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Broad Range of Searchable Biochar Information

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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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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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Creation and Distribution of Biochar on the Landscape

This short video from the US Forest Service describes a prototype forest m
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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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Opportunities and uses of biochar on forest sites in North America [Chapter 15]

Biochar may be useful for restoring or revitalizing degraded forest soils and help with carbon sequestration, nutrient leaching losses, and reducing…
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The Devil is in the Process: Co-composting Biochar Could Benefit Crop Growth and the Environment

Biochar has the potential to sequester carbon and improve the properties of soils when used as an agricultural amendment.
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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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Biochar Increases Plant Survival

Fact Sheet: Biochar Increases Pla
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US Forest Service: Biochar is a Wood Innovation Success Story

Thanks to USBI, Biochar Is a US Forest Service Wood Innovation Success Story