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Chesapeake Bay Foundation: 'Get Real' When Considering A Christmas Tree

PA Environment Daily

Before being cut, real Christmas trees absorb air pollutants and sequester carbon dioxide and emit fresh oxygen. Real trees are biodegradable and after the season can be recycled as mulch or compost, added to the landscape as food and habitat for wildlife, or placed into lakes and ponds to benefit aquatic life.

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Texas A&M AgriLife designs system to create bioplastics

Environmental News Bits

A team of Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists has developed a system that uses carbon dioxide, CO2, to produce biodegradable plastics, or bioplastics, that could replace the nondegradable plastics used today. Read the full story from Texas A&M.

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Wood-based coatings offer green soundproofing

Physics World

Indeed, gypsum plasterboard produced in Europe has an average carbon dioxide equivalent of 1967 g/Kg. Wood products, on the other hand, tend to have a lower carbon footprint. More significantly though, they act as a carbon sink throughout their lifetimes and can be recycled into paper afterwards.

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New system creates bioplastics, consumes CO2

Environmental News Bits

A team of researchers has developed a system that uses carbon dioxide, CO2, to produce biodegradable plastics, or bioplastics, that could replace the nondegradable plastics used today. Read the full story from Washington University in St.

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From Dust You Were Made, From Dust You Shall Return: On Human Composting & Upcycling (in some cases)

Acoel

Natural organic reduction – also known as ‘terramation’ — involves placing a dead body in a reusable vessel with biodegradable materials such as wood chips and straw, that aid in its transformation into nutrient-rich soil. Yes, pun intended. Credit: Recompos e.

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GAO Science and Tech Spotlight Describes Benefits of Synthetic Biology and Challenges Ahead

Brag

.” According to GAO, scientists are currently exploring the use of synthetic biology to address environmental challenges by engineering organisms to use carbon dioxide, produce biofuels for vehicles, and transform methane into biodegradable plastics.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Biodegradable : Used to describe substances and the ability of microorganisms (bacteria, algae) to break it down. They are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, CFCs, and hydrofluorocarbons. Air emissions : Any gas emitted into the atmosphere from industrial or commercial activity.