A team of researchers from the University of Saskatchewan and Yukon College are working with industry in Canada’s North to develop biochar for remediation of soil contaminated by oil spills and gas leaks.
Biochar is a type of charcoal that results from heating biological ingredients, such as wood and bone, in a low- or no-oxygen environment – a process known as pyrolysis. In southern climates, biochar has proven environmental benefits when added to soil, including enhanced soil fertility, improved plant growth, and degradation of contaminants.
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Source
Innovations-Report, 2012-07-13.
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Federated Cooperatives Limited
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Nunatta Environmental
University of Saskatchewan
Yukon College
Zakus Farms
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