Applying sewage sludge (SL) to soil can improve its physical and chemical properties. Sewage sludge application increases the concentration nitrate, arsenic and cadmium in soil and thus increase the potential of leaching of the contaminates into groundwater. One of the strategies to reduce elements leaching could be the application of biochar (BC) to soils. BC is a carbon-rich product of natural organic biomass pyrolysis under low or no oxygen supply. In this study we conducted a greenhouse column experiment to investigate the effects of BC and SL on As, Cd and nitrate (NO 3 - ) leaching and comparison the movement elements in the soil profile, between the soil treated with the BC and SL. One week after culturing, As (163 mg l -1 ) and Cd (40.3 mg l -1 ) was sprayed on the soil surface of all treatments except control. During the growing period, 7 irrigations were applied, after each irrigation the amount of NO 3 , As and cadmium were measured in drainage water. To simulate the traort of the elements and water the HYDRUS-1D model was used. The concentration of As and Cd in the drainage water were lower than the detection limits of ICP and AAs, respectively. The greatest consternation of nitrate (1299 mg l -1 ) was observed in the first irrigation in the sewage sludge treatment of 20 Mg h -1 , and the lowest in BC 20 Mg h -1 (985 mg). After the plant were harvested soil samples were collected from each column at 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 cm. Elements movement in the soil profile showed that at the depth which BC had been applied the greatest amount of NO 3 and As were accumulated. Cadmium did not significantly moved in the soil profile and most of Cd concentration accumulated in the top 5 cm soil column. HYDRUS-1D was able to simulate the movement of water and NO 3 in drainage water at an acceptable level. But in the optimization of laboratory data (SWCC) as well as the parameter movement NO 3 was not very successful. Our results show that BC able to retained most of the nitrate and arsenic, and prevented their movement to lower soil depths. Also BC affected the retention curve and improved soil physical properties, enhanced dry yield in comparison with the control. In summary BC application increased dry yield and reduce movement nitrate and could be a good alternative for sewage sludge. Keywords: Sewage sludge, Biochar, Nitrate, Arsenic, Cadmium, HYDRUS-1D