amount of carbon

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amount
noun[C]
uk
/əˈmaʊnt/us
/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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carbon
noun
uk
/ˈkɑː.bən/us
/ˈkɑːr.bən/
a chemical element that exists in its pure form as diamond or graphite, and is an important part of other substances such as coal and oil, as well as being contained in all plants ...
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The lowamountofcarbonand other admixtures as well as the annealing process result in a steel with a soft magnetic behaviour.
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In this paper, we calculate theamountofcarbonemissions rural households are currently mitigating by burning crop residues rather than coal.
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In table 2, we compare theamountofcarbonthat the village and centralized facilities will remove to what is removed by household use.
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All of these options would increase theamountofcarbonthat residues mitigate.
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Increases in the discount rate unambiguously decrease theamountofcarbonsequestered in the soil.
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Even if discussion is restricted to the allocation of a givenamountofcarbonfor either seed or perennating structures, a gramfor-gram trade-off should exist only in the first year.
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Site 3, which was submerged in a tidal pool, had the greatestamountofcarbonfixed per unit area.
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Soils differ from compost in that the gross amount of respiration is likely to be less than soils, since soils typically have 1/10th-1/20th theamountofcarbon.
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No single change that we could make could so dramatically reduce theamountofcarbondioxide going into the air.
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Another way is to reduce theamountofcarbondioxide that we burn.
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It found that in the interglacial period 10,000 years ago there was a large increase in theamountofcarbondioxide.
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It is clear that theamountofcarbondioxide in the atmosphere is increasing.
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We can reduce considerably theamountofcarbondioxide that is released by power stations by continuing with our nuclear programme.
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By the year 2020, or thereabouts, theamountofcarbondioxide in the atmosphere could be doubled.
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The fee for the annual car licence should be based on theamountofcarbondioxide emissions.
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The total revenue to be raised from the tax is £1.75 billion and theamountofcarbonemissions saved will be 1.5 million tonnes.
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The problem is what we do about theamountofcarbondioxide and other greenhouse gases that we put into the atmosphere.
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It is possible to show from these records the relationship between theamountofcarbondioxide and global temperature.
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This study is examining the transfer of carbon from the atmosphere, the excessiveamountofcarbonin the atmosphere which is causing the greenhouse effect.
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