Biochar made from corn cobs can remove microplastics and ammonia from water, offering a low-cost, reusable filter made from ...

Neonicotinoid pesticides, once considered efficient and low-toxicity solutions, have caused global water contamination due to their extensive use. Growing evidence reveals their far-reaching harms, ...

Biochar traps microorganisms that can sequester carbon emissions in the soil for long periods of time, lessening farmers’ environmental impact. It can also help farmers by holding things like ...

A team of agricultural and environmental scientists has developed a simple biochar based technology that can strip self toxic ...

A recent article in Scientific Reports presents a study on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films embedded with biochar-modified titanium dioxide (TiO₂) nanocomposites, developed to improve water treatment ...

Biochar is thought to be a straightforward, if modest, climate solution made from heating up plant waste without fully burning it. Farmers scorch weeds, husks and other biomass to create biochar, then ...

Recycling rates have stagnated in the United States despite the positive benefits recycling offers local economies. It reduces pollution and production of virgin plastics, while creating jobs and ...

Biochar is a “charcoal-like substance that’s made by burning organic material from agricultural and forestry wastes (also called biomass) in a controlled process called pyrolysis,” according to ...

Set to begin in February 2026, the project between Better Cotton and Planboo is intended to measure and monetise environmental improvements and study the feasibility of large-scale adoption in the ...

Vancouver, B.C., March 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent Waste Solutions Inc. (“EWS” or “the Company”), is pleased to announce its first major sale this year of Biochar from its Ruby Creek ...