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SUMMARY:Characteristics and mechanisms of atrazine sorption to biochar for
  the remediation of contaminated land - Oliver McMillan\, CUED
DTSTART:20180419T150000Z
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CONTACT:Magdalena Charytoniuk
DESCRIPTION:This talk will discuss the results of my PhD thesis which has 
 investigated biochar for the remediation of land contaminated with atrazin
 e. Atrazine is a commonly used herbicide that is regularly found in ground
 water supplies. Biochar is a sustainable and cost-effective soil amendment
  which may effectively control atrazine in the environment. However\, the 
 mechanisms through which it immobilises atrazine are not fully understood\
 , nor how these mechanisms will influence the long-term stability of a rem
 ediated site. This thesis presents a novel method of assessing biochar for
  the short- and long-term immobilisation of atrazine\, while also providin
 g useful insights into other contaminants. It then determines the mechanis
 ms of atrazine sorption to a set of nine model biochars under various cond
 itions and uses this method to assess the likely effectiveness of each sam
 ple.\n
LOCATION: Cambridge University Engineering Department\, Lecture Room 0
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