Biochar for Environmental Management: Science and Technology Book

List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; List of Contributors; Preface; Foreword—Tim Flannery; List of Abbreviations; 1) Biochar for Environmental Management: An Introduction—Johannes Lehmann and Stephen Joseph; 2) Physical Properties of Biochar –Adrianna Dowrie, Alan Crosky and Paul Munroe; 3) Characteristics of Biochar: Micro-Chemical Properties—James E. Amonette and Stephen Joseph; 4) Characteristics of Biochar: Organo-Chemical Properties—Evelyn S. Krull, Jeff A. Baldock, Jan O. Skjemstad and Ronald J. Smernik; 5) Biochar: Nutrient Properties and Their Enhancement—K. Yin Chan and Zhihong Xu; 6) Characteristics of Biochar: Biological Properties—Janice E. Thies and Matthias C. Rillig; 7) Developing a Biochar Classification and Test Methods—Stephen Joseph, Cordner Peacocke, Johannes Lehmann and Paul Munroe; 8) Biochar Production Technology—Robert Brown; 9) Biochar Systems—Johannes Lehmann and Stephen Joseph; 10) Changes of Biochar in Soil—Karen Hammes and Michael W. I. Schmidt; 11) Stability of Biochar in Soil—Johannes Lehmann, Claudia Czimczik, David Laird and Saran Sohi; 12) Biochar Application to Soil—Paul Blackwell, Glen Riethmuller and Mike Collins; 13) Biochar and Emissions of Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases from Soil—Lukas Van Zwieten, Bhupinderpal Singh, Stephen Joseph, Stephen Kimber, Annette Cowie and K. Yin Chan; 14) Biochar Effects on Soil Nutrient Transformation—Thomas H. DeLuca, M. Derek MacKenzie and Michael J. Gundale; 15) Biochar Effects on Nutrient Leaching—Julie Major, Christoph Steiner, Adriana Downie and Johannes Lehmann; 16) Biochar and Sorption of Organic Compounds—Ronald J. Smernik; 17) Test Procedures for Determining the Quantity of Biochar within Soils—David A. C. Manning; 18) Biochar, Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Emissions Trading—John Gaunt and Annette Cowie; 19) The Economics of Biochar Production, Utilization and Emissions—Bruce A. McCarl, Cordner Peacocke, Ray Chrisman, Chih-Chun Kung and Ronald D. Sands; 20) Socio-Economic Assessment and Implementation of Small Scale Biochar Projects—Stephen Joseph; 21) Taking Biochar to Market: Some Essential Concepts for Commercial Success—Mark Glover; 22) Policy to Address the Threat of Dangerous Climate Change: A Leading Role for Biochar—Peter Read; Index.