Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of figures, tables and boxes
List of contributors
Preface
Foreword
1 Biochar for environmental management: an introduction
2 Traditional use of biochar
3 Fundamentals of biochar production
4 Biochar production technology
5 Characteristics of biochar: physical and structural properties
6 Characteristics of biochar: macro-molecular properties
7 Biochar elemental composition and factors influencing nutrient retention
8 A biochar classification system and associated test methods
9 Evolution of biochar properties in soil
10 Persistence of biochar in soil
11 Movement of biochar in the environment
12 Biochar effects on crop yield
13 Biochar effects on the abundance, activity and diversity of the soil biota
14 Biochar effects on plant ecophysiology
15 Biochar effects on soil nutrient transformations
16 Priming effects in biochar-amended soils: implications of biochar-soil organic matter interactions for carbon storage
17 Biochar effects on nitrous oxide and methane emissions from soil
18 Biochar effects on nutrient leaching
19 Biochar effects on soil hydrology
20 Biochar and heavy metals
21 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated aromatic compounds in biochar
22 Sorption and remediation of organic compounds in soils and sediments by (activated) biochar
23 Biochar and retention/efficacy of pesticides
24 Test procedures for biochar analysis in soils
25 Biochar as an additive to compost and growing media
26 Biochar systems and system fit
27 Biochar, carbon accounting and climate change
28 Biochar sustainability and certification
29 Economic evaluation of biochar systems: current evidence and challenges
30 Socio-economic feasibility, implementation and evaluation of small-scale biochar projects
31 Commercialization of the biochar industry
Index