Fact Sheet: Biochar in Stormwater Management
Filter Pollutants with Biochar
Research shows that adding biochar to stormwater media mixes can generate these benefits4:
- Increases soil water holding capacity
- Improves soil aggregation in fine textured soils improving water infiltration
- Improves soil fertility in nutrient-poor soils improving nutrient availability for plants
- Filters metals
- Prevents the movement of bacteria into waterways, e.g. E. coli
Other useful Fact Sheets include:
- Crop Applications (Part 1): https://biochar-us.org/biochar-crop-application-guidelines
- Beyond Application (Part 2): https://biochar-us.org/beyond-application-fact-sheet
- Plant Survival: https://biochar-us.org/biochar-increases-plant-survival
- Compost benefits: https://biochar-us.org/fact-sheet-biochar-compost
- Manure management: https://biochar-us.org/biochar-improves-manure-management
- Carbon Markets: https://biochar-us.org/carbon-markets-fact-sheet
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