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Pyrogenic carbon and its role in contaminant immobilization in soils

Fangjie QiGlobal Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia;Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of Environment (CRC CARE), The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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Saranya KuppusamyInstitute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea
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Ravi NaiduGlobal Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia;Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of Environment (CRC CARE), The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nanthi S. BolanGlobal Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia;Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of Environment (CRC CARE), The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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Yong Sik OkKorea Biochar Research Center, School of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, KoreaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3401-0912
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Dane LambGlobal Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia;Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of Environment (CRC CARE), The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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Yubiao LiSchool of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Linbo YuGlobal Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia;Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of Environment (CRC CARE), The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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Kirk T. SempleLancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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Hailong WangSchool of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, China;Key Laboratory of Soil Contamination Bioremediation of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Pages 795-876 | Published online: 13 Jul 2017

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