biochar papers at the ACS Huston meeting : see Ron Larson's post
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/biochar/message/1852
Biochar Studies at ACS Huston meeting;
578-I:
Session: Symposium --Black Carbon in Soils and Sediments: I. Classification, Formation, and Occurrence
579-II
Session: Symposium --Black Carbon in Soils and Sediments: II. Identification and Characteristics
665 - III.
Session: Symposium --Black Carbon in Soils and Sediments: III. Environmental Function
666-IV
Session: Symposium --Black Carbon in Soils and Sediments: IV. Stability and Carbon Sequestration Potential
Most all this work corroborates char dynamics we have seen so far . The soil GHG emissions work showing increased CO2 , also speculates that this CO2 has to get through the hungry plants above before becoming a GHG.
The SOM, MYC& Microbes, N2O (soil structure), CH4 , nutrient holding , Nitrogen shock, humic compound conditioning, absorbing of herbicides all pretty much what we expected to hear.
Erich
