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The ability of plants to improve soil health is limited by organic pollution.  But this can be overcome, using biochar and microbial integration.  Such is the conclusion of “Integrating Biochar, Bacteria, and Plants for Sustainable Remediation of Soil Contaminated with Organic Pollutants,” just published as the cover page article in the prestigious research journal Environmental Science & Technology (EST).

Phytoremediation, the use of plants to neutralize and remove pollution in soils, is a major research thrust across multiple faculty at the Stockbridge School of Agriculture. 

The article is the result of an international collaboration between Baoshan Xing and top scientists from China, the United Kingdom, Canada, Albania, Australia, Korea, Germany and the U.S.

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