{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Novak JM"],"funding":["Agricultural Research Service","Intramural EPA"],"pagination":["97-114"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8939468"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["1"],"pubmed_abstract":["Biochars have the potential to reclaim mine-impacted soils; however, their variable physico-chemical properties incite speculation about their successful remediation performance. This investigation examined the capability of biochars produced from three different feedstocks along with a compost blend to improve switchgrass growth conditions in a mine-impacted soil by examining influences on soil pH, grass metal contents, and soil-extractable metal concentrations. Cadmium (Cd)- and zinc (Zn)-contaminated mine soil was collected from a site near Webb City, Missouri, USA-a location within the Tri-State Mining District. In a full factorial design, soil was treated with a 0%, 2.5%, and 5% (<i>w/w</i>) compost mixture (wood chips + beef cattle manure), and 0%, 2.5% and 5% of each biochar pyrolyz"],"journal":["Biochar"],"pubmed_title":["Biochar compost blends facilitate switchgrass growth in mine soils by reducing Cd and Zn bioavailability."],"pmcid":["PMC8939468"],"funding_grant_id":["EPA999999","USDA-ARS (60-6657-1-204) and USEPA (DE-12-92342301-2)"],"pubmed_authors":["Ducey TF","Watts DW","Novak JM","Ippolito JA","Johnson MG","Sigua GC"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Biochar compost blends facilitate switchgrass growth in mine soils by reducing Cd and Zn bioavailability.","description":"Biochars have the potential to reclaim mine-impacted soils; however, their variable physico-chemical properties incite speculation about their successful remediation performance. This investigation examined the capability of biochars produced from three different feedstocks along with a compost blend to improve switchgrass growth conditions in a mine-impacted soil by examining influences on soil pH, grass metal contents, and soil-extractable metal concentrations. Cadmium (Cd)- and zinc (Zn)-contaminated mine soil was collected from a site near Webb City, Missouri, USA-a location within the Tri-State Mining District. In a full factorial design, soil was treated with a 0%, 2.5%, and 5% (<i>w/w</i>) compost mixture (wood chips + beef cattle manure), and 0%, 2.5% and 5% of each biochar pyrolyz","dates":{"release":"2019-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2019 Mar","modification":"2025-04-04T07:44:06.759Z","creation":"2025-04-04T07:44:06.759Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8939468","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35321098"],"doi":["10.1007/s42773-019-00004-7"]}}