Preface: Environmental benefits of biochar

Solid Earth

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1301-1303

  Paz Ferreiro, J ^a   Mendez A ^b   Tarquis, A M ^b   Cerda A ^c   Gasco G ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 84918511602     PISSN: 18699510     EISSN: 18699529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/se-5-1301-2014     Document Type: Editorial

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