Biochar production and applications in sub-Saharan Africa: opportunities, constraints, risks and uncertainties.

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Journal of Environmental Management

• Publication date

  2015-03-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.11.027PMID 25521347
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