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Broad Range of Searchable Biochar Information

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Feasibility Assessment of Dairy Biochar as a Value‐Added Potting Mix in Horticulture and Ornamental Gardening

This short paper from Cornell researchers summarizes costs and benefits of converting dairy manure to biochar. 
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Using fire to build soil carbon and water holding capacity

Presentation at the Restoring the West Conference, 2019: "Using fire to bu
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Biochar: Prepping It for Soil

Biochar can benefit your soil, but only if properly prepared prior to application.
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Weight or Volume for Handling Biochar and Biomass?

Biomass and biochar products are often described in scientific literature by weight but handled and sold in the commercial space by volume.
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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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Dwelling on Drawdown – Part I

Follow Kathleen Draper's biochar home building project to learn more about how she has stashed carbon in every nook and cranny of her new home!
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Biochar and Pesticides

This short summary from the National Pesticide Information Center reviews the effects of biochar on pesticides in soil. Biochar can bind to…
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Can Biochar Reduce Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Toxin?

Some construction and demolition (C&D) fines that contain gypsum emit H2S toxin.
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Interpreting Biochar Lab Reports

Biochar's physical and chemical properties control its effectiveness in different applications. Properties are determined by: * Feedstock *…