Usually a carbon foot print is calculated for most common used fuels for the year. Also expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide (CO2); also known to be the amounts of carbon dioxide and other compounds emitted due to the consumption of fossil fuels by a particular person, or group. Keywords: carbon footprints, greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, fuels. ... For a family size of six in the U.S its reported that 160 tons of carbon are being used, and 33 tons of carbon worldwide for a family of six . ... Carbon labels appeal to consumers who understand and monitor their own carbon footprin...

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One huge component to this destruction is the emission of greenhouse gases, mainly, carbon dioxide. ... " ("Carbon Dioxide Capture and Sequestration") Now as nearly 77% ("Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data") of all greenhouse emissions are carbon dioxide, and of that breakdown 45% comes from industrial and energy production, it makes sense to start here. Carbon capture works with an 80-90% efficiency ("Carbon Dioxide Capture and Sequestration") on the removal of carbon pollutants from these sources. ... Now you may be asking, what happens to all this carbon...

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Galactose released .17ml of Carbon Dioxide per minute with a huge production during the 20-25 minute mark of .85ml/minute of Carbon Dioxide. ... The rate of carbon dioxide production was steady with no sudden burst of Carbon Dioxide production like galactose. It did not stop producing Carbon Dioxide, rather, it had reached a peak at the end of the hour of .94ml/mimute of Carbon Dioxide (Graph I). ... Sucrose had a steady rate of Carbon Dioxide production. ... Glycine produced no carbon dioxide release at all. ...

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To determine how sustainable the carbon sink is, we have to know how much carbon is used in terms of printing paper (carbon footprint of printing paper). ... There is 8.4 g of carbon stored in each sheet of paper (Upstream Solutions), therefore: (8.4g*8,730,607 pieces of paper)/1000 = 73337.0988 kg of carbon. ... To sustain the amount of carbon used in printing paper, the carbon sink should store at least this amount of carbon. As mentioned before, the carbon sink currently stores 13874.59033 kg of carbon, which is 5.29 times less than what is needed to sustain our usage of photocopying pape...

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The carbon dioxide is gained through the atmosphere, lowering carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere. There is speculation that iron fertilization if large enough in size such as a volcanic eruption creates a balance with the excess carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere. ... Phytoplankton are photosynthetic organisms that require carbon dioxide in order to carry out photosynthesis. These organisms use carbon dioxide that is in the atmosphere above the surface, with a phytoplankton bloom a decrease in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will occur (Buesseler, 2004). ... Conclusion The rese...

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The isotopes include: carbon-9, carbon-10, carbon-11, carbon-12, carbon-13, carbon-14, carbon-15, carbon-16, and carbon-17. ... The important isotopes of carbon are carbon-12, carbon-13, and carbon-14. ... When coal burns, carbon reacts with oxygen to yield carbon dioxide and heat. ... One of the most famous compounds of carbon is the ever-popular carbon dioxide (CO2). ... Carbon dioxide makes up 0.03 of the earth's atmosphere. ...

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Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide OXYGEN (O) Oxygen was discovered by a British chemist, Joseph Priestly in 1774, and independantly by Carl Wilhelm Scheele, a Sweedish chemist. ... Oxygen is also used for defense purposes as a propellant for guided misiles and rockets CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2). Carbon dioxide was named "fixed air" by a Scottish chemist, Joseph Black. A French chemist, Antoine Lavoisier proved that "fixed air" is an oxide of carbon, by showing that the gas obtained by the combustion of charcoal is identical in it's properties with Black's "fixed air". Carbon dioxide is use in the...

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., p.190) The production of carbon dioxide have increased rapidly and around 80 to 85% carbon dioxide has been produced. ... (Ibid., p.190) Substantially, deforestation and other land use changes have already increased the carbon dioxide in atmosphere and this still happens in some tropical regions. ... (Ibid., para.9-10) Because of burning of the fossil fuels, green house gas will be produced, such as methane, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), carbon dioxide. ... It will not only save money, but also reduce the emission of carbon dioxide. ... Surprisingly, we can save more than 2,400 pounds of carb...

