A review and future directions on enhancing sustainability benefits across food-energy-water systems: the potential role of biochar-derived products

Benjamin Hersh, Amin Mirkouei, John Sessions, Behnaz Rezaie, Yaqi You

1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho, ID, USA
2 Department of Biological Engineering and Industrial Technology Program, University of Idaho, ID, USA
3 Department of Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management, Oregon State University, OR, USA
4 Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, ID, USA

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Special Issues: Global climate change & adaptation

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