Biochar for post-war land remediation in Ukraine: A critical review supported by bibliometric analysis.

IF 3.3 4区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management Pub Date : 2026-10-19 DOI:10.1093/inteam/vjag167

Olha Shomko, Iryna Davydova, Marco Bartoli, Elena Maestri

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This critical review analyzes the current state of scientific research on biochar in Europe and examines its potential use for post-war restoration and improvement of soil fertility in Ukraine. A bibliometric analysis of scientific publications in the Scopus and Web of Science databases for the period 2014-2023 was conducted using VOSviewer visualization and data processing methods. The analysis identified the main areas of research and gaps in knowledge that are relevant to the future application of this technology in Ukraine. Moreover, remote sensing methodologies were employed to identify potential remediation requirements in the Ukrainian territory. This involved the analysis of changes in the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and the normalized difference moisture index (NDMI) of a part of Ukraine's agricultural territory situated along the frontline, prior to and following a period of three years during a full-scale war. The results revealed changes in vegetation and moisture levels, indicating land degradation in the border area under study. However, these observations do not constitute direct evidence of soil contamination or the effectiveness of biochar; rather, they indicate areas where further field studies and an assessment of restoration measures are needed. A strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis was used as a strategic discussion tool to identify the opportunities and challenges associated with the implementation of biochar in Ukraine. This review also identifies the main scientific uncertainties, barriers, economic aspects, and research priorities that should be considered before the large-scale implementation of biochar-based technologies in Ukraine.

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乌克兰战后土地修复的生物炭：文献计量分析支持的关键综述。

这篇批判性的综述分析了欧洲生物炭科学研究的现状，并探讨了其在乌克兰战后恢复和改善土壤肥力方面的潜在用途。采用VOSviewer可视化和数据处理方法，对2014-2023年Scopus和Web of Science数据库中的科学出版物进行文献计量学分析。分析确定了与乌克兰今后应用这项技术有关的主要研究领域和知识差距。此外，还采用遥感方法确定乌克兰领土内可能需要的补救措施。这涉及分析在全面战争期间的三年前后，沿前线的乌克兰一部分农业领土的归一化植被指数和归一化湿度指数的变化。结果显示了植被和湿度水平的变化，表明所研究的边境地区的土地退化。然而，这些观察结果并不构成土壤污染或生物炭有效性的直接证据；相反，它们指出了需要进一步实地研究和评估恢复措施的领域。优势、劣势、机会和威胁（SWOT）分析被用作战略讨论工具，以确定与乌克兰实施生物炭相关的机遇和挑战。本综述还确定了在乌克兰大规模实施生物炭技术之前应考虑的主要科学不确定性、障碍、经济方面和研究重点。

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Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCESTOXICOLOGY&nbs-TOXICOLOGY

CiteScore

5.90

自引率

6.50%

发文量

156

期刊介绍： Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (IEAM) publishes the science underpinning environmental decision making and problem solving. Papers submitted to IEAM must link science and technical innovations to vexing regional or global environmental issues in one or more of the following core areas: Science-informed regulation, policy, and decision making Health and ecological risk and impact assessment Restoration and management of damaged ecosystems Sustaining ecosystems Managing large-scale environmental change Papers published in these broad fields of study are connected by an array of interdisciplinary engineering, management, and scientific themes, which collectively reflect the interconnectedness of the scientific, social, and environmental challenges facing our modern global society: Methods for environmental quality assessment; forecasting across a number of ecosystem uses and challenges (systems-based, cost-benefit, ecosystem services, etc.); measuring or predicting ecosystem change and adaptation Approaches that connect policy and management tools; harmonize national and international environmental regulation; merge human well-being with ecological management; develop and sustain the function of ecosystems; conceptualize, model and apply concepts of spatial and regional sustainability Assessment and management frameworks that incorporate conservation, life cycle, restoration, and sustainability; considerations for climate-induced adaptation, change and consequences, and vulnerability Environmental management applications using risk-based approaches; considerations for protecting and fostering biodiversity, as well as enhancement or protection of ecosystem services and resiliency.