Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, a class of fire-resistant industrial chemicals, were widely used in electrical transformers, oils, paints and even building materials throughout the 20th century. However, once scientists ...
Environment
Sep 29, 2025
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Farming produces a huge amount of crop waste, including straw, husks, and stalks every growing season. Unfortunately, common disposal methods—burning, plowing the waste back into the fields, using it as animal feed, and ...
Agriculture
Aug 19, 2025
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Human waste usually gets flushed away, but instead of going down the toilet, it can help the planet and solve global fertilizer shortages, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy ...
For generations, farmers have used natural materials such as lime, gypsum and manure to improve their soil for growing crops. Now, a team of researchers led by the University of Missouri is giving new purpose to an established ...
Agriculture
Jul 30, 2025
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A charcoal-like material made from leaves and branches that collect on forest floors could be a cheap, sustainable way to keep pollution from washing off roadways and into Georgia's lakes and rivers.
Environment
Jul 10, 2025
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Modified (metal oxide) biochar is widely used for the remediation of degraded soils, but there has been limited research work on its effect on phosphorus (P) fractionation and biochemical properties under different soil conditions.
Ecology
Jun 12, 2025
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Most people probably don't think about soil as a living thing. But it is filled with millions of tiny organisms that play a critical role in everything soil does—including sequestering carbon.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 26, 2025
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Researchers from DTU National Food Institute have conducted trials on a commercial free-range chicken farm in Denmark and achieved an 80% reduction in campylobacter in the chickens by supplementing their feed with biochar. ...
Agriculture
Feb 19, 2025
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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 issue: current methods ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 4, 2025
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Phosphorus is a necessary nutrient required for all life. However, it is only found in limited quantities in nature. In a new doctoral thesis at the University of Borås in Sweden, biochar plays a crucial role in developing ...
Environment
Feb 3, 2025
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