Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The discharge of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and various halogenated hydrocarbons, into the atmosphere. Combustion of fossil fuels, agricultural activities and industrial processes contribute to the emissions of greenhouse gases. [NALT] [AGROVOC]

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The uptake and storage of carbon in a carbon sink, such as the oceans, or a terrestrial sink such as forests or soils, in order to keep the carbon out of the atmosphere.

Publications

Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Everglades: The Role of Hydrologic Conditions

Alan L. Wright and K. R. Reddy

Air Pollution Removal and Temperature Reduction by Gainesville's Urban Forest

Francisco Escobedo, Jennifer A. Seitz, Wayne Zipperer, and Basil Iannone

The urban forest can help improve air quality by removing pollutants and by reducing air temperature through shading and transpiration, but tree maintenance-related pollution emissions can indirectly contribute to ozone formation and pollutants. This fact sheet presents the results of a study estimating air pollution removal by urban trees in Gainesville, Florida.