Fermented biochar has a markedly different effect on fate of pesticides in soil than compost, straw, and a mixed biochar-product

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Siedt M. [1 ,2 ]
Vonhoegen D. [1 ]
Smith K.E.C. [1 ]
Roß-Nickoll M. [1 ]
van Dongen J.T. [2 ]
Schäffer A. [1 ]
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[1] Institute for Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, Aachen
[2] Molecular Ecology of the Rhizosphere, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, Aachen
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MCPA; Metalaxyl-M; Microbial activity; Organic amendment; Pesticide sorption;
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10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140298
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Current knowledge about how biochars affect the fate of pesticides in soil is based on studies that used pure biochars. After finding that an additional biological post-pyrolysis treatment, such as co-composting or lactic fermentation, is required for biochars for superior performance in temperate arable soils, a knowledge gap formed of how such further processed biochar products would affect the fate of pesticides in soil. This study compared the effects of a novel fermented biochar alone or mixed with biogas residues on the fate of two pesticides, 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid (MCPA) and metalaxyl-M, in a temperate arable soil to the traditional organic amendments wheat straw and compost. The fate of 14C-labeled MCPA was markedly affected in different ways. Fermented biochar effectively reduced the water-extractability and mineralization due to adsorption that was comparable to adsorption strengths reported for pure biochars. However, this effect was weak for the biochar mixed with biogas residues. Straw reduced water-extractable amounts due to increased biodegradation and formation of likely biogenic non-extractable residues of MCPA. In contrast, compost decelerated mineralization and increased the water solubility of the MCPA residues due to released dissolved organic matter. The amendments' effects were minor regarding 14C-metalaxyl-M, except for the fermented biochar which again reduced water-extractability and delayed degradation due to adsorption. Thus, the effects of the organic amendments differed for the two pesticide compounds with only the fermented biochar's effect being similar for both. However, this effect was no longer present in the mixed product containing 20% biochar. Our findings clearly show that biologically treated biochar-containing products can affect the fate of pesticides in soil very differently, also when compared to traditional organic amendments. Such impacts and their desirable and undesirable ecotoxicological implications need to be considered before the large-scale application of biochars to temperate arable soils. © 2023 The Authors
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