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Benefits of biochar

The biochar kiln workshops offer a practical solution that serves multiple purposes. Participants will learn to safely ...
A team of agricultural and environmental scientists has developed a simple biochar based technology that can strip self toxic ...
Biochar made from corn cobs can remove microplastics and ammonia from water, offering a low-cost, reusable filter made from ...
Biochar is a “charcoal-like substance that’s made by burning organic material from agricultural and forestry wastes (also called biomass) in a controlled process called pyrolysis,” according to ...
A growing body of research suggests that combining enzymes with biochar, a carbon-rich material made from agricultural and ...
It’s one of the world’s biggest killers, leading to lung cancer, heart disease, and COPD, not to mention child pneumonia and low birth-weight babies. It affects billions of people. And if you think it ...
WASHINGTON – Since David Laird was young, the “lush, green forests” of the western United States meant an annual summer trip to hike, camp and fish. But the last time Laird was in Wyoming’s Medicine ...
Chicago-based software company becomes first tech firm to fund biochar kilns in Thailand's most polluted region, building on $50,000+ ocean conservation donations made to date.
Biochar, a charcoal-like material derived from plant biomass, has long been hailed as a promising tool for carbon dioxide removal. However, a new study by Stanford researchers highlights a critical ...