| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Quality and suitability of fecal biochar in structurally stable urban tree substrates |
| Authors: | Saluz, Andrea Gion Bleuler, Mira Krähenbühl, Nikita Schönborn, Andreas |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156236 |
| Published in: | Science of the Total Environment |
| Volume(Issue): | 838, Part 3 |
| Issue: | 156236 |
| Issue Date: | 25-May-2022 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0048-9697 1879-1026 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Biochar; City tree; Fecal; Leaching behavior; Plant-based; Substrate |
| Subject (DDC): | 630: Agriculture |
| Abstract: | This study examines the effects of pyrolyzed materials (biochar) from horse manure, plant residues and human feces on the growth of 1-year old birch seedlings cultivated in a novel, structurally stable tree substrate. For this purpose, the composition of the produced biochar, the leachate from the substrates and the health and growth rate of the birch seedlings were observed over a period of 322 days. The results show that each of these biochars complies with the European Biochar Certificate (EBC) guidelines. No toxic heavy metals were detected. Furthermore, the presence of the biochar in the substrates enhanced the survival rate of the birch trees. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/25111 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | Life Sciences and Facility Management |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR) |
| Published as part of the ZHAW project: | Biokohle für Stadtbäume |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management |
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