Thallium(Tl)is an extremely harmful metal that is substantially distributed in the environment.It can threaten human health via consumption of food potentially derived from Tl-contaminated agricultural production.Litt...Thallium(Tl)is an extremely harmful metal that is substantially distributed in the environment.It can threaten human health via consumption of food potentially derived from Tl-contaminated agricultural production.Little information is available on how to utilize biochar to remediate Tl contamination in agricultural soils.More efforts are urgently needed to be devoted to developing effective techniques to empower biochar with high selectivity of Tl in agricultural soils.In this review,we provided comprehensive information on Tl contamination in agricultural soils.We also discussed recent developments and assessed the current status of biochar applications.We briefly reviewed the bridge between biochar preparation technology and utilization wherein further developments can exhibit potential in terms of Tl remediation.Hence,biochar is expected to exhibit excellent Tl remediation performance in contaminated agricultural soils with promising application prospects.The obtained knowledge provides further insights into the remediation of Tl contamination in agricultural soils.展开更多
基金The study was financially supported by the STS project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Fujian province(2018T3016)the Nature Science Foundation of Fujian Province(2017Y0081)+1 种基金the Scientific Research Funds of Huaqiao University(605-50Y19047)Program for New Century Excellent Talents in Fujian Province University。
文摘Thallium(Tl)is an extremely harmful metal that is substantially distributed in the environment.It can threaten human health via consumption of food potentially derived from Tl-contaminated agricultural production.Little information is available on how to utilize biochar to remediate Tl contamination in agricultural soils.More efforts are urgently needed to be devoted to developing effective techniques to empower biochar with high selectivity of Tl in agricultural soils.In this review,we provided comprehensive information on Tl contamination in agricultural soils.We also discussed recent developments and assessed the current status of biochar applications.We briefly reviewed the bridge between biochar preparation technology and utilization wherein further developments can exhibit potential in terms of Tl remediation.Hence,biochar is expected to exhibit excellent Tl remediation performance in contaminated agricultural soils with promising application prospects.The obtained knowledge provides further insights into the remediation of Tl contamination in agricultural soils.
