PROTECTING SURFACE AND GROUND WATERS IN EMERGING FARMING SYSTEMS
OF THE NORTH CENTRAL UNITED STATES Location: Soil and Water
Management Research Title: Biochar’s role as an alternative
N-fertilizer:Ammonia capture Submitted to: Plant and Soil
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication Acceptance
Date: July 19, 2011 Publication Date: January 6, 2012 Citation:
Spokas, K.A., Novak, J.M., Venterea, R.T. 2012. Biochar’s role
as an alternative N-fertilizer:Ammonia capture. Plant and Soil.
350(1):35-42. Interpretive Summary: Biochar is the name given to
a special type of black carbon (or charcoal) that is created for
the purpose of reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide
concentrations, or carbon sequestration. Biochar’s role as a
carbon sequestration agent, while also providing substantial
soil quality improvements when applied to soil has been
receiving significant attention across all portions of our
society. This has lead to significant publicity and potential
confusion over the material. The purpose of thi