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AC Scott, F Damblon - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2010 - Elsevier

Charcoal: Taphonomy and significance in geology, botany and archaeology.

Cultural Transformation in the Geoscience Community AND Program Evaluation

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Charcoal occurs in the natural environment as either a result of wildfire or volcanic processes. In addition, people may make charcoal, either for domestic or industrial use. Charcoal may be used as a fuel for domestic heating and cooking through a range of industrial uses, such as iron smelting. More recently, the charcoalification process has been used to make biochar that is relatively inert and promotes atmospheric CO 2 reduction. With such a wide range of uses, research has been published in a broad range of journals and …

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