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In this process sunlight is essential for synthesising nutrients from water and carbon dioxide. ... Another material required for photosynthesis is carbon dioxide (CO2). ... The more water, carbon dioxide and sunlight that is available to the plant the more efficient the process of photosynthesis and therefore more nutrients produced. ... What is left is used up as oxygen as the carbon dioxide enters the "stomata" of the leaf where it is converted to oxygen. ... Transpiration is an important factor in relation to plant growth rate as faster transpiration increases plant growth as mor...

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Abstract The purpose of this experiment was to test the effect of four different temperatures on the rate of fermentation in Saccharomyces by measuring the rate of carbon dioxide production. ... The group was able to document the carbon dioxide production by measuring the volume, then marked at each of the temperature intervals which were tested at temperatures 4°C, 23°C, 37°C, and 60° Celsius. The experiment was conducted by pouring Saccharomyces in fermentation tubes, heating each of them at different temperatures, marking the rise of the gas bubbles in the fermentation tubes which indic...

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The greenhouse effect is the rise in temperature that the Earth experiences because certain gases in the atmosphere (water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane) trap energy from the sun. ... The atmosphere contains carbon dioxide in variable amounts, usually 3 to 4 parts per 10,000, and has been increasing by 0.4 percent a year. ... This increase accounts for only half of the estimated amount of carbon dioxide poured into the atmosphere. ...

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The phenomenon of global warming is caused by the emission of these green house gases such as methane and carbon dioxide. ... From the list given, many of these are a reaction to the warming of the planet which is because of the increased level of heat-trapping carbon dioxide. For 650,000 years the carbon dioxide level has never been over 300 million; but from 1950 to 2014, there has been an increase of 100 million. ... The gases that trap the heat from leaving earth are: water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and Chlorofluorocarbons. ... "The industrial activities that our ...

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In photosynthesis, water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight is used to form glucose and oxygen. ... In this reaction, organic molecules are broken down by oxygen which results in carbon dioxide and water. ... The effects of the forest fire significantly decreased the rate of photosynthesis and increased the carbon dioxide in both Georgia and Florida. ... Of those compounds, a multitude of them have had physical effects on plants including carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and the ozone. ... Distinctive compounds such as nitrogen oxide and nitrogen dioxide affect plant species to...

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During volcanic eruptions, immense quantities of carbon dioxide, water vapour, sulphur dioxide, dust and ash are released into the atmosphere. Sulphur dioxide reacts with water to form sulphur-based particles in the atmosphere. ... Sulphur dioxide from the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption in the Philippines formed sulphur-based particles that quickly spread around the earth and reflected a lot of solar energy back into space. ...

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Along with the ash comes carbon dioxide. The large amount of carbon dioxide that is coming out of volcanoes can affect local climate. Globally the carbon dioxide emitted by volcanoes is 200 million tons annually (USGS, 2007). ... The human emission of carbon dioxide dwarfs the emission from volcanic activity. ... Finally long term data on carbon dioxide levels show that since the Industrial Revolution the amount of carbon dioxide has gone up exponentially. ...

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(web site #2) Carbon dioxide is a colorless, almost odorless gas that formed by the combustion of carbon. ... Frozen carbon dioxide, known as dry ice, is used as a refrigerant. ... Six molecules of carbon dioxide combine with six molecules of water to form one molecule of glucose or sugar. ... In that case, the oxygen combines wit the glucose immediately, releasing six molecules of carbon dioxide and six of water for each molecule of glucose (Beggott 25-32). ... The carbon cycle, temporarily interrupted in this manner, is completed as fuels are burned, and carbon dioxide and water are aga...

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Ocean acidification is caused by the uptake of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere due to human activity. Also, carbon dioxide can be released into the oceans due to the volcanic activities which emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. ... The research found that the species in sites with high concentrations of carbon dioxide had lower shell lengths as compared to the species in sites with low concentrations of carbon dioxide. ... While some environmental issues can be controlled, i.e. use of plastic products, others issues are as a result of nature i.e. emission of carbon dioxide thr...

