under changing climate 3. Heavy metal polluted arable land and its consequences: a global scenario 4. Biochar and micronutrients availability: problem and prospects 5. Biochar induced immobilization of heavy metals: Mechanism and implications 6. Biochar facilitated soil microbial diversity under contaminated soil 7. Biochar vs heavy metals under changing climatic conditions 8. Biochar assisted growth regulation in plants under contaminated soils 9. Biochar induced soil fertility under polluted soils 10. An investigation into the reactions of biochar in heavy metal polluted soils 11. Characterization and evaluation of different biochars for their application as a soil amendment under polluted environment 12. Biochar for carbon sequestration under heavy metal contaminated soils 13. Benefits and limitations of biochar application under polluted soils 14. Environmental benefits of biochar under changing climate 15. Biochar: a new technology for restoring contaminated and degraded soils

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Dr Shah Fahad is Assistant Professor in the Department of Agronomy, Abdul Wali Khan University, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. He obtained his PhD in Agronomy from Huazhong Agriculture University, China. His postdoctoral research was in Agronomy at the Huazhong Agriculture University. He has published over 440 peer-reviewed papers (Impact factor 1810.45) on important aspects of climate change, plant physiology and breeding, plant nutrition, plant stress responses and tolerance mechanisms, and exogenous chemical priming-induced abiotic stress tolerance. He has also contributed 80 book chapters to various book editions published by Springer, Wiley-Blackwell, and Elsevier. He has worked, and is presently continuing, on a wide range of topics, including climate change, greenhouse emission gasses, abiotic stresses tolerance, roles of phytohormones and their interactions in abiotic stress responses, heavy metals, regulation of nutrient transport processes. Dr. Adnan Works as lecturer at the Dept. of Agriculture, Univ. of Swabi. His research area is soil microbiology & plant nutrition. including FUE, sustainable nutrients (NP) management via organic manures and bio-fertilizers like rhizobia and PSB, N2 fixation by legumes for increasing cereal production, organic wastes management via composting and soil carbon sequestration for sustainable agricultural production and reduced greenhouse gasses (CO2, & N2O) emission. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University, Peshawar. Research areas include biochar optimization to improve crop productivity and the impact of climate change and soil contamination on grain production. Dr. Shah Saud received his Ph.D. in Horticulture from Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China. He is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Horticulture, Northeast Agricultural University. Dr. Saud has published more than 125 research publications in peer-reviewed journals. He has edited three books and written twenty-five book chapters on important aspects of plant physiology, plant stress responses, and environmental problems in relation to agricultural plants. According to Scopus, Dr. Saud’s publications have received more than 2500 citations He is an editor and reviewer for more than twenty peer-reviewed international journals. His outstanding work has been recognized with five awards for scientific and technological progress in Heilongjiang province, China. Dr. Saud has also won five international projects.

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