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- Biochar is a carbon-rich substance used to improve polluted soils and restore ecological functions, but its interactions with soil properties and microorganisms remain unclear.
- The effects of biochar on soil microbes vary widely, and while several interaction mechanisms have been proposed, a definitive explanation is still lacking.
- This study explores how biochar interacts with soil microorganisms, affects enzyme activity, detoxifies heavy metals, and improves nutrient content, ultimately aiming to clarify its role in enhancing soil fertility and addressing pollution.
Article Abstract
Biochar, a carbonaceous material, is increasingly used in the remediation of the anthropogenically polluted soils and the restoration of their ecological functions. However, the interaction mechanisms among biochar, inorganic and organic soil properties and soil biota are still not very clear. The effect of biochar on soil microorganisms is very diverse. Several mechanisms of these interactions were suggested. However, a well acceptable mechanism of biochar effect on soil microorganisms is still missing. Therefore, efforts were made to examine and proposed a mechanism of the interactions between biochar and microorganisms, as well as existing problems of biochar impacts on main groups of soil enzymes, the composition of the microbiota and the detoxification (heavy metals) and degradation (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) of soil pollutants. The data on the process of biochar colonization by microorganisms and the effect of volatile pyrolysis products released by biochar on the soil microbiota were analysed in detail. The effects of biochar on the physico-chemical properties of soils, the content of mineral nutrients and the response of microbial communities to these changes are also discussed. The information provided here may contribute to the solution of the feasibility, effectiveness and safety of the biochar questions to enhance the soil fertility and to detoxify pollutants in soils.
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