Romain Nandillon

TL;DR: Among the different treatments, the use of compost or a biochar-compost combination showed better results in terms of improvement of soil conditions, increase in plant growth and reduced translocation of metal(loid)s towards upper parts, making these two treatments a valuable option for a field trial.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the phytostabilization capacity of Salix viminalis to remediate As and Pb highly contaminated mine site, in a biochar-assisted phytoremediation context and to assess biochar particle size and dose application effects.

TL;DR: Results showed that biochar was efficient in improving soil physico-chemical properties and reducing Pb soil pore water concentrations and this amelioration allowed plant growth and increased dry weight production of both species.

TL;DR: Evaluating the impact of two doses of wood biochar on metal immobilization and/or phytoavailability and their effectiveness in promoting plant growth in mesocosm experiments demonstrated that biochar application can be effectively used for Cd, Pb, and Zn immobilization, thereby reducing their bioavailability and phytotoxicity.

TL;DR: The sorption capacity of hardwood biochars, harboring different particle sizes, towards Pb and As is assessed, to evaluate the effect of a Fe-functionalization on PB and As sorption, and to validate the results, in a phytotoxicity test using Phaseolus vulgaris as bioindicator plant.