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Biochar Systems for Sustainable Applications in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus

This is a five-year research project funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation.
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Biochar can sequester carbon in soil – so why aren’t farmers using it?

One of the most effective and long-lasting ways farmers can move carbon from the atmosphere into the soil is to use biochar. But if it is so…
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UC Davis Biochar Database

UC Davis has created a searchable database of biochar characteristics, including sorption characteristics.
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Washington State University Pyrolysis and Biochar Publications

Visit this page for an index to a number of high quality biochar research reports and publications by the WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture and…
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EBI Whitepaper Biochar-based carbon sinks to mitigate climate change

The threat of climate change is increasing constantly. This is seriously bad news.
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A Survey of Biochars: Interactions with Dissolved Ammonia, Nitrate, and Phosphate

Presented on August 8, 2014, by Edward Colosky - Graduate Student at the U
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Practice Guideline: Plant Bioassays to Evaluate Biochar Compost

This guideline was developed by the Umpqua Biochar Education Team for an NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant.
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Combined Heat and Biochar Technology Assessment - USBI Report

Combined heat and biochar (CHAB) technologies are systems that optimize the combustion of wood residues.
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Reducing Stormwater Runoff with Biochar Addition to Soils in Ellicott City, MD

A presentation of 1.5 years of research in partnership with University of Delaware under a grant to Howard EcoWorks from the National Fish and…
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The 3R Principles for Applying Biochar to Improve Soil Health

Amending soil with biochar is a promising approach to persistently improve soil health and promote crop growth.