Files
Download Full Text (408 KB)
Description
Biochar is a fairly common label used to identify the by-product from the gasification of carbonaceous materials like wood chips or grasses. It is a solid odorless powder that has a gray/black or black/ tan color depending on the process and original carbonaceous material. This by-product has some characteristics that require safety precautions while storing, handling, and applying.
Publication Date:
4-2012
Disciplines:
Agriculture | Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering | Oil, Gas, and Energy
Recommended Citation
Schwab, Charles V. and Hanna, H. Mark, "Master Gardeners’ safety precautions for handling, applying, and storing biochar" (2012). Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Extension and Outreach Publications. 5.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/abe_eng_extensionpubs/5
Included in
Agriculture Commons, Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering Commons, Oil, Gas, and Energy Commons
