Paul Saladino· MD
enriching the soil with carbon increases the carrying capacity of the soil also for water and prevents runoff and erosion
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enriching the soil with carbon increases the carrying capacity of the soil also for water and prevents runoff and erosion
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the statistic i've heard is that for every one percent of carbon in the soil you can sequester an inch of rain in the soil
when you draw down more carbon into the soil and that soil has a higher amount of organic matter and carbon it is also more resistant to erosion
when you draw down more carbon into the soil and that soil has a higher amount of organic matter and carbon it is also more resistant to erosion and so right now if we are not putting carbon into the soil we are losing our top soils that is being eroded with large rain events so the statistic i've heard is that for every one percent of carbon in the soil you can sequester an inch of rain in the soil
it is all about the quality of the soil and soil must have more carbon to hold rain water one percent of carbon in the soil leads to one inch of rain being held meaning if you have five percent carbon in the soil you can hold a five inch catastrophic rain event and the soil will not erode or wash off
when there's a catastrophic rain event the more organic the matter in the soil the more the soil can kind of sponge up the water and prevent the erosion