DDT soil pollution is still a major problem in many parts of the world. Researchers have developed a new method to manage ecological risks from the toxin by binding it with biochar. When they mixed ...

AMES, Iowa – Heat up stalks, stems, leaves or wood in a reactor with little or no oxygen (in a process called pyrolysis) and you get bio-oil for fuel and biochar for fertilizer. There’s always a ...

Buckthorn is one of the most difficult invasive plants to deal with in Minnesota and the solution usually involves removing it and burning the brush piles. But, for every pound of wood burned in an ...