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From banana peel, to mitigating climate change, to floodwater prevention.  

ABOUT BIOCHAR

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The Greek root of the word 'bio' relates to life and living things, while 'char' means to burn fully or partially.  Add those words together and you have Biochar.  Biochar, then, is just charcoal made from organic material like banana peels, wood chips, apples.  

What is the Cost in Terms of H2O?

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160 Liters = 1 (200g)

Banana

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132 Liters = 1 (125ml)

Coffee

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125 Liters = 1 (150g)

Apple

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17,196 Liters = 1  Kg

Chocolate

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Source: Water Footprint Network: http://waterfootprint.org/en/resources/interactive-tools/product-gallery/

​Experiment in action 

Here are some video showing our experiment.

Pictures 

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