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  • Crushed rocks could be the next climate solution

    Jan 22, 2025 4:15 pm by Scientific AmericanIllinois in the News
    A worker spreads pulverized basalt on a recently harvested cornfield in central Illinois. Image by Jordan Goebig/University of Illinois

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    • A worker spreads pulverized basalt on a recently harvested cornfield in central Illinois. Image by Jordan Goebig/University of Illinois

    Scientific American (Jan. 21)  Illinois professor Evan DeLucia found that fields treated with crushed basalt sequestered 10 metric tons of carbon dioxide per hectare and boosted corn and soy yields by 12-16%.