Carbon dioxide

greater catastrophic consequences, a threat that humankind has chosen to ignore: carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide levels are increasing rapidly due to human activities, and the climate change caused by these increased levels will have harmful effects on the environment and to society. Background Information Carbon dioxide, chemical formula CO2, is a natural compound composed of two oxygen atoms connected to a single carbon atom. It is constantly being exchanged in nature, between the atmosphere,…

Introduction Carbon dioxide plays a huge rule on plant growth. This reports points out some positive affects as well as negative aspects of carbon dioxide concentration illustrated through a graph from the three trails. Some positive affect is that if a plant is receiving an average amount of CO2 and water and sunlight, it’ll have a positive affect depending on the type of the plant. The negative affect is if there is an imbalance of one element or if the plant if receiving too much or too…

What is carbon dioxide? Where does it come from? What are the side effects of carbon dioxide being in our everyday lives? These are the types of question that may be floating around in people’s minds all the time. Well, carbon dioxide is a very important greenhouse gas that makes life possible on earth. While it makes living possible, carbon dioxide also has is negative side effects. Carbon dioxide is the byproduct of human and animal respiration but most of all, it biggest emitter is the…

The removal of carbon dioxide in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) has been an important topic of research due to the increasing amount of recirculating aquaculture systems being employed in the aquaculture industry. Carbon dioxide, as well as ammonia, are excreted by the fish and can be present in high quantities. Elevated levels of CO2 accumulation within the recirculating water could have toxic effects on fish. The maximum level of CO2 and ammonia that can be present in the tanks…

Deforestation increase the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere because when trees are burned carbon dioxide is released, carbon dioxide is also, released when trees are decomposed by microorganisms. Cutting down trees also, reduces the amount of carbon dioxides taken up by the photosynthesis and trapped in the wood and carbon dioxide is greenhouse gas therefore, Trees play a huge role in the carbon cycle. They convert the CO2 in the air to oxygen, through the process of photosynthesis.…

Patrick O’Donnell Science B2 Question: How does the presence of light affect the production and consumption of carbon dioxide in plants? The initial energy that lights gives to the chloroplasts ultimately affect the amount of carbon dioxide that is consumed and produced. To start the light dependent stage of photosynthesis, sunlight is needed for the initial energy in which the chlorophyll in the chloroplast harnesses. Water is taken in by the xylem tissues in the roots. The water molecules…

Between 2004-2014, carbon dioxide emissions increased at a shocking average rate of 2.5% annually.1 These carbon emissions come from a variety of sources such as homes, food production, and vehicle exhaust.2 The excess carbon in the atmosphere not only contributes to the greenhouse gas effect causing global temperatures to rise, but also has destructive effects on the environment such as extreme droughts, lowered biodiversity, and food source instability.3,4 In 2009, world leaders met in…

Introduction New York City during the Jazz Age was a brewing ground for chemicals of all sorts, from wood alcohol to carbon monoxide to chloroform to so many others. New York City poisonings were once taken lightly and brushed off as mere accidents or even as unimportant, but no more when Alexander Gettler took on the role of forensic chemist under Charles Norris. Gettler received his master’s degree at Columbia University in 1910, and then took a job as chemistry instructor at Bellevue Medical…

Respiration (Short-term storage) Carbon that is stored in plants, animals and all living things is released back into the atmosphere during the process of respiration. Energy is required for all living things to carry out life processes therefore stored glucose must be converted to energy by respiration. Oxygen is used to break down carbon stored as sugar for energy by the process of respiration. Carbon dioxide is released as a waste product back into the atmosphere C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O…

Article Summary The article written by Al Engler discusses the possibility that the increase of carbon dioxide in the air is a leading cause in forwarding the effects of global warming. Due to the increase of this (and other) greenhouse gases, consequences of global warming will continue to escalate until we put a stop to adding to the natural greenhouse effects with our own carbon emissions. However, as Engler states, “The problem is capitalism.” Because fossil fuels provide billions of…