It's one of the latest technologies for sequestering carbon: crush silicate rocks, add to crop soil, and let the rock dust ...
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UC Davis researchers find adding crushed volcanic rock to farmlands can remove carbon dioxide from the air. This 'enhanced' rock weathering works even in dry climates. (Amy Quinton/UC Davis) Adding ...
Enhanced rock weathering makes use of a natural geologic process to store carbon long term Applying 10 tons of basalt dust per hectare of crop land globally could sequester up to 217 gigatons of ...
For many hundreds of millions of years, the average temperature at the surface of the Earth has varied by not much more than 20 degrees Celsius, facilitating life on our planet. To maintain such ...
Natural rock weathering is a fundamental part of Earth’s carbon cycle but occurs over thousands of years. Enhancing this cycle by spreading fine volcanic rock on agricultural land is a form of ...