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Effects of Biochar in Soil and Water Remediation: A Review

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In the last decades increased global environmental concerns to water and soils pollution. The main concerns are related to the contamination of the ecosystem, food security, and human health since many of the contaminants present in soil and water (residues of pesticides and antibiotics, genes of resistance to antibiotics, and heavy metals) are absorbed by plants and enter the food chain. Remediation of the contaminated water and soil to ensure sustainable water supply and food production is urgently needed. The use of biochar can have a positive effect on this remediation process. There are several studies that demonstrate the biochar’s ability to block/reduce the contaminating effect of pesticides, antibiotic residues, antibiotic resistance genes, and heavy metals. The objective of this chapter is to carry out a comprehensive review of the effect of using biochar on the availability/transmission of these contaminants to the soil and food supply chain.

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antibiotics biochar environment food human health heavy meta

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Adelaide Perdigão and José Luís da Silva Pereira (December 15th 2021). Effects of Biochar in Soil and Water Remediation: A Review [Online First], IntechOpen, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.101374. Available from: https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/79457

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