what includes the carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in the atmosphere, produced by business processes and systems?
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Business Driven Information Systems Ch. 5 Carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide produced by business processes and systems. When left on continuosly, a single desktop computer and monitor can consume at least 100 watts of power per hour.
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- Oxidation and Combustion Carbon-containing compounds are minor constituents of the atmosphere by concentration but they are very important to the human environment. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas produced by bacteria in soil and the bacteria inside humans and other animals.
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- 2% The global aviation industry produces around 2% of all human-induced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. 12% Aviation is responsible for 12% of CO2 emissions from all transports sources, compared to 74% from road transport.
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- In 2014, CO2 accounted for about 80.9% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. Carbon dioxide is naturally present in the atmosphere as part of the Earth's carbon cycle (the natural circulation of carbon among the atmosphere, oceans, soil, plants, and animals).
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- The recent attention given to the greenhouse effect and global warming is based on the recorded increases in concentrations of some of the greenhouse gases due to human activity. Of particular interest are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and ozone. With the exception of chlorofluorocarbons, all of these gases occur naturally and are also produced by human activity. Water vapor is the most important GHG on the planet.
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- Carbon Dioxide Emissions Embodied in International Trade. Last updated: September, 2015. The OECD’s Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) database, when combined with IEA's statistics on CO2 emissions from fuel combustion and other industry statistics, can be used to estimate consumption-based CO2 emissions.
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- Carbon dioxide is produced by plants during respiration. Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is a product of respiration of all aerobic organisms. It is returned to water via the gills of fish and to the air via the lungs of air-breathing land animals, including humans.
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Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide is produced during the processes of decay of organic materials and the fermentation of sugars in bread, beer and wine making. It is produced by combustion of wood, carbohydrate s and fossil fuel s such as coal, peat, petroleum and natural gas.
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- For this reason, techniques of Free-Air Carbon dioxide Enrichment (FACE) have been developed that allow natural or agricultural ecosystems to be fumigated with elevated concentrations of CO2 in the field without use of chambers (Figure 1).
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Surging Steel Imports Put Up To Half a Million U.S. Jobs at Risk Residential energy-related carbon dioxide emissions increased in the first quarter of 2014. Residential CO2 emissions increased in the first quarter of 2014 by about 12% compared with the first quarter of 2013, due largely to colder weather; heating degree days (HDD) increased 10% over the first quarter of 2013.
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carbon footprint Definition. The total of greenhouse gas emissions produced by an individual, an event, a product or an organization generally expressed in tons of carbon dioxide.
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Air Pollution Sources Many forms of air pollution are human-made. Industrial plants, power plants and vehicles with internal combustion engines produce nitrogen oxides, VOCs, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and particulates.
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Causes & Sources Others, like CO2, largely result from natural processes like respiration and from the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas. The production of electricity is the source of 70 percent of the United States' sulfur dioxide emissions, 13 percent of nitrogen oxide emissions, and 40 percent of carbon dioxide emissions, according to the EPA.
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FAQ air pollution Frequently Asked Questions Carbon dioxide (CO2) makes up the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions from the sector, but smaller amounts of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) are also emitted. These gases are released during the combustion of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and natural gas, to produce electricity.
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- Air Pollution: which is generally in the form of a gas emitted by factories, power plants, automobiles, etc. such as the familiar greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide and methane but can also include particulate matter such as is the case with asbestos or biological matter that could be released into the air.
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- We are seeing the results of this overload in the form of acid rain, smog, and the variety of health problems that can be contributed to our environment. One of the main causes of air pollution is manufacturing. This source of pollution spews particulate matter and chemicals into the atmosphere. The exhaust from a factory includes, sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and dioxide, as well as volatile organic compounds and particulates. There is not an area of the Earth’s atmosphere or an ecosystem that has not been altered by the long term effects of the pollution created by manufacturing.
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- They're burning coal, natural gas and oil. They account for roughly one-third of carbon dioxide production in the industrialized nations. Number two in CO2 emisssions is transport -- generally 20 to 25 percent in most nations. It includes cars, buses, planes, trains, trucks.
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- Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is the primary greenhouse gas emitted through human activities. In 2015, CO 2 accounted for about 82.2% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. Carbon dioxide is naturally present in the atmosphere as part of the Earth's carbon cycle (the natural circulation of carbon among the atmosphere, oceans, soil, plants, and animals).
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- The carbon cycle includes the uptake of carbon dioxide by plants through, its ingestion by animals and its release to the atmosphere through respiration and decay of organic materials. Human activities like the burning of fossil fuels contribute to the release of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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- Carbon dioxide is constantly being exchanged among the atmosphere, ocean, and land surface as it is both produced and absorbed by many microorganisms, plants, and animals. However, emissions and removal of CO 2 by these natural processes tend to balance.
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- Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, and toxic gas, which is predominately produced by incomplete combustion of carbon-containing materials. Incomplete combustion occurs when insufficient oxygen is used in the fuel (hydrocarbon) burning process.
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Feline Lymphoma 1 The FeLV virus has been shown to cause lymphoma and the FIV virus can predispose infected animals to develop lymphoma. 2  Second hand smoke is also known to cause gastrointestinal lymphoma in cats--the carcinogens from the smoke are thought to settle on cat's fur, and when the cat grooms itself, get ingested. Because lymphoma is a systemic disease, chemotherapy is the preferred treatment modality. 2  In selected cases, prior to the administration of chemotherapy, radiation therapy or surgery may be used to treat lymphoma localized to a defined site. 3  It is important to understand that lymphoma is not curable.
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Behind the job title: Cyber security consultant WikiLeaks and the Stuxnet worm are raising the profile of cyber security, says Piers Wilson. Behind the job title: Cyber security consultant. Cyber security is a rapidly growing market, with 90% of employers finding it hard to fill all positions.
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- These tungsten carbide blades are used for cutting rubber, packaging, plastics, fiber, film, foil, mat board, capsules as well as other products. With our motto of “Easy to do business with” we make sure we can ship all blades the same day we get the order.
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Atmospheric carbon cycle Atmospheric carbon cycle. 2011 carbon dioxide mole fraction in the troposphere. The atmosphere is one of the Earth's major carbon reservoirs and an important component of the global carbon cycle, holding approximately 720 gigatons of carbon. Atmospheric carbon plays an important role in the greenhouse effect. The most important carbon compound in this respect is the gas carbon dioxide (CO2). Although it is a small percentage of the atmosphere (approximately 0.04% on a molar basis), it plays a vital role in retaining heat in the atmosphere and thus in the greenhouse effect.
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7.3 The Carbon Cycle and the Climate System Carbon dioxide is continuously exchanged between the atmosphere and the ocean. Carbon dioxide entering the surface ocean immediately reacts with water to form bicarbonate (HCO3–) and carbonate (CO32–) ions. Carbon dioxide, HCO3– and CO32– are collectively known as dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC).