在很多地区，由于工业化肥和农药的持续使用，导致自然土壤的肥力正在下降，然而化肥的流入却导致湖泊中藻类生长得越来越快。
Natural soil fertility is dropping in many areas because of continuous industrial fertiliser and pesticide use, while the growth of algae is increasing in lakes because of the fertiliser run-off.
同样重要的是，由于有益微生物似乎会聚集到小块木炭碎料的孔洞中，“生物碳”还可以改善各种热带土壤的肥力。
As importantly, biochar improves fertility in a wide variety of tropical soils. Beneficial micro-organisms seem to crowd into the pores of the small pieces of crushed charcoal.
最棒的一点是，Rademakers说，如果将得到的“生物炭”加入到贫瘠的土壤中可以大幅度地提高它的肥力，这对全世界真是一石二鸟。
The best bit, according to Rademakers, is that adding the 'char' to poor soil dramatically increases its fertility, so the world could kill two birds with one stone.
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