tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post6923300887857742088..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Fighting Lead with Fish MealJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-82567686118444273742011-07-22T16:31:25.094-04:002011-07-22T16:31:25.094-04:00Manure based Biochars that are high in P are provi...Manure based Biochars that are high in P are proving very cost effective for in situ remediation of toxic agents<br /><br />USDA is looking at heavy metals; ARS Research Turns Poultry Waste into Toxin-grabbing Char<br />http://www.ars.usda.gov/IS/AR/archive/jul05/char0705.htm <br />The in situ remediation of a vast variety of toxic agents in soils and sediments.<br />Biochar Sorption of Contaminants;<br />http://www.biorenew.iastate.edu/events/biochar2010/conference-agenda/agenda-overview/breakout-session-5/agriculture-forestry-soil-science-and-environment.html<br /><br />The International Biochar Intuitive now has 33 biochar affiliates around the world.<br />Note also the Japan Biochar Association have a very long tradition of biochar use and have been developing "modern methods" over the last thirty years. A governmental act officially acknowledged charcoal as a "soil ameliorator" back in 1988 and have completed work using Biochar as an in situ sorbent of Cd, and starting work on heavy metal radionuclides.Erich J. Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995702794016834400noreply@blogger.com