Biochar reduces nasty nitrous oxide emissions on farms
Monday, April 29, 2013 - 08:00
in Earth & Climate
(Phys.org) —In the quest to decrease the world's greenhouse gases, Cornell scientists have discovered that biochar – a charcoal-like substance – reduces the nemesis nitrous oxide from agricultural soil on average by about 55 percent and stanches emissions into the atmosphere. The research is reported in the journal Scientific Reports on April 25.