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In Cellular Respiration we have the mathematical statement C6H12O6 + 6O2 Ã 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + Energy (Heat + ATP), demonstrating that the fumes is carbon dioxide and water, and that oxygen is the reactant. In Cellular breath oxygen is utilized around make carbon dioxide, oxygen experiences a few stages to be changed over into carbon dioxide, which will later be utilized by photosynthesis. ... Cell breath eventually makes carbon dioxide, which is acknowledged by plants and experiences photosynthesis. ... One general misguided judgment about this response is that oxygen originates from water and...

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Ocean acidification is linked to the carbon dioxide that is released to the atmosphere and the reaction with seawater. The reaction of carbon dioxide with water forms weak carbonic acid (H2C03) that leads to increased acid levels in the ocean. ... However, in the past two decades, coral reefs have come to face with their survival threat due to the continuing increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in the atmosphere. ... In a new study of 2010, and within the past two centuries, about 1/3 of the carbon dioxide produced by burning of the fossil fuels only ended in the oceans. ... The f...

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Carbon Carbon is the most abundant element in humans and bacteria. ... Carbon skeletons occur when two or more carbon atoms bond to each other. ... When carbon bonds to two oxygen atoms it creates carbon dioxide. The greenhouse effect the warming of planet Earth due to the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This accumulation of carbon dioxide absorbs infrared radiation and slows its escape from the Earth causing a slight rise in temperature. ...

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It also enables the individual to maintain a good breathing rate as well as the tidal volume because of the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and blood vessels. ... Lungs: Our lungs help us to breathe, get rid of carbon dioxide as well as bring oxygen to our blood. When you exercise regularly, your muscles absorb oxygen faster and produce carbon dioxide into the bloodstream. As the carbon dioxide levels begin to overcome oxygen levels, the brain sends signals to our lungs to get rid of the carbon dioxide. The lungs accomplish this by breathing faster and deeply in order t...

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ha ha ha ha Xenon (Xe) 0.0000087 % The principal gases in air are water vapour, ozone, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. The typical ranges of these important gases are (in percent by volume): water vapor (H2O) 0 to 7 % carbon dioxide (CO2) 0.01 to 0.1 ..average about 0.032 % ozone (O3) 0 to 0.01 % sulfur dioxide (SO2) 0 to 0.0001 % nitrogen dioxide (NO2) 0 to 0.000002 % Weight At ground level a cubic meter of air weights about 1.2 kg. ... Carbon monoxide 6. ... Incomplete combustion produces carbon monoxide (CO) instead of carbon dioxide (CO2) which ...

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The industrial age has seen carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere increase to levels never before seen on earth. ... To better understand issues relating to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, it is necessary to be familiar with the carbon cycle. Carbon exists on the earth in many different forms - as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, deposits of coal, oil or gas, or in living organisms. ... These organisms convert carbon dioxide in the atmosphere into carbohydrates. ... While there are many gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect, the main offender is carbon dioxide. ...

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Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, halocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride are some greenhouse gases related to climate change, which are produced mainly by burning fossil fuels to create energy (Halderman Automotive 49). ... Nitrogen gas, carbon dioxide, and water vapors are the main emissions; additionally the engine produces emissions of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides in smaller amounts. ... A two-way converter converts carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide while it turns unburned hydrocarbons to carbon dioxide and water vapors. ... Carbon canisters were introduced to ga...

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Specific programs and projects focus on: North American and ocean carbon sources and sinks; the impact of land-use change and resource management practices on carbon sources and sinks; projecting future atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane concentrations and changes in landbased and marine carbon sinks; and the global distribution of carbon sources and sinks and how they are changing. ... Such questions include: What will be the future atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane resulting from environmental changes, human actions, and past and future emissions? ... Key ...

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