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How much CO2 does a tree take up? The issue of sequestration is very complicated. Sequestration rates vary greatly according to the age, composition, and location of the forests and the type of soil. The information TCI used for its computer brochure was taken from: Forests and Global Change, Vol. 2, Forest Management Opportunities for Mitigation of Carbon Emissions. Neil Sampson and Dwight Hair, Washington, 1996. Northeast, maple-beech-birch forests 25 year old forest: 12,000 lbs of carbon / 25 = 480 lbs of C per acre per year x 44/12 =1,760 lbs of CO2 per acre per year 120 year old forest: 128,000 lbs of carbon / 120 = 1,066 lbs of C per year per acre x 44/12 =3,909 lbs of CO2 per acre per year Tree density varies, and we used an average of 700 trees per acre (this number was taken from DOE's "Sector-Specific Issues and Reporting Methodologies Supporting the General Guidelines for the Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases under Sections 1605(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992") 25 year old forest: 1,760 lbs of CO2 per acre per year / 700 trees = average of 2.52 lbs of CO2 per tree per year (rounded to 3 lbs) 120 year old forest: 3,909 lbs of CO2 per year per acre = average of 5.58 lbs of CO2 per tree per year Northeast, white and red pine forests 25 year old forest: 67,000 lbs of carbon / 25 = 2,680 lbs of C per acre per year x 44/12 = 9,826 lbs of CO2 per acre per year / 700 = average of 14 lbs of CO2 per year per tree (rounded to 15 lbs) 120 year old forest: 246,000 lbs of carbon / 120 = 2,050 lbs of C per acre per year x 44/12 = 7,516 lbs of CO2 per acre per year / 700 = average of 11.7 lbs of CO2 per year per tree . (Found at by Endru Kiss )
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Does rain tree produce fruit?
No, the rain tree does not produce fruit. Although its leaves and bark have many uses it does not produce and fruit.
How does carbon dioxide leAVE a leaf?
carbon dioide does not leave the leaf but oygen does
Why are trees heavy?
H20+CO2à C6 H20+O2 is the equation for photosynthesis. The C6H2O comes from the CO2 in the equation. The CO2 makes a tree heavy!
Which tree does not grow in the rain forest?
From the choices: Teak, Balsa, Mahogany and Mapple. Mapple is the correct answer.
Name a tree in the Sahara desert in Africa?
IROKO tree. These can be found in NIgeria .. and some west African rain forest zones.
How much CO2 a rain tree can consume?
A rain-forest tree can consume over 48 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. The amazon is responsible for over 40 percent of the worlds fresh air.
Is there a process that removes CO2 through acid rain?
There is no process of removing CO2 through acid rain. The two issues though are related in that coal burning plants generate the items needed to increase CO2 in our atmosphere and the gases that create acid rain.
What does a rain tree look like?
A rain Tree looks kind of like this here
Which fruits are non acidic?
the rain tree's fruit the rain tree's fruit
Give a similarity between the rain tree and the mango tree?
Both rain tree and mango tree are tree
What type of gas is in acid rain?
so2,co2
What if acid rain fell for days will it effect us then?
it depends if the co2 in the rain is high if not then definitely not
When was Rain Tree Crow created?
Rain Tree Crow was created on 1991-04-20.
When rain and CO2 combines what happens?
Carbonic acid is formed.
Which gas in unpolluted air makes the rain acidic?
CO2
What are the basic needs of a tree?
water, sunlight, and CO2.
What element causes acid rain?
an element is not the cause of acid rain but a compound called carbon dioxide co2.
