Biochar has been heralded as a solution to a number of agricultural and environmental ills. To get the most benefit from its application, environmental and social circumstances should both be considered.
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Abiven, S., Schmidt, M. & Lehmann, J. Biochar by design. Nature Geosci 7, 326–327 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2154
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