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    Koster, E., Koster, K., Berninger, F., Aaltonen, H., Zhou, X., & Pumpanen, J. (2017). Carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide fluxes from a fire chronosequence in subarctic boreal forests of canada. Science of the Total Environment, 601, 895-905. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.246 In the article “Carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide fluxes from a fire chronosequence in subarctic boreal forests of canada,” the authors studied the effects of forest fires in Northwestern Canada. Koster et

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    “Global pollution creates a “public bad” born by all – a negative externality with a wide impact” (M.Harris, 2002). Australia is considered to be the driest populated continent in the world and faces stern drought and water shortages. Reducing carbon emissions is challenging for Australia, although the Government realizes that meeting this challenge is important and commits to reducing the level of pollution caused by greenhouse gases in Australia, and voluntarily preparing for an altered climate

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    The presence or absence of light in cyanobacterial species in Inland Sea, Qatar: effects on carbon dioxide flux rate Maryam Own BIOG 14th of March 2013 Abstract The Inland Sea in Qatar contains colonies of microorganisms living in both vertical and horizontal zonation. Cyanobacteria live on the horizontal upper-intertidal layer of the soil. Cyanobacteria is known for existing for more than 3.5 billion years, and has therefore adapted to live in many conditions (in the cold Arctic or

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    Fossil resources support about 86% of our energy and 96% of our organic chemicals needs and are responsible for about three quarters of the anthropogenic emission of carbon dioxide [1][2][3]. Moreover, with the world economy expanding unprecedentedly and industrialization happening all over the planet, the enormous demand for fuels is potentially overwhelming. Fuel prices increased by 462% and reached $3.89/gallon between January 2003 and July 2008, and has been growing steadily except for times

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    removing metabolic wastes, including carbon dioxide and nitrogenous waste, from the body. The are many substances that need to be excreted - almost any cell product that is formed in excess by the chemical process occurring in the cells must be excreted. However there are two products that are produced in very large amounts. Carbon dioxide from respiration. Nitrogen containing compounds such as urea. Where are these substances produced. Carbon dioxide is produced by every living cell in

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    The results are listed in order of increasing carbon dioxide content. The lowest being pepperoni and the highest being roast beef. Both of these are meat products but they have very different compositions and storage methods, as the beef was frozen in liquid and the pepperoni was in an air sealed package at room temperature. The foods with a lot of lipids in them, like pepperoni, turkey, roast beef, and walnuts all had the lowest oxygen contents. The carbohydrate based foods, like oatmeal, noodles

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    Comparing my Rebreathing Carbon Dioxide graph to my peers, I noticed that we all share an increase in both the breathing rate and depth. Talking to my peers, I noticed that we all mutually had the pressure of the pressure cuff go down once we finished this experiment. This release of pressure most likely occurred because during the different intervals – breathing normally, holding our breaths, slowly breathing, and breathing through the Ziploc bag – the kPa, or unit of pressure, gradually decreased

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    Water on Carbon Dioxide Levels Problem: How does varying the type of organism (plant or animal) in the level affect the level of carbon dioxide? Background: This lab is used to test the effect the respiration rates in plants in animals and how it affects the level of carbon dioxide present in the water. Oxygen and carbon dioxide are gases that are vital to all organisms, whether it is given or released through that organism. Both plants and animals use oxygen and carbon dioxide for cellular

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    An odorless and colorless gas that occurs because of an incomplete combustion of fuels, when people get exposed to CO gas, it starts to displace the oxygen levels in the body, and this is what leads to carbon monoxide poisoning. Because carbon monoxide has no taste, color or odor, you cannot detect it with your senses. In dangerous concentrations, humans indoors have no method of detecting it until they have grown ill. If you start to notice flu-like symptoms, it can cause you to ignore the earlier

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