Charcoal is a carbon - when porous and made into a slurry to be applied to soil it has an affinity for carbon based chemicals i.e. "organic" elements. Organic compounds will adsorb i.e. attach to the surface area of charcoal and become trapped thus rendering the organic compounds biologically inactive. I have read where it has been used to try to clean up chemical spills out of soil.
Mary Ann
>Dear Fellows,
>
>I would like to bring forward the discussing on the
>utilization of Charcoal ( wherever it is available - not
>that we are going to make intentionally charcoal for
>that purpose) specially the pulverized one to increase
>soil VAM.
>Please read the article :
>Microbial Fertilizers in Japan
>http://www.agnet.org/library/article/eb430.html
>
>Here in Brazil the utilization of charcoal to increase VAM
>and to control nematodes is a fact. However, I see other utilizations
>for charcoal as well.
>If it has the ability to increase VAM to create a hospitable place
>for microrganisms, then why not utilize it to make compost ?
>It would have also the extra ability to absorb odours.
>I am going to use it in my next compost pile.
>
>Jose
>
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