Journal Article10.1016/J.JENVMAN.2017.03.087
Biochar-based water treatment systems as a potential low-cost and sustainable technology for clean water provision.
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TL;DR: Seven hypotheses for future research are highlighted under three themes: design and optimization of bio char water treatment; ecotoxicology and human health risks associated with contaminant transfer along the biochar-soil-food-human pathway, and life cycle analyses of carbon and energy footprints of biochar water treatment systems.
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About: This article is published in Journal of Environmental Management. The article was published on 15 Jul 2017. The article focuses on the topics: Biochar & Water treatment.
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