• How to determine the environmental exposure of PAHs originating from biochar 

      Mayer, Philipp; Hilber, Isabel; Gouliarmou, Varvara; Hale, Sarah; Cornelissen, Gerard; Bucheli, Thomas D (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Biochars are obtained by pyrolysing biomass materials and are increasingly used within the agricultural sector. Owing to the production process, biochars can contain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the high mg/kg ...
    • The different faces of biochar: contamination risk versus remediation tool 

      Hilber, Isabel; Bastos, Ana Catarina; Loureiro, Susana; Soja, Gerard; Marsz, Alexandra; Cornelissen, Gerard; Bucheli, Thomas D. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      This article reviews the different aspects of biochar as source and sink of organic and inorganic contaminants. Biochar can contain organic contaminants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or heavy metals. As the ...